Logano on pole in Martinsville
A happy Joey Logano |
Using a fast lap of 97.043 mph, Joey Logano propelled his No. 22 Team Penske Ford to the top of the leaderboard in the final round of Coors Light Pole Qualifying at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, earning his 15th career Coors Light Pole Award and third straight pole at "The Paperclip."
Starting alongside Logano in Sunday's STP 500 (1 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is Kasey Kahne, whose No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet clocked in at 97.033 mph in the final session.
Brian Vickers in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, Paul Menard in the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet and Ryan Newman in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet round out the top-five qualifiers in the 40-car Sprint Cup Series field.
Logano also topped the opening and second rounds of qualifying on Friday. Notable drivers missing the final round of knockout qualifying include eight-time Martinsville winner Jimmie Johnson (24th-fastest) and Kevin Harvick (19th-fastest).
The Sprint Cup Series returns to the track Saturday at 10 a.m. for practice (FS1).
Results
Pos. | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 97.043 | 19.513 | Leader |
2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 97.033 | 19.515 | 0.002 |
3 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | Janssen Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation Chevrolet SS | 96.864 | 19.549 | 0.036 |
4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Libman / Menards | 96.854 | 19.551 | 0.038 |
5 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Grainger | 96.736 | 19.575 | 0.062 |
6 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger / Butterfinger / Coffeemate | 96.676 | 19.587 | 0.074 |
7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's 75th Anniversary | 96.657 | 19.591 | 0.078 |
8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 96.642 | 19.594 | 0.081 |
9 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 96.44 | 19.635 | 0.122 |
10 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 3M | 96.224 | 19.679 | 0.166 |
11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 96.205 | 19.683 | 0.17 |
12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire + Auto Center | 96.171 | 19.69 | 0.177 |
13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal Ford Fusion | 96.637 | 19.595 | 0.082 |
14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Roush Performance Ford Fusion | 96.622 | 19.598 | 0.085 |
15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bad Boy Off Road / Beechcraft | 96.617 | 19.599 | 0.086 |
16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Furniture Row | 96.568 | 19.609 | 0.096 |
17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 96.474 | 19.628 | 0.115 |
18 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | 96.47 | 19.629 | 0.116 |
19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | 96.362 | 19.651 | 0.138 |
20 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | STP | 96.244 | 19.675 | 0.162 |
21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 96.049 | 19.715 | 0.202 |
22 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr. Pepper | 95.981 | 19.729 | 0.216 |
23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | 95.796 | 19.767 | 0.254 |
24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 95.714 | 19.784 | 0.271 |
25 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Arris | 96.083 | 19.708 | 0.195 |
26 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Goody's | 95.917 | 19.742 | 0.229 |
27 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | KLove Radio Chevrolet SS | 95.912 | 19.743 | 0.23 |
28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | TaxAct | 95.888 | 19.748 | 0.235 |
29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | 95.874 | 19.751 | 0.238 |
30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 5-Hour Energy | 95.84 | 19.758 | 0.245 |
31 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | TBA | 95.757 | 19.775 | 0.262 |
32 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Advocare Ford Fusion | 95.612 | 19.805 | 0.292 |
33 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport | 95.593 | 19.809 | 0.296 |
34 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | APC Chevrolet | 95.545 | 19.819 | 0.306 |
35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Cosmo Motors | 95.295 | 19.871 | 0.358 |
36 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | CSX / Play It Safe | 95.252 | 19.88 | 0.367 |
37 | 32 | Joey Gase | Ford | Donate Life | 94.817 | 19.971 | 0.458 |
38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 94.246 | 20.092 | 0.579 |
39 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 94.218 | 20.098 | 0.585 |
40 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | TBA | 0 | 0 | -19.513 |
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