NASCAR: Logano wins Charlotte Roval Cup pole
Joey Logano will start Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval from the pole.
Logano led qualifying Saturday with a speed of 103.424 mph. William Byron was a close second at 103.300.
Also in the top five were Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick and Austin Cindric.
The race will determine the eight drivers who advance to the Round of 8.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 80.755 | 103.424 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Valvoline Chevrolet | 80.852 | 103.300 |
| 3 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | CommScope Chevrolet | 81.006 | 103.103 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3Chi Chevrolet | 81.018 | 103.088 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric # (P) | Menards/Richmond Ford | 81.29 | 102.743 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 81.336 | 102.685 |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Action Industries Chevrolet | 81.646 | 102.295 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | DeWalt Toyota | 81.811 | 102.089 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 82.087 | 101.746 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 106.131 | 78.695 |
| 11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 81.605 | 102.347 |
| 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford | 81.712 | 102.213 |
| 13 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 81.718 | 102.205 |
| 14 | 45 | Bubba Wallace (P) | ROOT Insurance Toyota | 81.726 | 102.195 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 81.757 | 102.156 |
| 16 | 23 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 81.77 | 102.140 |
| 17 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 81.813 | 102.086 |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 81.878 | 102.005 |
| 19 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 82 | 101.854 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s Toyota | 82.019 | 101.830 |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 82.234 | 101.564 |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 82.46 | 101.285 |
| 23 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Dex Imaging Ford | 82.491 | 101.247 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Freight Toyota | 82.496 | 101.241 |
| 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Harris Teeter/Scott Chevrolet | 82.502 | 101.234 |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 82.538 | 101.190 |
| 27 | 15 | Joey Hand | Ford BlueOval City Ford | 82.538 | 101.190 |
| 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | QuickChek Chevrolet | 82.558 | 101.165 |
| 29 | 48 | Noah Gragson(i) (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 82.583 | 101.135 |
| 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Raze Energy Chevrolet | 82.741 | 100.941 |
| 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 82.832 | 100.831 |
| 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 82.908 | 100.738 |
| 33 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat(i) | Hezeberg Systems Toyota | 82.94 | 100.699 |
| 34 | 77 | Mike Rockenfeller | Bon Secours/Swamp Rabbits Chevrolet | 83.276 | 100.293 |
| 35 | 51 | JJ Yeley(i) | Nurtec ODT UBCF Ford | 83.905 | 99.541 |
| 36 | 27 | Loris Hezemans(i) | Hezeberg Systems Ford | 84.06 | 99.358 |
| 37 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 78 | Josh Williams(i) | Alloy Employer Services Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 50 | Conor Daly | Bitnile.com Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |