Before heading into a big race like the Daytona 500, drivers have several strategies, preparations, and even superstitions to give them an edge. For Joey Logano, it was all about keeping one thing intact: his car’s paint job.

One of the major storylines coming out of the Daytona 500 pertained to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano, as drivers, media pundits and fans alike argued over who was at fault for the duo coming together and causing a major accident during last Sunday’s race.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) leads Chase Elliott (9) during practice for the Daytona 500 - Source: Imagn Ricky Stenhouse Jr. reflected on his contact with Joey Logano during the 2025 Daytona 500 at ...

1 week agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. may have won the 2023 Daytona 500, the last drafting-track race at Talladega, and both Talladega races in 2017, but he sure has not done a whole lot else in recent years. Nonetheless, his knack for winning these sorts of races ...

Of course Stenhouse drives the #47 car in the Cup Series (at least until he wrecks it about halfway through a race, but that’s a different story). And Stenhouse says that sales of his #47 merch have shot up since Trump was re-elected as the 47th president: