Logano grabs the Toyota/Save Mart 350 pole at Infineon
Joey Logano captured the Coors Light pole for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway with a lap of 93.256 mph (76.821 secs), ending Kurt Busch’s streak of three consecutive poles.
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[/media-credit]This is Logano’s second career pole and is the youngest driver to score a road-course pole (21 years, 1 month). His first pole was at Bristol in March ‘10.
Jamie McMurray qualified second, Paul Menard third, teammate Denny Hamlin fourth and Ryan Newman qualified fifth.
Busch qualified 11th and the defending race winner Jimmie Johnson qualified 12th.
| Starting Lineup | |||||
| Toyota/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway | |||||
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time |
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| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 93.256 | 76.821 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 93.223 | 76.848 |
| 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 93.176 | 76.887 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 93.081 | 76.965 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 93.062 | 76.981 |
| 6 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 92.936 | 77.085 |
| 7 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 92.935 | 77.086 |
| 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 92.918 | 77.1 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 92.83 | 77.173 |
| 10 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 92.72 | 77.265 |
| 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 92.616 | 77.352 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 92.561 | 77.398 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 92.553 | 77.404 |
| 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 92.545 | 77.411 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 92.447 | 77.493 |
| 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 92.439 | 77.5 |
| 17 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | 92.411 | 77.523 |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 92.372 | 77.556 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 92.348 | 77.576 |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 92.184 | 77.714 |
| 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 92.157 | 77.737 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 92.096 | 77.788 |
| 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 92.076 | 77.805 |
| 24 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 92.022 | 77.851 |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 91.987 | 77.881 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 91.818 | 78.024 |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 91.764 | 78.07 |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 91.751 | 78.081 |
| 29 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 91.689 | 78.134 |
| 30 | 51 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 91.603 | 78.207 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 91.406 | 78.376 |
| 32 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 91.388 | 78.391 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 91.315 | 78.454 |
| 34 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 91.255 | 78.505 |
| 35 | 177 | P.J. Jones | Dodge | 91.223 | 78.533 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 91.214 | 78.541 |
| 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 90.781 | 78.915 |
| 38 | 66 | David Mayhew | Toyota | 90.561 | 79.107 |
| 39 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 90.504 | 79.157 |
| 40 | 181 | Brian Simo | Chevrolet | 90.346 | 79.295 |
| 41 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Ford | 90.303 | 79.333 |
| 42 | 37 | Chris Cook | Ford | 90.285 | 79.349 |
| 43 | 46 | Andy Pilgrim | Chevrolet | 89.885 | 79.702 |
Max Papis Leads Final Nationwide Series Practice at Road America
As the same as the first practice, it was another Nationwide Series practice with the charts dominated by the road course ringers.
Max Papis, driving the No. 33 Rheem/Menards Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick Incorporated, was first at a speed of 108.991mph (133.707 seconds). Joe Gibbs Racing’s Michael McDowell (108.707mph) followed in second.
Jacques Villeneuve, driving the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge for Pense Racing was third with a speed of 108.509 mph, followed by Ron Fellows, who is driving the No. 7 AER Manufacturing Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, in fourth (107.893).
Series regular Steve Wallace rounded out the top five in fifth (107.853), followed by Andrew Ranger, Ricky Carmichael, Elliott Sadler, Brian Scott and Reed Sorenson.
Series points leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did not practice, nor did his teammate Billy Johnson, who led the first practice.
