{"id":26536,"date":"2019-06-08T13:25:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=26536"},"modified":"2019-06-08T16:45:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T21:45:44","slug":"joey-logano-leads-ford-armada-in-michigan-cup-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/08\/joey-logano-leads-ford-armada-in-michigan-cup-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano leads Ford armada in Michigan Cup qualifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, Mich. \u2013 The Ford drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> apparently took the words of Edsel Ford II to heart.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, stands with the pole award after qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

At a dinner with Ford drivers on Thursday night, the member of the Ford Motor Company board of directors emphasized the importance of putting a Mustang in Victory Lane after Sunday\u2019s Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway (2 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning at the 2-mile track, Joey Logano<\/strong> took the first step toward fulfilling the mission outlined by the Henry Ford\u2019s great grandson. Taking a racing line that differed from that of his competitors, Logano covered the distance in 38.474 seconds (187.139 mph) to win the pole position for Sunday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

In winning his second Busch Pole Award of the season, his fourth at Michigan and the 22nd of his career, Logano led five Fords into the top six in time trials, edging Stewart-Haas Racing\u2019s Aric Almirola (187.047 mph) for the top starting spot by .019 seconds.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MIS1_MENCS_LoganoPole_060819.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Logano demolished the rest of the field through Turn 3 and 4, entering the corner on the high side, arcing to the bottom in the center of the corner and getting off the bottom sooner than almost every other driver.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, drives during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

How did Logano develop the line he ran?<\/p>\n

\u201cI just got lucky\u2014it was all luck,\u201d Logano quipped. \u201cOf course, we all work at things. We all try to figure things out and try to take an advantage when you have it. It\u2019s always short-lived, but today we were able to take advantage of a lot of things and be able to have a fast car.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur (No. 22) Shell\/Pennzoil Ford definitely has speed in it, for sure, especially for one lap. Hopefully, that maintains throughout the race to where we can stay up there. That (No. 1) pit stall is going to help a lot. The first pit stall here is quite the advantage. It\u2019s nice to have that, and hopefully it keeps us up front and keeps us out of the big chaotic mess that I think is going to be toward the middle of the pack.\u201d<\/p>\n

But did the lap go according to plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all luck,\u201d Logano joked again. \u201cOf course, it\u2019s planned\u2014I drive the car. I\u2019m still the driver. At least it went where I told it to go.<\/p>\n

That part really helped a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Almirola was the only other driver to crack the 38.50-second mark. His teammate, Kevin Harvick was third in 38.522 seconds (186.906 mph). Denny Hamlin qualified fourth in the fastest Toyota, followed by the Fords of Clint Bowyer and Paul Menard. Kurt Busch was seventh in the quickest Chevrolet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard everybody else talk about Edsel\u2019s message to us Thursday night at dinner,\u201d Almirola said. \u201cThat was really cool to get to go and experience that\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the (fifth) front-row for our team this year, the 10 team, and only one pole. That\u2019s frustrating to get that close to getting a pole that often and only have one pole. We seem to always get beat just by a little bit by somebody different every time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like our car is really fast. We have a really fast Smithfield Ford Mustang. All the Fords are really fast. I think eight of the (top) 10 are Ford. This is definitely Ford country, and we\u2019re excited to go try and get a Ford to Victory Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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