The Daytona 5oo winner earned the outside pole for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas
Joey Logano’s start to the season couldn’t have started any better. Logano, won the Daytona 500, the pole at Atlanta, and now has won the outside pole to start next to pole winner Jeff Gordon for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas.
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Not only has Logano gotten off to a fast start, he has also earned a spot in the chase with his Daytona 500 victory.
The 24-year-old is chasing his first Sprint Cup Championship, and with the way he is driving, he looks like a threat to make it happen this year.
Gordon took the pole Sunday with a speed of 194.679 mph while Logano wasn’t too far behind at 194.315 mph.
Logano knows he was close to taking another pole Sunday too.
"“We got really close, I was definitely not lifting much out there,” Logano said. “Jeff definitely picked it up and had a really good lap there and we weren’t able to beat that one.”Still, Logano – who leads the Cup point standings – was pleased with his effort.“We will have a good starting spot and a good pit stall, and we will be able to hopefully lead some laps and hopefully win the race,” he said. “We got the pole here last year and didn’t win, so maybe this is a good thing. Who knows?”"
The beauty of having a spot in the chase in Logano’s back pocket means he can take risks that he might not normally make on the track.
Joey Logano is one of the best young drivers in NASCAR and so far in 2015 he has been the best overall.
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