The qualifying session, which was postponed from Friday resulting from rain at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, featured a three-lap run with the motive force finishing a four-tire pit cease with mock gasoline supply on the second lap.
Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Workforce Penske, proved to be exceptionally quick on monitor and led the leaderboard with a median lap velocity of 75.206 mph, and but his pit crew had the fifth-best cease on pit street.
Logano will begin first in his warmth race Saturday night time but additionally begins on the pole for the 200-lap All-Star foremost occasion, with the winner incomes $1 million.
“This qualifying session is essentially the most enjoyable qualifying session of the 12 months, and it takes the entire crew, proper? The automobile has to go quick, we have now to execute on pit street, the spotter has to do job, the pit crew needed to do their half,” Logano stated.
“All people’s acquired to do their half to make this occur. By no means acquired an (all-star) pole earlier than, truly I believe I’ve by no means (appropriately) stopped within the stall.”
Fellow Ford driver Brad Keselowski ended up second quickest general (74.884 mph) and can begin on the pole for the second warmth race on Saturday.
Bell ended up third fast (74.859 mph) however the pit crew for his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota crew ripped off the quickest pit cease at 13.223 seconds.
It’s the second 12 months in a row the pit crew received the competitors as the identical group served as Ty Gibbs’s pit crew final season after they received the problem.
Because the winner of the pit crew problem, Bell’s crew will get the primary choose of pit stall for Sunday night time’s All-Star Race foremost occasion.
“What are you able to say? It’s two in a row for these guys and it’s been superior,” Bell stated of his pit crew. “I’m extremely comfortable for them and honored to be their driver.”
Mentioned Michaeal Hicks, the rear tire changer on Bell’s pit crew: “I’m blessed to be with this group of fellows. I couldn’t do that if I didn’t have supporting forged. These guys are the very best on pit street, and we’ve acquired a stud for a driver.”
Daniel Suarez ended up fourth quickest general and Chris Buescher rounded out the highest 5.
Aside from Logano, the outcomes of Saturday night time’s warmth races will decide the lineup for Sunday night time’s All-Star Race.
