Joey Logano lands Daytona pole after qualifying gets canceled

Fri., July 5, 2019

Associated Press

1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 1st. 2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 2nd. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 3rd. 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 4th. 5. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 5th. 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 6th. 7. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 7th. 8. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 8th. 9. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 9th. 10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 10th.

11. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 11th. 12. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 12th. 13. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 13th. 14. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 14th. 15. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 15th. 16. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 16th. 17. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 17th. 18. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 18th. 19. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 19th. 20. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 20th.

21. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 21st. 22. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 22nd. 23. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 23rd. 24. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 24th. 25. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 25th. 26. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 26th. 27. (38) David Ragan, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 27th. 28. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 28th. 29. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 29th. 30. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 30th.

31. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 31st. 32. (15) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 32nd. 33. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 33rd. 34. (77) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points 34th. 35. (51) BJ McLeod, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 35th. 36. (96) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, Open Team Owner Points 36th. 37. (52) JJ Yeley, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points 37th. 38. (27) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points 38th. 39. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points 39th. 40. (53) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points 43rd.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Joey Logano will start Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the pole after qualifying was canceled at Daytona International Speedway.

The session was called Friday after lightning was detected near the 2 1/2-mile track, shutting down car inspections and other track activities. Even though the inclement weather passed, the delay was long enough that there wasn’t enough time to squeeze in Cup qualifying before second-tier Xfinity Series events.

Logano leads the Cup series in owner points, so the Team Penske driver was awarded the top starting spot. Only one driver since 2010 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. in July 2015 – has won a Cup Series race at Daytona from the pole.

Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing will start alongside Logano on the front row. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing will start right behind them.

William Byron would have started 12th based on points, but his team switched to a backup car following a practice incident with Keselowski on Thursday and will have to drop to the rear of the field before the green flag.