NASCAR's stars unify to create formal drivers' council

Joey Logano, second from right, bumps fists with a fan as he walks up to Victory Lane with his crew after winning a NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Joey Logano, bottom left, and Kyle Busch, bottom right, lead the field during a NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

FILE - Daniel Suarez gestures at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. NASCAR's top drivers have once again unified to form an independent council to gain a collective voice in decisions that affect the sport. The Drivers Advisory Council announced Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, is a more organized effort than a previous attempt to unify in 2014. Suarez, the only graduate of NASCAR's diversity program on the board, said there have been positive gains since he arrived from Mexico a decade ago but he'd like to see more accomplished. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)