NASCAR: Phoenix Qualifying Results, Joey Logano On Pole
By Alex Herbst
Heading into the desert for some more west coast racing in the Camping World 500, all eyes will be on Joey Logano, who starts on pole on Sunday.
The blue ovals have been on a roll to start 2017, and that streak continued on Friday in qualifying for the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. The Fords took the top spot in two out of three rounds of qualifying, with Joey Logano ending the afternoon on pole for Sunday’s scorcher in the desert.
Once again, technical inspection was the early story with a number of cars not on pit lane for Round 1 when it began. Fortunately, all cars were able to make a lap in the opening session. With only 39 cars entered, no cars missed the field for Sunday’s Cup Series race.
It will be an all-Ford front row when the race begins, as Wood Brothers Racing will start second with Ryan Blaney driving. He was fastest in the final round until the final minute, when Logano barely pipped him for the top spot. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Larson, who was fastest in Round 1, will start on the second row.
Here is the full starting lineup for the Camping World 500 at Phoenix:
- Joey Logano, Ford, Team Penske
- Ryan Blaney, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
- Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Erik Jones, Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
- Kyle Busch, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Kurt Busch, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Clint Bowyer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Germain Racing
- Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
- Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
- Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Kevin Harvick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Trevor Bayne, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
- Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Leavine Family Racing
- Danica Patrick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Aric Almirola, Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports
- Landon Cassill, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
- Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, Go Fas Racing
- Corey LaJoie, Toyota, BK Racing
- Cole Whitt, Ford, Tri-Star Motorsports
- Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
- David Ragan, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
- Reed Sorenson, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
- Gray Gaulding, Toyota, BK Racing
- Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports
- Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, Circle Sport-TMG Racing
- Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
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Action continues from Phoenix International Raceway with two Cup Series practice sessions, Xfinity Series qualifying, and the DC Solar 200 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Then tune in on Sunday at 3:30 pm eastern for the Camping World 500 live from Phoenix on your local FOX station.