Joey Logano’s No. 22 Nascar Ford Mustang rocketed to the front of the pack during qualifying for the 2022 race at the Charlotte Roval, marking his 25th career pole position overall.
Logano’s No. 22 Mustang laid down an 80.755-second lap, topping out at 103.424 mph around the road course inside Charlotte Motor Speedway. “It was ok,” Logano said of his lap time. “I screwed up the first run, and I screwed up the second half as bad… hopefully we can do what we need to do this weekend.”
William Byron’s No. 24 Chevy Camaro ZL1 scored the second-best time of 80.852 seconds at 103.3 mph. Austin Cindric’s No. 2 Mustang is the next best Blue Oval racer and will start fifth, with the No. 12 Mustang of Ryan Blaney starting next to him in sixth.
Meanwhile, two Nascar Ford teams did not post a lap time. Aric Almirola’s No. 10 Mustang required an engine change, and he will start 37th as a result. The No. 78 Mustang of Josh Williams failed pre-qualifying inspection three times, and he was not allowed to put down a qualifying lap.
Additionally, the No. 51 Nascar Ford, which is typically driven by Cody Ware, will be driven by JJ Yeley in his stead this weekend. Ware suffered an ankle injury at a wreck at Texas Motor Speedway a few weeks ago. The No. 51 Ford will start 35th.
The Cup Series race at Charlotte will start at 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, October 9th.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 80.755 | 103.424 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Valvoline Chevrolet | 80.852 | 103.3 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | CommScope Chevrolet | 81.006 | 103.103 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3Chi Chevrolet | 81.018 | 103.088 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric # (P) | Menards/Richmond Ford | 81.29 | 102.743 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 81.336 | 102.685 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Action Industries Chevrolet | 81.646 | 102.295 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | DeWalt Toyota | 81.811 | 102.089 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 82.087 | 101.746 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 106.131 | 78.695 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 81.605 | 102.347 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford | 81.712 | 102.213 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 81.718 | 102.205 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 45 | Bubba Wallace (P) | ROOT Insurance Toyota | 81.726 | 102.195 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 81.757 | 102.156 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 23 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 81.77 | 102.14 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 17 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 81.813 | 102.086 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 81.878 | 102.005 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 82 | 101.854 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 82.019 | 101.83 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 82.234 | 101.564 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 82.46 | 101.285 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Dex Imaging Ford | 82.491 | 101.247 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Freight Toyota | 82.496 | 101.241 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Harris Teeter/Scott Chevrolet | 82.502 | 101.234 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 82.538 | 101.19 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 15 | Joey Hand | Ford BlueOval City Ford | 82.538 | 101.19 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | QuickChek Chevrolet | 82.558 | 101.165 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 48 | Noah Gragson(i) (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 82.583 | 101.135 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Raze Energy Chevrolet | 82.741 | 100.941 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 82.832 | 100.831 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 82.908 | 100.738 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat(i) | Hezeberg Systems Toyota | 82.94 | 100.699 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 34 | 77 | Mike Rockenfeller | Bon Secours/Swamp Rabbits Chevrolet | 83.276 | 100.293 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 51 | JJ Yeley(i) | Nurtec ODT UBCF Ford | 83.905 | 99.541 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 27 | Loris Hezemans(i) | Hezeberg Systems Ford | 84.06 | 99.358 | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 78 | Josh Williams(i) | Alloy Employer Services Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 39 | 50 | Conor Daly | Bitnile.com Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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