NASCAR at Pocono 2016 Qualifying Results: Race Order, Final Times and Reaction

Brad Keselowski was the fastest driver Friday and will start on the pole position Sunday for the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. 

Rainy conditions marred the entire day, cancelling the NASCAR Xfinity series and pushing back the Sprint Cup qualifying 15 minutes to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Here are the results, along with some reaction following the day.

Place	Driver	Fastest Time
Top 12
1	Brad Keselowski	49.525
2	Joey Logano	49.614
3	Matt Kenseth	49.637
4	Kevin Harvick	49.671
5	Carl Edwards	49.790
6	Tony Stewart	49.844
7	Jimmie Johnson	49.987
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	50.110
9	Kurt Busch	50.147
10	Denny Hamlin	50.153
11	Kasey Kahne	50.296
12	Kyle Busch	50.328
Second Cut
13	Chase Elliott	50.155
14	Ryan Blaney	50.173
15	Greg Biffle	50.237
16	Aric Almirola	50.285
17	Martin Truex Jr.	50.346
18	Chris Buescher	50.451
19	Austin Dillon	50.457
20	Paul Menard	50.459
21	Kyle Larson	50.495
22	Ryan Newman	50.522
23	Clint Bowyer	50.527
24	Trevor Bayne	50.531
First Cut
25	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	50.771
26	Jamie McMurray	50.788
27	Matt DiBenedetto	50.789
28	Ty Dillon	50.855
29	Casey Mears	50.868
30	Brian Scott	50.951
31	Landon Cassill	51.006
32	A.J. Allmendinger	51.050
33	Danica Patrick	51.221
34	David Ragan	51.292
35	Regan Smith	51.529
36	Michael Annett	51.976
37	Cole Whitt	51.988
38	Josh Wise	53.205
39	Jeb Burton	54.001
40	Reed Sorenson	54.849

NASCAR's Twitter page offered a look at Keselowski's winning lap:

For the second race in a row, Joey Logano led the first two rounds of qualifying before falling to second place. Martin Truex Jr. stole the pole position from Logano at Charlotte.

Team Penske was the collective winner Friday, as USA Today's Jeff Gluck noted:

Logano focused on this sentiment following the race as well: 

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Jamie McMurray were within the first 24 drivers for most of the first round of qualifying, but the two dropped down the stretch and will start near the back of the pack.

Gluck listed them among the big names missing from the last two rounds:

Truex Jr. won this race last year, but he did not put on a great showing Friday. He finished 17th, but he nearly fell in the first round before a late surge, which Gluck mentioned:

The Charlotte Observer's Joe Person also took note of Truex Jr.'s performance:

Truex Jr. acknowledged his struggles Friday but vowed to come back strong for Sunday's race, courtesy of Fox Sports 1:

Denny Hamlin sneaked into the final round at 10th place. He has been excellent in qualifying races, per Person:

There have been 14 qualifying rounds this season.

Hamlin has won this race twice in his career, but Logano has been solid all season. He has three top-five finishes and seven top-10s. He has been knocking on the door all year and looks to be a good bet to finally notch his first win Sunday.

Statistics are courtesy of Racing-Reference.com.