{"id":44759,"date":"2024-03-02T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T22:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=44759"},"modified":"2024-03-09T22:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T04:00:38","slug":"logano-earns-second-pole-of-nascar-cup-season-at-windy-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/02\/logano-earns-second-pole-of-nascar-cup-season-at-windy-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Logano earns second pole of NASCAR Cup season at windy Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Reid Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service <\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS\u2014For the second NASCAR Cup Series race this young season, Joey Logano will start on the pole.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 02, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Speeding around windswept Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 29.291 seconds (184.357 mph) in the final round of Saturday\u2019s time trials, Logano will occupy the top spot in the grid for Sunday\u2019s Pennzoil 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

A three-time winner at the 1.5-mile intermediate speedway\u2014tied with Brad Keselowski for most among full-time active drivers\u2014Logano beat Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson (184.225 mph) for the pole position by 0.021 seconds.<\/p>\n

The Busch Light Pole Award was Logano\u2019s his third at Las Vegas and the 30th<\/sup> of his career. It was also unexpected, based on Logano\u2019s performance in practice.<\/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 02, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t expect it when I saw our short-run speed in practice,\u201d Logano said. \u201cWe showed that we had great long-run speed. Our second run, we made an adjustment and went back out and like, \u2018Oh, wow, we\u2019re really competitive.\u2019 The car was driving pretty good.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I felt really good that, but our short run, our fire-off, we weren\u2019t real fast\u2026 and I barely made it through the first round (of qualifying) by the skin of our teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Logano said the wind, which stiffened between rounds, was a significant factor in his pole-winning run in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, signs the Busch Light Pole Award backdrop after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 02, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to think it\u2019s wind that made the difference,\u201d Logano said. \u201cThe first run, I was pretty slow through (Turns) 1 and 2 all the way through the corner\u2026 we (must have) had a big gust the first run, or something that held us back a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t seem to make sense. We were really good through 1 and 2 the second time. The first time we were horrible through there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Logano\u2019s Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric (184.093 mph) qualified third, followed by DAYTONA 500 winner William Byron (183.911 mph), as Fords and Chevrolets split the top four grid positions.<\/p>\n

Bubba Wallace (183.648 mph) was fifth in the fastest Toyota. Chase Briscoe, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs, Chris Buescher and Christopher Bell will start sixth through 10th<\/sup>, respectively in Sunday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Logano, who won the pole for the DAYTONA 500, qualified second for last Sunday\u2019s race at Atlanta using a webbed glove on his left hand, presumably for an aerodynamic advantage by blocking more airflow through the car.<\/p>\n

But the glove did not conform to mandated safety standards. For the violation, he lost his starting spot and incurred a fine of $10,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to take a portion of the responsibility for that, too,\u201d said Logano. \u201cI didn\u2019t build the glove. I didn\u2019t make it on my own\u2014I can\u2019t sew, OK? That\u2019s what it was, and we had a conversation about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m proud about is that, as a team, even though it was a tough situation to us and hard to go through, embarrassing for sure, but the fact that we got though it and just move on and focus on the next week.<\/p>\n

We showed we have speed in our race car and put it on the pole.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it\u2019s a statement-type lap.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

NCS Pole Winner – Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford) – <\/p>\n

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NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 2, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

             1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 184.357 mph.<\/p>\n

             2. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 184.225 mph.<\/p>\n

             3. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 184.093 mph.<\/p>\n

             4. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 183.911 mph.<\/p>\n

             5. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 183.648 mph.<\/p>\n

             6. (14) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 183.486 mph.<\/p>\n

             7. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 183.169 mph.<\/p>\n

             8. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 183.150 mph.<\/p>\n

             9. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 182.927 mph.<\/p>\n

             10. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 182.556 mph.<\/p>\n

             11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             12. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             13. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             14. (77) Carson Hocevar #, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             15. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             16. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             17. (7) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             18. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             19. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             20. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             21. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             22. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             23. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             24. (71) Zane Smith #, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             25. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

             26. (4) Josh Berry #, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             27. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             28. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             29. (21) Harrison Burton, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             30. (10) Noah Gragson, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             31. (38) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             32. (15) Kaz Grala #, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             33. (16) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             34. (31) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             35. (51) Justin Haley, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             36. (41) Ryan Preece, Ford, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n

             37. (44) JJ Yeley(i), Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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