The film was distributed by cutting out studios, in order to have creative control and make money directly from the film itself. Accordingly, for this atypical distribution, Steven Soderbergh raised the budget by selling off foreign distribution rights, and then sold everything except the movie showing up in a movie theater in order to pay for advertising and prints of the movie (for example, selling post-theatrical rights to the likes of HBO, Netflix, Video-On-Demand, television, and airplanes). By following these two steps, Soderbergh was able to sidestep a Hollywood studio, and had creative control the entire time (for instance, the trailers that dropped earlier on n the summer were by his design, as was the poster and the entire marketing plan). Also, according to Soderbergh, under this set-up, the box-office bar for success was lower. With nearly everything prepaid, and no hefty distributor fees coming off the top, even a modest fifteen million dollar opening would be a win.
The list on Jimmy Logan's fridge is the list from the movie "How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It) (2007)" directed by Andrews Jenkins.
The movie poster and trailer jokingly say "and introducing Daniel Craig"
Several NASCAR drivers have cameos in Logan Lucky: Ryan Blaney as the Cake Delivery Boy and Kyle Larson as the Limo Driver; Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch as West Virginia State Troopers; and Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano as the Security Guards. Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip also appear in the film.
The state trooper who pulled over the elderly lady was retired NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.