Joey Logano adds second Team Penske pole of the weekend at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz —  Joey Logano flexed Team Penske’s speed and won the pole for the Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway

Whether its the NASCAR Cup Series or the NTT INDYCAR Series, Team Penske will lead both fields to green for the “Desert Double”.

This is Logano’s 34th career Cup Series pole. He cut the dogleg with courage and diamonded turn two for his tremendous time of 26.561 seconds.

Kyle Larson will line up alongside Logano. His 26.678 second lap broke up the potential Penske front row lock out as Austin Cindric settled for third.

Daniel Suarez continued his hot start with Spire Motorsports. He will start fourth after his 26.744 second lap time.

Ryan Blaney qualified fifth with a 26.747, giving Team Penske all of their cars in the top five.

Not only for this race, but in the INDYCAR race as well.

There was 37 entrants for a total of 37 starting spots. Austin Hill started his five-race schedule in the Richard Childress Racing No. 33.

Hill split his teammates in qualifying and starts 27th.

Connor Zilisch will start midpack in 19th after his 26.882 second lap but the start of his qualifying lap nearly ended the run before it truly began. He exited turn four too high and brushed the outside wall along the start-finish line and continued.

Practice Recap

A close call for him during the session but the proceeding practice session contained more than just a simple scuff.

During practice, a few drivers suffered flat tires. Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick were among the few drivers who had tire issues with little to no damage sustained but one was not so lucky.

Brad Keselowski had the hardest hit in practice which left him without a qualifying run.

His right-front tire gave way heading into turn 3 which sent him crashing into the outside wall.

His team will prepare their backup car and will start 37th and last after not attempting a qualifying run in the session.

Below is the full starting lineup for the Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway.

Starting Lineup

1. Joey Logano: 26.561
2. Kyle Larson: 26.678
3. Austin Cindric: 26.731
4. Daniel Suarez: 26.744
5. Ryan Blaney: 26.747
6. Ross Chastain: 26.757
7. Carson Hocevar: 26.758
8. Tyler Reddick: 26.787
9. William Byron: 26.791
10. Josh Berry: 26.814
11. Denny Hamlin: 26.819
12. Christopher Bell: 26.836
13. Ryan Preece: 26.837
14. Ty Gibbs: 26.844
15. John Hunter Nemechek: 26.858
16. Michael McDowell: 26.862
17. Chris Buescher: 26.875
18. Shane van Gisbergen: 26.8
19. Connor Zilisch: 26.882
20. Chase Briscoe: 26.897
21. Ricky Stenhouse JR: 26.899
22. Riley Herbst: 26.902
23. AJ Allmendinger: 26.905
24. Zane Smith: 26.906
25. Austin Dillon: 26.948
26. Chase Elliott: 26.956
27. Austin Hill(i): 26.959
28. Bubba Wallace: 27.021
29. Kyle Busch: 27.037
30. Todd Gilliland: 27.041
31. Anthony Alfredo(i): 27.088
32. Erik Jones: 27.094
33. Ty Dillon: 27.133
34. Cody Ware. 27.182
35. Noah Gragson. 27.207
36. Cole Custer: 27.516
37. Brad Keselowski: No Time

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