Joey Logano beats Almirola for Michigan Cup pole
Joey Logano earned his second pole of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series season, edging Aric Almirola by just 0.019 seconds at Michigan International Speedway.
Photo by: Rusty Jarrett / NKP / Motorsport Images
Logano's lap of 187.139mph was fastest of all after the single-car qualifying session, earning the Team Penske driver his 22nd career pole and fourth at Michigan.
"Such a huge advantage to be on the front row here at Michigan and how important it is to have a pole here in Ford's backyard and Roger's backyard to have a good run here," Logano told FS1.
"Glad we can deliver so far at least in qualifying. Hopefully in the race this Shell Pennzoil Ford has as much speed and handling to be able to stay up there."
Ford locked out the front row with Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola timing in second at 187.047mph.
"I feel good about it," said Almirola. "Obviously we have a lot of speed. These Ford Mustangs are really fast.
Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top-five.
Pocono race winner Kyle Busch qualified down in 15th, running an identical lap time to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr.
Prior to qualifying, Truex's No. 19 Toyota twice failed inspection. As a result, the team's lead engineer was ejected for the remainder of the weekend.
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 1 | 38.474 | 187.139 | |||
2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 1 | 38.493 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 187.047 | |
3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 1 | 38.522 | 0.048 | 0.029 | 186.906 | |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 1 | 38.526 | 0.052 | 0.004 | 186.887 | |
5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 1 | 38.549 | 0.075 | 0.023 | 186.775 | |
6 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 1 | 38.573 | 0.099 | 0.024 | 186.659 | |
7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.590 | 0.116 | 0.017 | 186.577 | |
8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 1 | 38.605 | 0.131 | 0.015 | 186.504 | |
9 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 1 | 38.612 | 0.138 | 0.007 | 186.471 | |
10 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 1 | 38.620 | 0.146 | 0.008 | 186.432 | |
11 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.632 | 0.158 | 0.012 | 186.374 | |
12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.639 | 0.165 | 0.007 | 186.340 | |
13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 1 | 38.661 | 0.187 | 0.022 | 186.234 | |
14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 1 | 38.705 | 0.231 | 0.044 | 186.022 | |
15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 1 | 38.714 | 0.240 | 0.009 | 185.979 | |
16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 1 | 38.714 | 0.240 | 0.000 | 185.979 | |
17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.732 | 0.258 | 0.018 | 185.893 | |
18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 1 | 38.792 | 0.318 | 0.060 | 185.605 | |
19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.793 | 0.319 | 0.001 | 185.600 | |
20 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.878 | 0.404 | 0.085 | 185.195 | |
21 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.925 | 0.451 | 0.047 | 184.971 | |
22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 38.927 | 0.453 | 0.002 | 184.962 | |
23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 1 | 38.927 | 0.453 | 0.000 | 184.962 | |
24 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 1 | 38.963 | 0.489 | 0.036 | 184.791 | |
25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.030 | 0.556 | 0.067 | 184.473 | |
26 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 1 | 39.040 | 0.566 | 0.010 | 184.426 | |
27 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.122 | 0.648 | 0.082 | 184.040 | |
28 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.191 | 0.717 | 0.069 | 183.716 | |
29 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 1 | 39.271 | 0.797 | 0.080 | 183.341 | |
30 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.274 | 0.800 | 0.003 | 183.327 | |
31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.296 | 0.822 | 0.022 | 183.225 | |
32 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 1 | 39.401 | 0.927 | 0.105 | 182.736 | |
33 | 51 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 1 | 39.801 | 1.327 | 0.400 | 180.900 | |
34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Ford | 1 | 40.177 | 1.703 | 0.376 | 179.207 | |
35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 1 | 40.271 | 1.797 | 0.094 | 178.789 | |
36 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 1 | 40.435 | 1.961 | 0.164 | 178.064 |
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