{"id":158189,"date":"2025-09-21T01:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/158189\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T01:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:16:13","slug":"joey-logano-storms-to-nascar-cup-pole-at-loudon-in-penske-front-row-lockout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/158189\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano storms to NASCAR Cup pole at Loudon in Penske front row lockout"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a 29.159s lap, three-time Cup champion Joey Logano<\/a> was the fastest man in New Hampshire on Saturday, collecting his 33rd career pole and second of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

“I got a great group of guys,” smiled Logano, who considered NHMS his home race. “Paul [Wolfe, crew chief] knows how to help me get the car good and where it needs to be … It’s the home track. Feels so good to run well here. It’s a good starting spot, obviously. Hopefully we’re able to capitalize tomorrow. We got a good pit stall, if nothing else.”<\/p>\n

He will share the front row with Penske teammate Ryan Blaney<\/a>, who said of the effort: “I feel good for tomorrow. I was fairly happy about our lap in qualifying. I didn’t know what Joey ran. He went out right in front of me. I knew Josh ran — I knew what I had to beat. I thought I was close until I looked at the time. I’m a tenth-and-a-half off of Joey. What a heck of a lap by that group and him. Really cool to have a Penske front row and Josh right there in third. Appreciate everybody for bringing fast cars.”<\/p>\n

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Josh Berry<\/a>, who was eliminated from the playoffs with a trio of last-place finishes in the Round of 16, was the fourth driver on track for qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Despite that, he put down a lap that was good enough to keep him on provisional pole for most of the session.<\/p>\n

The only drivers who could deny the Wood Brothers a much-needed pole position were their allies at Team Penske<\/a>. Logano went nearly two full tenths quicker than Berry in a stunning lap, quickly followed by Blaney who slotted in between them both.<\/p>\n

Logano was also one of three drivers to take part in the Goodyear tire test at NHMS earlier in the summer. Austin Cindric<\/a> was nearly up there with his teammates, but almost spun out at the exit of the final corner while on pace to beat Berry.<\/p>\n

Behind the trio of Fords, Tyler Reddick<\/a> qualified fourth with William Byron<\/a> fifth. Carson Hocevar<\/a> was sixth, Alex Bowman<\/a> seventh, Ross Chastain<\/a> eighth, Denny Hamlin<\/a> ninth, and Shane van Gisbergen<\/a> timed in 10th for the best oval qualifying effort of his NASCAR Cup career.<\/p>\n

Looking deeper in the field, the next playoff driver was Bubba Wallace<\/a> in 14th, then Kyle Larson<\/a> in 16th, Chase Briscoe<\/a> 18th, and defending winner Christopher Bell<\/a> 19th. After sliding sideways, Cindric had to settle for 22nd.<\/p>\n

However, the worst-performing playoff driver was 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott<\/a>, who will start 27th on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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