Team Penske driver dominates in Phoenix qualifying sweep
RESULTS: Coors Light Pole Qualifying
Joey Logano rocketed to the Coors Light Pole Award in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway.
Logano, a Sprint Cup Series regular who dabbles in the XFINITY circuit, topped all three rounds of elimination-style knockout qualifying, capping the dominant performance with a track-record lap of 135.201 mph on the one-mile track. It marked Logano’s fourth consecutive pole position in XFINITY competition dating back to last season.
Logano, who also set the pace in opening XFINITY practice Friday, first established a track record with a 134.715 mph lap in the 10-minute second round of qualifying. This year’s Daytona 500 winner will start first in Saturday’s Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 (4 p.m. ET, FOX).
Kevin Harvick, this weekend’s Sprint Cup pole-sitter, will start second after turning a 134.741 mph in JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet. Erik Jones, a two-time winner in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at Phoenix, was third-fastest at 134.685 mph in a substitute role for injured Kyle Busch in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota.
Sprint Cup regulars Matt Kenseth and Austin Dillon were fourth and fifth, respectively.
Brian Scott settled for the 12th starting spot after he parked with a flat tire on his Richard Childress Racing No. 2 Chevrolet in between the second and final rounds of qualifying. He was the only driver out of the final dozen who did not turn a lap in the final round.
Ryan Reed, winner of the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, was the last to make the 24-driver cut in the opening round, just edging David Starr for the final spot.
Charles Lewandoski‘s spin and slight contact with the Turn 4 wall temporarily halted the opening 15-minute session with 1:02 left.
Morgan Shepherd was the only driver who failed to make the 40-car field.
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