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Logano wins Nationwide pole at Texas

Team Penske driver will lead O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge field to green (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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Joey Logano picked up his third pole of the season, turning the fastest lap during Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying on Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway.

With his best speed of 186.981 mph, Logano will lead the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (3:30 pm. ET, ESPN) field to the green flag in search of his first Nationwide victory of the season. He led all three rounds of qualifying.

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Joining the Team Penske driver on front row will be Ford stable mate Trevor Bayne, who ran his lap around the 1.5-mile circuit at a clip of 186.419.

Austin Dillon, who will be making his first Nationwide start this year after being crowned the series champion in 2013, will start third alongside Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott.

Matt Kenseth just missed the cut for the final round and will start 13th after achieving a best speed of 184.319 mph. Clint Bowyer, who is filling in for Elliott Sadler (illness) in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11, will start 17th.

James Buescher, who announced the launch of his Buescher Foundation to assist families in domestic adoptions earlier on Saturday, did not advance past the first round. He will start 28th.