One week after baseball Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones laid into Joey Logano’s Talladega radio communications, Jones had a change of heart Sunday following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Logano stormed to the victory Sunday with a late rally for his first win of 2025. Instead of more pointed comments for the three-time Cup champion, Jones offered a far more pleasant social-media message post-race.
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“Congratulations to (Joey Logano),” Jones wrote on X. “A HOF (Hall-of-Fame) driver with a masterful win. This is what NASCAR fans expect from you. Hard charging wins and gracious top 5s and 10s. Well done!”
Jones, a longtime NASCAR fan in addition to his long, storied career with the MLB’s Atlanta Braves, previously took umbrage with Logano’s harsh critiques of his Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric for a lost stage win at Talladega Superspeedway. After learning of his comments afterward, Logano was “surprised” by Jones’ outburst.
Nonetheless, Jones was complimentary of Logano’s Texas performance just one week later.
“Backpedaling? No,” Jones wrote. “Appreciating a great race and sportsmanship. HOFers are always held to a higher standard and should be.”