Workforce Penske’s Joey Logano was the final of the 10-car ultimate spherical to qualify and bolted to the highest of the pace chart with a mean lap pace of 181.947 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Logano’s pole is the primary for a Ford driver within the pole for the reason that 2012 season (Carl Edwards) and first within the race for crew proprietor Roger Penske. It’s Logano’s first 500 pole and twenty ninth of his profession.
“That is all in regards to the crew. Clearly, I’d wish to take credit score however I can’t at this time,” Logano stated. “The fellows have executed such an incredible job engaged on these automobiles. The superspeedway qualifying is 100-percent the automotive – there’s solely a lot the motive force can do.
Watch: Joey Logano claims Daytona 500 pole
“It’s a giant win for our crew, Workforce Penske, and Ford with the Darkish Horse Mustang, having the ability to come down right here and put it on the pin. Lastly, another person wins the pole. I’ve by no means even been near a superspeedway pole earlier than.
“It couldn’t come at a cooler occasion.”
Ford sweep
Becoming a member of Logano on the entrance row is fellow Ford driver Michael McDowell with a mean lap pace of 181.686 mph. McDowell, who drives the No. 34 for Entrance Row Motorsports, received the five hundred in 2021.
Kyle Larson ended up third quickest and the best performing Hendrick driver. A crew powered by a Hendrick engine has began on the pole for the five hundred for 9 consecutive years.
Austin Cindric was fourth and Chase Elliott rounded out the highest 5.
Finishing the highest 10 have been William Byron, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain and Harrison Burton.
No Toyota driver superior to the ultimate spherical of qualifying.
Solely Logano and McDowell’s beginning positions are locked in for Sunday. The remaining lineup will likely be set by the outcomes of Thursday evening’s twin 150-mile qualifying races.
Spherical 1
Logano led the way in which within the first spherical with a mean lap pace of 181.302 mph.
Larson was second quickest (180.977 mph) and Dillon was third (180.923 mph). Byron was fourth and Elliott fifth as Hendrick automobiles claimed three of the highest 5 speeds.
Additionally advancing to the ultimate spherical have been McDowell, Cindric, Busch, Chastain and Burton.
Alex Bowman, who had began on the entrance row of the final six 500s, ended up seventeenth fast and did not advance to the ultimate spherical.
By posting the highest two speeds among the many six unchartered automobiles, Anthony Alfredo and David Ragan each locked themselves into the sphere for Sunday’s 500.
Alfredo is driving for Beard Motorsports which usually runs a partial schedule every season and Ragan is driving a 3rd entry for RFK Racing, which plans to enter a number of races this yr.
Kaz Grala, driving the No. 36 Ford for Entrance Row Motorsports, skilled a difficulty together with his automotive and did not publish a pace.
Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, driving a 3rd entry for Legacy Motor Membership, ended up thirty fifth and should race his method into the five hundred in Thursday evening’s qualifying races.
“I had larger expectations for certain, however we’re lumped proper there with the opposite Toyotas,” Johnson stated. “The No. 43 (Erik Jones) automotive bought a bit extra out of it, so I want we had a bit extra out of ours, however it’s what it’s.
“We are going to exit and race exhausting tomorrow evening and attempt to make the five hundred.”
