Logano Goes 2 for 2 as He Wins the Cup Pole at Darlington

Nigel Kinrade Photography

DARLINGTON, SC – RIS – Joey Logano outran Christopher Bell for the pole for the Bojangles NASCAR Cup race on Sunday.  It was his second pole at Darlington this year.  The last driver to do this was Sterling Marlin way back in 1992.  Bell starts next to Logano on the front row, while William Byron and Tyler Reddick begin third and fourth. Kyle Busch rounds out the top five.  Austin Cindric, who was quickest in practice, starts sixth, and Kyle Larson is seventh. Bubba Wallace begins eighth, Ryan Blaney is ninth (putting all Team Penske cars in the top 10) and Michael McDowell starts 10th.

The dominant team all season – Hendrick Motorsports, had difficulty in speed trials.  Kyle Larson will start 7th and Chase Elliott will start a shocking 23rd. 

Daniel Suarez was not allowed to qualify, as his car failed inspection three times. Additionally, he lost his pit stall selection, his car chief was ejected and he will have to perform a pass-through at the start of the race.

Practice: 73rd Annual Cook Out Southern 500 - Darlington Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next, Time, Speed
1) Austin Cindric # (P), No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 2, 24, ---. ---, ---.---, 29.324 sec, 167.699 mph
2) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 2, 25, -0.212, -0.212, 29.536, 166.495
3) Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, 2, 20, -0.214, -0.002, 29.538, 166.484
4) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, 1, 25, -0.236, -0.022, 29.560, 166.360
5) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 2, 24, -0.290, -0.054, 29.614, 166.057
6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet, 1, 20, -0.292, -0.002, 29.616, 166.045
7) Cole Custer, No. 41 Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford, 1, 21, -0.308, -0.016, 29.632, 165.956
8) Ross Chastain (P), No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 2, 25, -0.352, -0.044, 29.676, 165.710
9) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 3, 31, -0.387, -0.035, 29.711, 165.514
10) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 1, 37, -0.446, -0.059, 29.770, 165.186
11) Harrison Burton #, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 1, 24, -0.447, -0.001, 29.771, 165.181
12) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 2, 22, -0.463, -0.016, 29.787, 165.092
13) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Renegade Insurance Ford, 2, 28, -0.504, -0.041, 29.828, 164.865
14) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 NAPA/Children's Chevrolet, 2, 26, -0.506, -0.002, 29.830, 164.854
15) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, 2, 29, -0.513, -0.007, 29.837, 164.815
16) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Jockey Chevrolet, 4, 26, -0.515, -0.002, 29.839, 164.804
17) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Fr8Auctions.com Ford, 1, 23, -0.547, -0.032, 29.871, 164.628
18) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kohler Generators Ford, 2, 25, -0.550, -0.003, 29.874, 164.611
19) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 4, 24, -0.566, -0.016, 29.890, 164.523
20) Ty Dillon, No. 42 EG3 Technologies Chevrolet, 1, 24, -0.584, -0.018, 29.908, 164.424
21) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 2, 36, -0.589, -0.005, 29.913, 164.397
22) Bubba Wallace (P), No. 45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, 2, 34, -0.612, -0.023, 29.936, 164.270
23) Kyle Busch (P), No. 18 M&M's Toyota, 2, 34, -0.615, -0.003, 29.939, 164.254
24) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 HighPoint.com Lady in Black Ford, 1, 17, -0.632, -0.017, 29.956, 164.161
25) Daniel Hemric(i), No. 16 AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 1, 20, -0.672, -0.040, 29.996, 163.942
26) Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 2, 21, -0.775, -0.103, 30.099, 163.381
27) Kevin Harvick (P), No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford, 3, 28, -0.791, -0.016, 30.115, 163.294
28) JJ Yeley(i), No. 15 Jacob Companies/Parts Plus Ford, 2, 15, -0.795, -0.004, 30.119, 163.272
29) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Built.com Chevrolet, 1, 23, -0.816, -0.021, 30.140, 163.159
30) Austin Dillon (P), No. 3 BetMGM Chevrolet, 1, 27, -0.840, -0.024, 30.164, 163.029
31) Cody Ware, No. 51 Nurtec ODT Ford, 2, 19, -0.854, -0.014, 30.178, 162.953
32) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 3, 28, -0.862, -0.008, 30.186, 162.910
33) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota, 2, 25, -0.905, -0.043, 30.229, 162.678
34) Landon Cassill(i), No. 77 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 1, 21, -1.003, -0.098, 30.327, 162.153
35) Todd Gilliland #, No. 38 Southeastern Equipment Ford, 4, 23, -1.189, -0.186, 30.513, 161.164
36) BJ McLeod(i), No. 78 Blaster Ford, 4, 4, -2.083, -0.894, 31.407, 156.577

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 1, 10, 163.055 mph
2) Ross Chastain (P), No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 1, 10, 162.989
3) Austin Cindric # (P), No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 1, 10, 162.886
4) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 1, 10, 162.799
5) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 162.686
6) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 1, 10, 162.637
7) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, 1, 10, 162.469
8) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 1, 10, 162.388
9) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 1, 10, 162.184
10) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, 1, 10, 162.162
11) Bubba Wallace (P), No. 45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, 1, 10, 161.918
12) Kyle Busch (P), No. 18 M&M's Toyota, 1, 10, 161.829
13) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Jockey Chevrolet, 3, 12, 161.242
14) Kevin Harvick (P), No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford, 1, 10, 161.133
15) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Fr8Auctions.com Ford, 1, 10, 161.031
16) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 1, 10, 160.961
17) Ty Dillon, No. 42 EG3 Technologies Chevrolet, 1, 10, 160.956
18) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kohler Generators Ford, 1, 10, 160.813
19) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota, 1, 10, 160.599
20) Austin Dillon (P), No. 3 BetMGM Chevrolet, 1, 10, 160.505
21) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Built.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 160.485
22) Harrison Burton #, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 1, 10, 159.959
23) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 1, 10, 159.533
24) Cody Ware, No. 51 Nurtec ODT Ford, 1, 10, 159.346
25) Landon Cassill(i), No. 77 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 1, 10, 159.057
26) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 NAPA/Children's Chevrolet, 11, 20, 158.989
27) Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, 10, 19, 157.810
28) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Renegade Insurance Ford, 11, 20, 157.465
29) Cole Custer, No. 41 Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford, 11, 20, 156.724
30) Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 10, 19, 156.409
31) Todd Gilliland #, No. 38 Southeastern Equipment Ford, 11, 20, 155.826
(*) Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Qualifying Results: 73rd Annual Cook Out Southern 500 - Darlington Raceway
Round 1A
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 29.146 sec, 168.723 mph, 0.000, 0.000
2) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 29.148, 168.711, 0.002, 0.002
3) Bubba Wallace (P), No. 45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, 29.195, 168.440, 0.049, 0.047
4) Austin Cindric # (P), No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 29.204, 168.388, 0.058, 0.009
5) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 29.260, 168.066, 0.114, 0.056
6) Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, 29.412, 167.197, 0.266, 0.152
7) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 29.457, 166.942, 0.311, 0.045
8) Kevin Harvick (P), No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford, 29.476, 166.834, 0.330, 0.019
9) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 HighPoint.com Lady in Black Ford, 29.511, 166.636, 0.365, 0.035
10) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Renegade Insurance Ford, 29.603, 166.118, 0.457, 0.092
11) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 NAPA/Children's Chevrolet, 29.646, 165.877, 0.500, 0.043
12) Daniel Hemric(i), No. 16 AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 29.647, 165.872, 0.501, 0.001
13) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kohler Generators Ford, 29.660, 165.799, 0.514, 0.013
14) Harrison Burton #, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 29.686, 165.654, 0.540, 0.026
15) Ty Dillon, No. 42 EG3 Technologies Chevrolet, 29.753, 165.281, 0.607, 0.067
16) Cole Custer, No. 41 Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford, 29.801, 165.015, 0.655, 0.048
17) Todd Gilliland #, No. 38 Southeastern Equipment Ford, 29.834, 164.832, 0.688, 0.033
18) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Built.com Chevrolet, 29.893, 164.507, 0.747, 0.059
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Round 1B
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, 28.976, 169.713 mph, 0.000, 0.000
2) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 28.990, 169.631, 0.014, 0.014
3) Kyle Busch (P), No. 18 M&M's Toyota, 29.082, 169.094, 0.106, 0.092
4) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Fr8Auctions.com Ford, 29.132, 168.804, 0.156, 0.050
5) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, 29.141, 168.752, 0.165, 0.009
6) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 29.189, 168.474, 0.213, 0.048
7) Ross Chastain (P), No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.227, 168.255, 0.251, 0.038
8) Austin Dillon (P), No. 3 BetMGM Chevrolet, 29.371, 167.430, 0.395, 0.144
9) Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 29.391, 167.317, 0.415, 0.020
10) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 29.452, 166.970, 0.476, 0.061
11) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet, 29.522, 166.574, 0.546, 0.070
12) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota, 29.582, 166.236, 0.606, 0.060
13) Landon Cassill(i), No. 77 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 29.676, 165.710, 0.700, 0.094
14) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 29.686, 165.654, 0.710, 0.010
15) Cody Ware, No. 51 Nurtec ODT Ford, 29.859, 164.694, 0.883, 0.173
16) JJ Yeley(i), No. 15 Jacob Companies/Parts Plus Ford, 29.863, 164.672, 0.887, 0.004
17) BJ McLeod(i), No. 78 Blaster Ford, 30.104, 163.354, 1.128, 0.241
18) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Jockey Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Round 2
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 29.181, 168.521 mph, 0.000, 0.000
2) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, 29.190, 168.469, 0.009, 0.009
3) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 29.239, 168.186, 0.058, 0.049
4) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, 29.297, 167.853, 0.116, 0.058
5) Kyle Busch (P), No. 18 M&M's Toyota, 29.323, 167.705, 0.142, 0.026
6) Austin Cindric # (P), No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 29.336, 167.630, 0.155, 0.013
7) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 29.350, 167.550, 0.169, 0.014
8) Bubba Wallace (P), No. 45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, 29.435, 167.066, 0.254, 0.085
9) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 29.447, 166.998, 0.266, 0.012
10) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Fr8Auctions.com Ford, 29.467, 166.885, 0.286, 0.020
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Starting Line Up: 73rd Annual Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 29.181 sec, 168.521 mph
2) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Yahoo! Toyota, 29.190, 168.469
3) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 29.239, 168.186
4) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, 29.297, 167.853
5) Kyle Busch (P), No. 18 M&M's Toyota, 29.323, 167.705
6) Austin Cindric # (P), No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 29.336, 167.630
7) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 29.350, 167.550
8) Bubba Wallace (P), No. 45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, 29.435, 167.066
9) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 29.447, 166.998
10) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Fr8Auctions.com Ford, 29.467, 166.885
11) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 29.189, 168.474
12) Ross Chastain (P), No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 29.227, 168.255
13) Austin Dillon (P), No. 3 BetMGM Chevrolet, 29.371, 167.430
14) Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 29.391, 167.317
15) Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, 29.412, 167.197
16) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 29.452, 166.970
17) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 29.457, 166.942
18) Kevin Harvick (P), No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford, 29.476, 166.834
19) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 HighPoint.com Lady in Black Ford, 29.511, 166.636
20) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet, 29.522, 166.574
21) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 23 Monster Energy Toyota, 29.582, 166.236
22) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Renegade Insurance Ford, 29.603, 166.118
23) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 NAPA/Children's Chevrolet, 29.646, 165.877
24) Daniel Hemric(i), No. 16 AG1 by Athletic Greens Chevrolet, 29.647, 165.872
25) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kohler Generators Ford, 29.660, 165.799
26) Landon Cassill(i), No. 77 Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet, 29.676, 165.710
27) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 29.686, 165.654
28) Harrison Burton #, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 29.686, 165.654
29) Ty Dillon, No. 42 EG3 Technologies Chevrolet, 29.753, 165.281
30) Cole Custer, No. 41 Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford, 29.801, 165.015
31) Todd Gilliland #, No. 38 Southeastern Equipment Ford, 29.834, 164.832
32) Cody Ware, No. 51 Nurtec ODT Ford, 29.859, 164.694
33) JJ Yeley(i), No. 15 Jacob Companies/Parts Plus Ford, 29.863, 164.672
34) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Built.com Chevrolet, 29.893, 164.507
35) BJ McLeod(i), No. 78 Blaster Ford, 30.104, 163.354
36) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Jockey Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick, 04/12/14, 26.802 sec, 183.479 mph