"That tank is Illegal", "Inspect that fuel tank NOW" - Fans left in disbelief as Joey Logano seals a surprise win at Nashville

Sunday's Cup Series race went into five overtime restarts, making it run 31 additional laps over the 300 it was supposed to. While several drives faced fuel mileage issues, race-winner Joey Logano wasn't one of them. Fans found this unusual and reacted on social media.

Unlike fellow drivers including Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano did not pit after the third overtime. The crew chief of the #22 team, Paul Wolfe felt that due to the shortage of fuel, it could get harder for the two-time Cup Series champion to make up for the positions lost as a result of the halt. Therefore, Logano stayed on the track for the last 110 laps.

Following a three-way battle with 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick and Spire Motorsports rookie Zane Smith, Logano crossed the finish line first, en route to his maiden win of the season. He performed a celebratory burnout after that, as seen in this video uploaded by NASCAR on X:

Fans reacted to the post, with one urging NASCAR to inspect Logano's fuel tank:

"Inspect that fuel tank NOW."

Several others felt that Logano's machine couldn't have enough fuel to perform the burnout.

"No way. That tank is Illegal."

Here are a few more reactions to Joey Logano's winning moment:

"They need to check that fuel tank. Also how did he have enough to do burnouts," a fan said.

"Cheating! You know it. I know it. We all know it," another added.

"I’m sorry but no way he should’ve had fuel left," a third fan wrote.

Joey Logano has grabbed a playoff berth owing to his win, making him the final Penske driver to do so. He has led 225 laps so far in the season and clinched three top-5s and six top-10s. His next race is at the Chicago Road Course on July 7.

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Joey Logano claims that Shane Van Gisbergen might lack his road course prowess this year

Shane Van Gisbergen won the rain-shortened Grant Park 220 last year while seasoned NASCAR drivers struggled to even make clean turns around the Chicago road course. Remarkably, it was also Gisbergen's debut NASCAR race. However, things might look somewhat different this year, as per Joey Logano.

In an interview with journalist Peter Stratta, Logano said,

"I don't think it will be as much of an advantage. There's no doubt that street courses seem to be his wheelhouse. Typical road courses… he's great at those as well. It did seem like (on) a street course he felt way more at home when we felt like a fish out of water. Then you added rain; it was perfect for him and he capitalized as he should." [00:15]

"We also had a lot to lose. You look at those walls… ugh, there's a lot of points on those walls. For him, who cares? I think all of those things weighed into it for sure," he added.

Logano explained that not many NASCAR drivers have experience racing in the rain. Furthermore, NASCAR used wet tires last week at New Hampshire, which the Cup drivers might need some time getting adjusted to. Given all the factors, Logano feels the gap between Gisbergen and the rest of the field will come down significantly.

"I think that this year, now that we all have a general idea of what we're going into we can prepare for it. I think we'll close the gap a lot," Logano concluded.

This year's race at the Chicago Road Course, the Grant Park 165, will span over 75 laps (165 miles). Fans can watch the race live on NBC Sports and Peacock. They can also listen to live radio updates on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.