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.
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| 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.
Takuma Sato gets first IRL pole at Iowa
NEWTON, Ia. – KV Racing Technology’s Takuma Sato scored his first IZOD IndyCar Series pole at Iowa Speedway on Saturday for the Iowa Corn Indy 250. Sato clocked in at 35.6857 and took the pole from Tony Kannan, who had held the pole for a vast majority of the session.
Sato’s previous best start was at Mid-Ohio, when he turned in the third fastest time in qualifying.
“I want to say a big thank you to the whole team, the fans, the sponsors and everyone who has supported me,” Soato said after his qualifying run. “It is a fantastic achievement. I knew we were going to be competitive because of last year and this morning I was truly comfortable in the car. I could feel where we needed to be with the setup for qualifying. Working so closely today with the three KVRT-Lotus drivers, working so closely with my engineers, we had a great answer. The mechanics also did a great job preparing the car. I am very pleased with today’s result.”
Danica Patrick will start opposite of Sato on the front row after locking down the second place starting spot in qualifying.
“It feels really good to have the GoDaddy car in position to be able to guard up front and have the opportunity for a solid race day,” Patrick said after recording a lap of 35.7184. “On short tracks like this it’s nice to start near the front because you can gain ground more quickly. If you start near the back of the field you could be a lap behind very quickly. I haven’t started on the front row in a long time so it’s a good feeling.”
Rounding out the top-ten qualifiers was Kanaan, JR. Hildebrand, Will Power, Dario Franchitti, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Mike Conway and Ryan Brisco.
The IndyCar Series will race 250 laps under the lights at Iowa Speedway for the first time ever on Saturday. The Iowa Corn Indy 250 will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will be televised on Versus and broadcast on the IMS Radio Network.
The drivers will have 24 overtake assists, each lasting 10 seconds and with a minimum of eight seconds between pushes. Each assist will provide an extra 200 RPM, or about 10 horsepower.
