Logano wins pole in Las Vegas
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| Joey Logano |
Joey Logano won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying Award during Friday night's knock-out style qualifying session setting a new track record of 193.278 mph for Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The starting lineup will have a front row of Team Penske drivers as Brad Keselowski had the second-fastest speed of 193.099 mph.
Last week at Phoenix, Team Penske started 1-2 as well with Keselowski on the pole and Logano placing second in group qualifying.
Following Keselowski will be Clint Bowyer, rookie Austin Dillon and Jimmie Johnson, respectively.
Brian Vickers topped the first round of the knock-out qualifying format. After the 25 minute round, 24 drivers went on to round two. Notable drivers that did not advance to the second round were Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin.
After a 10 minute round two of 10 minutes, 12 drivers advanced to round three. Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon failed to advance to the third round. Logano topped the second round with a speed of 192.905 mph.
No. 35 Blake Koch, No. 40 Landon Cassill, No. 44 J.J. Yeley, No. 77 Dave Blaney, No. 87 Joe Nemechek failed to qualify for Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race.
The Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 will be held on Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. with coverage on FOX.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 193.278 | 27.939 | Leader |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 193.099 | 27.965 | –0.026 |
| 3 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 192.713 | 28.021 | –0.082 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Cheerios | 192.678 | 28.026 | –0.087 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Kobalt Tools | 192.596 | 28.038 | –0.099 |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Zest | 192.596 | 28.038 | –0.099 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Cessna/Bad Boy Buggies | 192.397 | 28.067 | –0.128 |
| 8 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 192.335 | 28.076 | –0.137 |
| 9 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 192.260 | 28.087 | –0.148 |
| 10 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 191.939 | 28.134 | –0.195 |
| 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 191.591 | 28.185 | –0.246 |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 191.510 | 28.197 | –0.258 |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 191.659 | 28.175 | –0.236 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew Kickstart | 191.618 | 28.181 | –0.242 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Axalta | 191.618 | 28.181 | –0.242 |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | 191.598 | 28.184 | –0.245 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 191.496 | 28.199 | –0.260 |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kingsford Charcoal | 191.489 | 28.200 | –0.261 |
| 19 | 66 | Jeff Burton | Toyota | Let's Go Places Toyota Camry | 191.435 | 28.208 | –0.269 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 191.381 | 28.216 | –0.277 |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 190.934 | 28.282 | –0.343 |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Aspen Dental / GoDaddy | 190.543 | 28.340 | –0.401 |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 190.503 | 28.346 | –0.407 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops | 189.514 | 28.494 | –0.555 |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Red Cross | 190.396 | 28.362 | –0.423 |
| 26 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Taco Bell | 189.893 | 28.437 | –0.498 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 189.767 | 28.456 | –0.517 |
| 28 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | Speed Stick GEAR | 189.647 | 28.474 | –0.535 |
| 29 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 189.328 | 28.522 | –0.583 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 189.261 | 28.532 | –0.593 |
| 31 | 98 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Ambient Edge HVAC | 188.851 | 28.594 | –0.655 |
| 32 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | Aria Hotels/Black Clover | 188.838 | 28.596 | –0.657 |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 188.686 | 28.619 | –0.680 |
| 34 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 188.429 | 28.658 | –0.719 |
| 35 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | WRL General Contractors | 188.271 | 28.682 | –0.743 |
| 36 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry | 188.166 | 28.698 | –0.759 |
| 37 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | 187.415 | 28.813 | –0.874 |
| 38 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet | 186.800 | 28.908 | –0.969 |
| 39 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry | 186.265 | 28.991 | –1.052 |
| 40 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | TBA | 186.027 | 29.028 | –1.089 |
| 41 | 33 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | LittleJoesAutos.com | 185.471 | 29.115 | –1.176 |
| 42 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Ask More-Get More | 185.344 | 29.135 | –1.196 |
| 43 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DeWalt | 180.469 | 29.922 | –1.983 |