Logano edges Larson for Phoenix Cup pole

Joey Logano will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Logano won the pole with a lap of 135.537 mph (26.561 seconds).

“Obviously, it was good for qualifying,” said Logano of his third pole at Phoenix Raceway and the 34th of his career. “I thought we were pretty good on the long run, too. But a really special weekend for Team Penske, celebrating our 60th (anniversary), and we’ve got Scott McLaughlin’s Bathurst 1000 winner paint scheme, so it looks cool. He won a lot of races that year in the same paint scheme, so maybe we should keep this one all the time. I’m not sure.

“I feel good about that. It’s cool for Team Penske – (David) Malukas got the IndyCar pole, so we’re able to sweep the poles at least here so far. Hopefully, we can do it more in the race. It matters a lot more then.”

Kyle Larson qualified second and will join Logano on the front row. Larson’s lap was 134.943 mph.

Austin Cindric qualified third (134.675 mph), Daniel Suarez qualified fourth (134.610 mph) and Ryan Blaney qualified fifth (134.595 mph). It put all three Team Penske cars in the top five to start the race.

Ross Chastain qualified sixth (134.544 mph), Carson Hocevar qualified seventh (134.539 mph), Tyler Reddick qualified eighth (134.394 mph), and William Byron qualified ninth (134.373 mph). Josh Berry completed the top 10 qualifiers (134.258 mph).

Reddick is seeking his fourth consecutive win to start the season.

Denny Hamlin qualified 11th, Christopher Bell qualified 12th, Shane van Gisbergen qualified 18th, Connor Zilisch qualified 19th, and Chase Briscoe qualified 20th. Chase Elliott qualified 26th, Bubba Wallace qualified 28th, and Kyle Busch qualified 29th.

Anthony Alfredo qualified 31st for Hendrick Motorsports in Alex Bowman’s car. Bowman is sidelined following a vertigo diagnosis earlier this week.

Brad Keselowski was the only driver who did not take time in qualifying. Keselowski hit the wall in Turn 3 during practice because of a blown right-front tire, and the team is preparing the backup car for the race.

UP NEXT: The Straight Talk Wireless 500 at 3:30pm ET Sunday.

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