Qualifying report

Joey Logano beats Almirola for Michigan Cup pole

Joey Logano earned his second pole of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series season, edging Aric Almirola by just 0.019 seconds at Michigan International Speedway.

Joey Logano, Team Penske, Ford Mustang Shell Pennzoil

Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford Mustang Smithfield / Meijer

Logano's lap of 187.139mph was fastest of all after the single-car qualifying session, earning the Team Penske driver his 22nd career pole and fourth at Michigan.

"Such a huge advantage to be on the front row here at Michigan and how important it is to have a pole here in Ford's backyard and Roger's backyard to have a good run here," Logano told FS1.

"Glad we can deliver so far at least in qualifying. Hopefully in the race this Shell Pennzoil Ford has as much speed and handling to be able to stay up there."

Ford locked out the front row with Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola timing in second at 187.047mph.

"I feel good about it," said Almirola. "Obviously we have a lot of speed. These Ford Mustangs are really fast.

Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top-five.

Pocono race winner Kyle Busch qualified down in 15th, running an identical lap time to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr.

Prior to qualifying, Truex's No. 19 Toyota twice failed inspection. As a result, the team's lead engineer was ejected for the remainder of the weekend.

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Cla	#	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	22	Joey Logano	Ford	1	38.474			187.139
2	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	1	38.493	0.019	0.019	187.047
3	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	1	38.522	0.048	0.029	186.906
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	1	38.526	0.052	0.004	186.887
5	14	Clint Bowyer	Ford	1	38.549	0.075	0.023	186.775
6	21	Paul Menard	Ford	1	38.573	0.099	0.024	186.659
7	1	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	1	38.590	0.116	0.017	186.577
8	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	1	38.605	0.131	0.015	186.504
9	41	Daniel Suarez	Ford	1	38.612	0.138	0.007	186.471
10	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	1	38.620	0.146	0.008	186.432
11	8	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	1	38.632	0.158	0.012	186.374
12	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	1	38.639	0.165	0.007	186.340
13	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	1	38.661	0.187	0.022	186.234
14	20	Erik Jones	Toyota	1	38.705	0.231	0.044	186.022
15	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	1	38.714	0.240	0.009	185.979
16	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	1	38.714	0.240	0.000	185.979
17	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	1	38.732	0.258	0.018	185.893
18	6	Ryan Newman	Ford	1	38.792	0.318	0.060	185.605
19	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	1	38.793	0.319	0.001	185.600
20	88	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	1	38.878	0.404	0.085	185.195
21	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	1	38.925	0.451	0.047	184.971
22	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	1	38.927	0.453	0.002	184.962
23	42	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	1	38.927	0.453	0.000	184.962
24	38	David Ragan	Ford	1	38.963	0.489	0.036	184.791
25	13	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	1	39.030	0.556	0.067	184.473
26	36	Matt Tifft	Ford	1	39.040	0.566	0.010	184.426
27	43	Darrell Wallace Jr.	Chevrolet	1	39.122	0.648	0.082	184.040
28	47	Ryan Preece	Chevrolet	1	39.191	0.717	0.069	183.716
29	95	Matt DiBenedetto	Toyota	1	39.271	0.797	0.080	183.341
30	00	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	1	39.274	0.800	0.003	183.327
31	37	Chris Buescher	Chevrolet	1	39.296	0.822	0.022	183.225
32	32	Corey Lajoie	Ford	1	39.401	0.927	0.105	182.736
33	51	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	1	39.801	1.327	0.400	180.900
34	52	Josh Bilicki	Ford	1	40.177	1.703	0.376	179.207
35	77	Quin Houff	Chevrolet	1	40.271	1.797	0.094	178.789
36	15	Garrett Smithley	Chevrolet	1	40.435	1.961	0.164	178.064