Daytona 500 winner tops both leaderboards in Team Penske's No. 22
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Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano swept top leaderboard honors in a pair of NASCAR XFINITY Series practices Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Logano, driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, turned a fast lap of 182.807 mph in the 55-minute first session, then led the way on the 1.54-mile track in the 85-minute second stint with a slightly slower lap at 182.105 mph. Saturday's Hisense 250 (2 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) is scheduled to be Logano's first start of the season in the XFINITY Series.
Ty Dillon, celebrating his 23rd birthday Friday, was second-fastest in the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevrolet at 182.639 mph in the first session. Kevin Harvick, winner of the last two XFINITY Series races at Atlanta, clocked the third-fastest lap (182.591) in the JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevy.
Matt Kenseth was fourth-fastest with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones completing the top five in the opening session. Jones, subbing for the injured Kyle Busch in the JGR No. 54 Toyota, will be making just his fifth XFINITY Series start in Saturday's race.
In the second session, Brendan Gaughan posted the second-fastest lap at 180.857 mph with his RCR Chevrolet teammate Paul Menard claiming third on the leaderboard at 180.463. Rookie Daniel Suarez was fourth-best in the JGR No. 18 Toyota, with defending series champion Chase Elliott completing the top five in final practice.
Only 27 drivers hit the track in first practice, but all 40 entrants logged track time in the second session.
Coors Light Pole Qualifying is scheduled Saturday at 9:10 a.m. ET, with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1.
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