Team Penske’s Logano was the last of the 10-car final round to qualify and bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 181.947 mph to secure pole for Sunday’s race.
Logano’s pole is the first for a Ford driver in the pole since Carl Edwards in 2012 and first in the race for team owner Roger Penske. It was also the first 500 pole for Logano, who won the race in 2015.
“This is all about the team. Obviously, I’d like to take credit but I can’t today,” Logano said.
“The guys have done such an amazing job working on these cars. The superspeedway qualifying is 100-percent the car, there’s only so much the driver can do.
“It’s a big win for our team, Team Penske, and Ford with the Dark Horse Mustang, being able to come down here and put it on the pin.
“Finally, someone else wins the pole. I’ve never even been close to a superspeedway pole before.
“It couldn’t come at a cooler event.”
Joining Logano on the front row is fellow Ford driver McDowell, the 2021 Daytona 500 winner posting an average lap speed of 181.686 mph in his Front Row Motorsports entry.
Source: Autosport