By Adam Carabine
Team Penske
Three full-time entries in the NASCAR Cup Series
Car No. 2
Austin Cindric
2024 Stats
Cindric was in this ride last year
Final Standings Position – 11th
Best 2024 Finish – P1 at Gateway
Points – 2,247
Average Finish – 19.92
Career Cup Series Stats
Starts – 115
Wins – 2
Best Career Season Finish Position – 11th in 2024 with Team Penske
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Car No. 12
Ryan Blaney
2024 Stats
Blaney was in this ride last year
Final Standings Position – 2nd
Best 2024 Finish – P1 three times, at Iowa, Pocono and Martinsville
Points – 5,035
Average Finish – 15.22
Career Cup Series Stats
Starts – 342
Wins – 13
Best Career Season Finish Position – 1st in 2023 with Team Penske
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Car No. 22
Joey Logano
2024 Stats
Logano was in this ride last year
Final Standings Position – 1st
Best 2024 Finish – P1 four times, at Nashville, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix
Points – 5,040
Average Finish – 17.11
Career Cup Series Stats
Starts – 579
Wins – 36
Best Career Season Finish Position – 1st three times, in 2018, 2022 and 2024 (all with Team Penske)
2025 Hopes and Expectations
After back-to-back championship years for Team Penske with Blaney in 2023 and Logano last season, you’ve got to think that the only way to be happy this year is to make it a three-peat. Cindric has been the weakest link of these three drivers, though he has shown some improvement – he could afford to work on closing out races. Blaney had a bit of a down year after winning the championship in 2023, but rebounded at the end to finish 2nd in the overall stnadings. It’s hard to improve on a championship season, though Logano would probably argue he’d like to be more consistent, and to break the odd-year curse.
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