Joey Logano wins Nationwide pole for Ford 300
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Joey Logano hit the ground running when he became the primary driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide Series entry earlier this season. If Saturday afternoon's Nationwide qualifying session at Homestead-Miami Speedway is a sign of things to come, Logano could finish out the season with a bang.
Thanks to a lap of 168.951 mph, the 18-year-old driver will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday afternoon's Ford 300. Starting alongside Logano on Row 1 is Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards, who turned a lap of 168.151.
Edwards enters the season finale 56 points behind Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer in the championship standings. Bowyer will start 13th after posting a lap of 166.190.
Logano, whose No. 20 team leads the series owner points, earned his fourth pole in 19 starts.
Rounding out the top five were Roush Fenway's David Ragan, RCR's Jeff Burton and Roush Fenway's Jamie McMurray.
Positions six through 10 belonged to JR Motorsports drivers Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr., Braun Racing's Denny Hamlin, Chip Ganassi Racing's Bryan Clauson and Phoenix Racing's Mike Bliss.
Stanton Barrett Racing's Kenny Hendrick posted the 16th-fastest speed but crashed on his second qualifying lap.
Nine drivers failed to make the race: Stanton Barrett, Casey Atwood, Danny O'Quinn Jr., Mark Green, Robert Richardson Jr., John Wes Townley, Kevin Lepage, Morgan Shepherd and Derrike Cope.
Coverage of the race begins at 4 p.m. EST Saturday on ESPN2.
