Negotiating the right- and left-hand turns at Infineon Raceway like a veteran road-course racer, Joey Logano won the pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
“I never looked at myself as a road-course racer,” said Logano, who added that he found speed in his car after some post-practice adjustments improved the handling substantially.
The Coors Light Pole Award was the second for Logano, who posted a lap at 93.256 mph and watched as the 12 drivers who followed him in Friday’s time trials failed to run faster. NASCAR.com
Logano snapped Busch’s streak of three straight poles this season.
Jamie McMurray qualified second in a Chevrolet with a lap at 93.223 and Paul Menard was third in a Chevrolet. Hamlin was fourth, Ryan Newman fifth and Kahne sixth.
Richard Petty Motorsports teammates AJ Allmendinger and Marcos Ambrose qualified seventh and eighth in Fords.
Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers filled out the top 10. The Associated Press
Jimmie Johnson, who claimed his first career road course win at Sonoma one year ago, will start 12th, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, a five-time race winner here, will roll off in 13th.
Other drivers and their starting positions include: Juan Pablo Montoya (17th), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (18th), Kyle Busch (19th), Tony Stewart (20th), Carl Edwards (23rd) and Kevin Harvick (26th).
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 20 Joey Logano Toyota 2 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 3 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 6 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 7 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 8 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 10 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 11 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 16 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 17 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 20 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 21 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 23 99 Carl Edwards Ford 24 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 26 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27 13 Casey Mears Toyota 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 29 34 David Gilliland Ford 30 51 Boris Said Chevrolet 31 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 32 0 David Reutimann Toyota 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 34 6 David Ragan Ford 35 177 P.J. Jones Dodge 36 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 37 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 38 66 David Mayhew Toyota 39 32 Terry Labonte Ford 40 181 Brian Simo Chevrolet 41 71 Andy Lally* Ford 42 37 Chris Cook Ford 43 46 Andy Pilgrim Chevrolet
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