Logano edges Kahne for Sprint Cup pole at Kansas
Team Penske prevailed over all challengers in Kansas Friday with Joey Logano earning his fourth pole of 2015.
Photo by: NASCAR Media
Joey Logano kicked off his bid to claim a second-consecutive Kansas win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by earning pole position for Saturday's SpongeBob SquarePants 400 with a fast lap of 192.397 mph/28.067 seconds.. It's Logano's fourth pole of the 2015 season and Team Penske's second of the day, after Will Power's triumph in IndyCar.
"That Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion was on a rail and did whatever I asked it to do," Logano said.
"We were third-quick in practice. I thought we were faster (than the car showed in round two), obviously."
Logano will share the front row with Kasey Kahne. Logano's Team Penske teammate, Brad Keselowski, is set to start third with Martin Truex Jr. fourth.
After posting the fastest lap in the first round and going second-quickest in round two, Carl Edwards was the last driver to post a time in the final round, but he could omly manage fifth.
Erik Jones, who will be making his first official Sprint Cup start Saturday night, was fastest during practice earlier in the day and qualified a respectable 12th.
Greg Biffle became the first Roush Fenway Racing driver of the season to advance to the third round of a qualifying session this season.
Brendan Gaughan was the only driver who failed to make the race.
Starting grid
POS. | CAR# | DRIVER | SPONSOR | Speed | TIME | BEHIND |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | Joey Logano | AAA Insurance | 192.397 | 28.067 | Leader |
2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips | 191.911 | 28.138 | --0.071 |
3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Avaya | 191.857 | 28.146 | --0.079 |
4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Furniture Row/Visser Precision | 191.782 | 28.157 | --0.090 |
5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Stanley | 191.578 | 28.187 | --0.120 |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's/ Budweiser | 191.299 | 28.228 | --0.161 |
7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Cheez-It/Sponge Bob Square Pants Ford Fusion | 191.015 | 28.270 | --0.203 |
8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation | 190.853 | 28.294 | --0.227 |
9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | 190.228 | 28.387 | --0.320 |
10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target | 190.154 | 28.398 | --0.331 |
11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | American Red Cross | 189.900 | 28.436 | --0.369 |
12 | 18 | Erik Jones | M&M's Red Nose Day | 189.540 | 28.490 | --0.423 |
13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | 190.712 | 28.315 | --0.248 |
14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland | 190.691 | 28.318 | --0.251 |
15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | 190.557 | 28.338 | --0.271 |
16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | 190.510 | 28.345 | --0.278 |
17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Nationwide | 190.496 | 28.347 | --0.280 |
18 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General | 190.476 | 28.350 | --0.283 |
19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | 190.282 | 28.379 | --0.312 |
20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Zest Ford Fusion | 190.228 | 28.387 | --0.320 |
21 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-Hour Energy | 190.188 | 28.393 | --0.326 |
22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | 190.047 | 28.414 | --0.347 |
23 | 55 | David Ragan | SpongeBob Square Pants Aaron's Dream Machine | 189.760 | 28.457 | --0.390 |
24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Squidward Tentacles Chevrolet SS | 189.175 | 28.545 | --0.478 |
25 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Fraternal Order of Eagles | 189.607 | 28.480 | --0.413 |
26 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Medallion Bank | 189.434 | 28.506 | --0.439 |
27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy | 189.347 | 28.519 | --0.452 |
28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow | 189.162 | 28.547 | --0.480 |
29 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Dillon's/SCOTT Products | 188.917 | 28.584 | --0.517 |
30 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Advocare Ford Fusion | 188.904 | 28.586 | --0.519 |
31 | 95 | Michael McDowell | WRL / Larry the Lobster | 188.904 | 28.586 | --0.519 |
32 | 33 | Ty Dillon | No. 33 Plankton Chevrolet SS | 188.818 | 28.599 | --0.532 |
33 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Maxim Fantasy Sports | 188.613 | 28.630 | --0.563 |
34 | 35 | Cole Whitt | TBD | 187.748 | 28.762 | --0.695 |
35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Dustless Blasting | 187.669 | 28.774 | --0.707 |
36 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Accell Construction | 187.559 | 28.791 | --0.724 |
37 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Dr. Pepper "I'm a Pepper" | 186.451 | 28.962 | --0.895 |
38 | 38 | David Gilliland | MDS | 186.393 | 28.971 | --0.904 |
39 | 34 | Brett Moffitt | Dockside Logistics | 186.361 | 28.976 | --0.909 |
40 | 98 | Josh Wise | Phil Parsons Racing | 186.245 | 28.994 | --0.927 |
41 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Carsforsale.com | 185.141 | 29.167 | --1.100 |
42 | 32 | Joey Gase | TBA | 185.052 | 29.181 | --1.114 |
43 | 46 | Michael Annett | Allstate Peterbilt Group | 183.773 | 29.384 | --1.317 |
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