{"id":41683,"date":"2023-03-04T15:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T21:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=41683"},"modified":"2023-03-07T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T22:10:36","slug":"joey-logano-speeds-top-pole-position-at-for-las-vegas-nascar-cup-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/04\/joey-logano-speeds-top-pole-position-at-for-las-vegas-nascar-cup-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano speeds top pole position at for Las Vegas NASCAR Cup race\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer <\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service <\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS\u2014Joey Logano, winner of three of the last eight NASCAR Cup Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will start from the pole position in Sunday\u2019s Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube after topping 186 mph Saturday in the final round of qualifying.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 04, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Logano toured the 1.5-mile track in 29.024 seconds (186.053 mph) to earn his first Busch Pole Award of the season, his second at Las Vegas and the 27th<\/sup> of his career. <\/p>\n

Logano\u2019s No. 22 Team Penske Ford was .141 seconds faster than William Byron\u2019s Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (185.153 mph). Ryan Blaney, Logano\u2019s teammate, qualified third at 184.900 mph, with Ty Gibbs (184.540 mph) earning a career-best fourth-place starting position. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe car was wicked good,\u201d said Logano, who won last year\u2019s Playoff race at LVMS on the way to his second Cup Series championship. \u201cThe Pennzoil Mustang is fast. In practice it was pretty good, and in qualifying (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) really gave me a heck of a piece here.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 04, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI held it wide open\u2014just being honest. I kept it pinned around there. It\u2019s on the edge, don\u2019t get me wrong, but it\u2019s a really fast car they gave me today, and hopefully that speed translates over into the race.\u201d <\/p>\n

Byron likewise didn\u2019t lift during his money lap. <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt good,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was a wide-open lap there, so I\u2019m not sure what I could have done different, maybe cut a little bit of the track off (Turn) 4, and just let the car kind of wind out. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with the lap, though. Being second is good. Not pumped to be second for the fact of not getting the pole, but at least it\u2019s a good starting spot. I\u2019m excited for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, poses for photos after winning the pole award during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 04, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

A dramatic shift in wind direction\u2014to a tailwind down the backstretch\u2014played havoc with the cars in Group B. Christopher Bell, who was fastest in the first round, was the most notable victim. He was 10th<\/sup> in the final round at 183.524 mph after running 185.065 mph in the opening round. <\/p>\n

Kyle Busch, last Sunday\u2019s winner at Auto Club Speedway, will start fifth beside Kyle Larson. Brad Keselowski and Ross Chastain claimed fourth row starting spots, followed by Austin Cindric and Bell, after all five Group B qualifiers were relegated to positions six through 10 after the wind changed directions. <\/p>\n

Harrison Burton clobbered the Turn 1 wall during practice and destroyed his primary No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. As a result, he was unable to qualify and will start from the rear of the field in a backup car. <\/p>\n

\u201cI went sideways really quickly,\u201d Burton said. \u201cI looked at my dash, because I had water temp flash hot\u2026 looked down and then back up to go in the corner, and as soon as I turned in, it was really sideways\u2026<\/span> <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like we had a decent car\u2014fired off OK with a lot of grip. Then, all the sudden, there wasn\u2019t. Pretty upset, I guess. I feel fine. It was definitely a hard hit. Anytime you get head-on with that speed, it doesn\u2019t feel great. But I feel fine\u2014just wish I could have that corner back. I don\u2019t know what exactly caused it, but I wish I had a chance to avoid it. I guess that\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/span> <\/p>\n

Because of an engine change in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Tyler Reddick was unable to practice or qualify and will join Burton at the rear of the field. So will BJ McLeod, who opted not to practice or qualify his No. 78 Chevrolet. <\/p>\n

Note: In 30 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway only one driver has won from the pole\u2014Kyle Busch in 2009. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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