Logano keeps Ford undefeated for Cup pole at new Atlanta
HAMPTON, GA. — Ford remains undefeated in winning the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series on the new configuration of EchoPark Speedway Atlanta.
Joey Logano earned the pole in a tiebreaker with Josh Berry who also ran a lap around EchoPark in 30.979 seconds. Penske pal Ryan Blaney wasn’t far behind, running a lap just 0.004 seconds off of theirs. Blaney will start on the second row with teammate Austin Cindric, who also ran within a tenth of a second of the pole lap.
Logano, Berry, Blaney and Cindric will lead a pack of eight Ford drivers to the green flag. Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, Cole Custer and Zane Smith will lead Alex Bowman — the highest-starting Chevrolet driver in ninth — and Chase Briscoe — the highest-starting Toyota driver in tenth.
Kyle Larson will start 11th. He won’t have his car chief as his team had to go through tech inspection too many times.
In 28th through 37th are Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar, Daniel Suarez, Michael McDowell, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Bell and Hocevar went 1-2 in a three-wide finish under caution in the spring. Busch and Suarez went three-wide under green in spring 2024.
Suarez’s teammates are back there with him, which will be important. Like Stenhouse, McDowell and Hocevar, Suarez still needs a win this season — and Atlanta is a golden opportunity.
Here is the lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series’ Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway Atlanta:
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com