NASCAR's playoff king, Logano, wants derided format to stay

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All three of Joey Logano's NASCAR Cup Series championships have come during the modern playoff era.No NASCAR driver loves to see the end of August more than Joey Logano.

The calendar change means it's time for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Or, for Logano, the best time of the year. His favorite time of the year, even if it doesn't sound like it.

"It's the most grueling, maybe most unenjoyable time of the year," Logano told ESPN. "But it's also the time that has the biggest reward, and the time you get to show up and show what you and your team are made out of and make big moments. I would assume it's good for the whole sport because it's when you get the big moments and…