{"id":54646,"date":"2025-09-20T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=54646"},"modified":"2025-09-20T17:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:21:10","slug":"joey-logano-wins-the-pole-for-the-new-hampshire-playoff-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/joey-logano-wins-the-pole-for-the-new-hampshire-playoff-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano wins the pole for the New Hampshire Playoff race"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

LOUDON, N.H. \u2013 Team Penske\u2019s Joey Logano thrilled his enthusiastic local fanbase turning a pole-winning lap at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut-native claiming he first NASCAR Cup Series pole position of his career at his \u201chometown\u201d New England track.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2025 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The three-time and reigning series champ posted a lap of 130.622 mph around the one-mile track – the second Busch Light Pole Position of the season for the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang. He\u2019ll start alongside his Penske teammate, 2023 series champ Ryan Blaney on the front row.<\/p>\n

Fords swept the top three starting positions on the grid for Sunday\u2019s Mobil 1 301 (2 p.m. ET on USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with the Wood Brothers team driver Josh Berry rolling off third after holding the top speed for much of the qualifying session. He\u2019ll line up next to 23XI Racing\u2019s Tyler Reddick in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota on the second row.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe expectation is to win all the time, that\u2019s why I\u2019m here, that\u2019s why [crew chief] Paul [Wolfe} is here, that\u2019s why [team owner] Roger [Penske] is here and they expect us to win,” Logano said. \u201cThe expectation is always to be first, but it\u2019s a hard sport and there\u2019s one in 40 chances to make it happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Loudon, we expect to be fast,” he continued. \u201cPaul has always had fast cars here. Compared to the last few years, our cars have been really fast. We haven\u2019t capitalized on it but we\u2019ve had speed good enough to win the last few races here. Hoping to have just a nice smooth race tomorrow and maintain track position.”<\/p>\n

Logano is a two-time Loudon winner claiming the famed “lobster” trophies in 2009 and 2014.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, speaks to the media after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2025 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Six of the 12 Playoff drivers qualified among the top-10, including Logano, Blaney, Reddick, Regular Season Champion William Byron (fifth), Ross Chastain (eighth) and Denny Hamlin (ninth), who leads the championship standings coming into New Hampshire \u2013 the first of the three second round Playoff races.<\/p>\n

Bubba Wallace, who will start 14th, Kyle Larson (16th), Chase Briscoe (18th), defending New Hampshire race winner Christopher Bell (19th), Austin Cindric (22nd) and Chase Elliott (27th) round out the other Playoff contenders on the grid.<\/p>\n

Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing, in particular, has had a fast start to the 10-race Playoff run, sweeping the first round \u2013 JGR\u2019s Briscoe, Hamlin and Bell \u2013 taking the opening three trophies.<\/p>\n

The last time a Ford won at New Hampshire was in 2021 (Aric Almirola). The last time a Chevrolet won was 2014 (Kevin Harvick).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve got a good shot,” Logano said. \u201cI feel like Loudon is one of those race tracks that\u2019s in our wheelhouse, a flat one-mile type track seems like it is a Team Penske kind of thing. Hopefully we\u2019re able to translate this pole into a win, because that\u2019s what really matters. It\u2019s just a good starting spot, there\u2019s no points for it. It\u2019s really about the points or getting a win and moving on to the next round.”<\/p>\n

Interview:<\/h3>\n

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

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NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Mobil 1 301<\/b><\/p>\n

New Hampshire Motor Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Loudon, New Hampshire<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, September 20, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (22) Joey Logano (P) @, Ford, 130.622 mph.<\/p>\n

                2. (12) Ryan Blaney (P) @, Ford, 129.865 mph.<\/p>\n

                3. (21) Josh Berry, Ford, 129.754 mph.<\/p>\n

                4. (45) Tyler Reddick (P) @, Toyota, 129.745 mph.<\/p>\n

                5. (24) William Byron (P) @, Chevrolet, 129.670 mph.<\/p>\n

                6. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 129.560 mph.<\/p>\n

                7. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 129.542 mph.<\/p>\n

                8. (1) Ross Chastain (P) @, Chevrolet, 129.529 mph.<\/p>\n

                9. (11) Denny Hamlin (P) @, Toyota, 129.511 mph.<\/p>\n

                10. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 129.511 mph.<\/p>\n

                11. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 129.445 mph.<\/p>\n

                12. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 129.256 mph.<\/p>\n

                13. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 129.213 mph.<\/p>\n

                14. (23) Bubba Wallace (P) @, Toyota, 129.178 mph.<\/p>\n

                15. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 129.164 mph.<\/p>\n

                16. (5) Kyle Larson (P) @, Chevrolet, 129.129 mph.<\/p>\n

                17. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 129.112 mph.<\/p>\n

                18. (19) Chase Briscoe (P) @, Toyota, 129.064 mph.<\/p>\n

                19. (20) Christopher Bell (P) @, Toyota, 128.994 mph.<\/p>\n

                20. (38) Zane Smith, Ford, 128.906 mph.<\/p>\n

                21. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 128.854 mph.<\/p>\n

                22. (2) Austin Cindric (P) @, Ford, 128.710 mph.<\/p>\n

                23. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford, 128.671 mph.<\/p>\n

                24. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 128.615 mph.<\/p>\n

                25. (35) Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 128.589 mph.<\/p>\n

                26. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota, 128.537 mph.<\/p>\n

                27. (9) Chase Elliott (P) @, Chevrolet, 128.420 mph.<\/p>\n

                28. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 128.325 mph.<\/p>\n

                29. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 128.001 mph.<\/p>\n

                30. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 127.984 mph.<\/p>\n

                31. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, 127.928 mph.<\/p>\n

                32. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 127.864 mph.<\/p>\n

                33. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford, 127.214 mph.<\/p>\n

                34. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 126.981 mph.<\/p>\n

                35. (51) Cody Ware, Ford, 126.442 mph.<\/p>\n

                36. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 125.894 mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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