Joey Logano Claims Pole in Pocono

Joey Logano claimed his third career pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as he starts first in tomorrow's Good Sam RV Insurance 500.  Logano turned a lap of 172.055 mph in this morning's qualifying session.

Joining Logano on the front row is Kasey Kahne.  Kahne will make his second straight start on the outside of the front row in the no. 4 Red Bull Toyota.  Kahne turned a lap of 171.648 mph for an all Toyota front row.

Martin Truex Jr. will start a season best third to snag the front three spots for Toyota in tomorrow's race.  Truex turned a lap of 171.494 mph.

Joining Truex in the second row is Sprint Cup Series Points Leader Carl Edwards.  Edwards turned a lap of 171.474 mph.

Rounding out the top five is the pole sitter from the June Pocono race Kurt Busch.

Other notable drivers in the starting field for Sunday's race are Brickyard 400 winner Paul Menard who will start seventh.  Brickyard 400 runner-up Jeff Gordon scraped the wall in his qualifying effort and will start a disappointing 31st.  Five-time defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson will start 18th, while teammate and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 19th.

STARTING LINE-UP

1. 20 Joey Logano

2. 4 Kasey Kahne

3. 56 Martin Truex Jr.

4. 99 Carl Edwards

5. 22 Kurt Busch

6. 11 Denny Hamlin

7. 27 Paul Menard

8. 31 Jeff Burton

9. 16 Greg Biffle

10. 29 Kevin Harvick

11. 18 Kyle Busch

12. 39 Ryan Newman

13. 2 Brad Keselowski

14. 33 Clint Bowyer

15. 6 David Ragan

16. 1 Jamie McMurray

17. 78 Regan Smith

18. 48 Jimmie Johnson

19. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

20. 17 Matt Kenseth

21. 36 Dave Blaney

22. 47 Bobby Labonte

23. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya

24. 38 David Gilliland

25. 5 Mark Martin

26. 83 Brian Vickers

27. 9 Marcos Ambrose

28. 14 Tony Stewart

29. 43 A.J. Allmendinger

30. 66 Todd Bodine

31. 24 Jeff Gordon

32. 13 Casey Mears

33. 00 David Reutimann

34. 55 J.J. Yeley

35. 46 Eric Darnell

36. 51 Landon Cassil

37. 30 David Stremme

38. 7 Robby Gordon

39. 38 Travis Kvapil

40. 37 Scott Speed

41. 32 Jason White

42. 71 Andy Lally

43. 87 Joe Nemechek