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Logano Impresses with NASCAR Pole at WWTR
Logano’s pole gives Team Penske the top two starting spots and sets up a championship race with several contenders near the front.
- On Saturday, Joey Logano secured the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway with a lap of 137.124 mph, earning his second pole of the 2026 season and 35th career achievement. He will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green for Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300.
- Qualifying results established the starting grid for the second race of NASCAR's 10-race championship Chase. Drivers competed for position on the 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Illinois, with playoff implications intensifying early in the postseason.
- Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson qualified second at 135.980 mph, sharing the front row with Logano. Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, and Chase Briscoe completed the top five, placing championship contenders near the front of the 36-car field.
- Given his eighth-place championship standing, Logano emphasized maximizing points at this track. "We know our points situation; we need to score max points here, and starting up front will help that," Logano said.
- The Enjoy Illinois 300 begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET at World Wide Technology Raceway. Team Penske has won two of four Cup Series races there, with Logano claiming the inaugural 2022 victory and Austin Cindric winning in 2024.
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Who’s on the Pole at World Wide Technology Raceway? Full NASCAR Cup Qualifying Results
Joey Logano will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green at World Wide Technology Raceway after delivering the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session. Logano put the No. 22 Team Penske Ford on the pole with a lap of 32.817 seconds at 137.124 mph, beating Kyle Larson for the top starting spot ahead of […]
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