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William Byron earns NASCAR Cup pole over Logano at Phoenix
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William Byron earns NASCAR Cup pole over Logano at Phoenix

By Miles Cooper March 8, 2025
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After a 45-minute observe session the place groups have been granted the chance to get a a really feel for the a number of tire compounds being utilized this weekend, it was time to qualify. The format was a single spherical with one flying lap per driver, and the pole wasn’t determined till the thirty seventh and remaining driver on observe.

William Byron was that final driver to place down a qualifying lap, rocketing to the highest of the charts as the one driver below 27 seconds. He dethroned Joey Logano, who hoped to earn Penske’s 700th pole throughout all of their motorsports endeavors.

It did not really feel like a pole-winning lap

“I didn’t hit my marks,” admitted Byron regardless of securing pole place. “I used to be sideways. I simply carried a ton of entry pace. I felt like I missed the center of the nook and had simply come off the dogleg (the place) I used to be so unfastened. I used to be simply going to attempt to decide to the exits and see how a lot I may get out of the exits, despite the fact that I missed the middle.”

Byron, who now has 14 profession Cup Collection poles, later added: “I am nonetheless shaking. I am unable to consider — that didn’t really feel like a very good lap, however I simply dedicated to it and the grip was there.”

William Byron earns NASCAR Cup pole over Logano at Phoenix

William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Picture by: Chris Graythen – Getty Photos

Logano is a four-time winner at Phoenix and the newest winner as nicely, taking the checkered flag in November on his strategy to his third Cup Collection title. He was watching from atop the Crew Penske hauler as Byron wheeled his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the highest of the charts within the remaining moments of qualifying. In the long run, almost a full tenth separated the 2 drivers (0.098s).

“I do not like William Byron anymore,” joked Logano. “Man, that stinks. I simply obtained accomplished saying that it could actually suck if the final automobile beat us and that is what occurred. That was going to be Penske’s 700th pole throughout all of motorsports, however we’ll should go attempt to do this subsequent week.”

Spire impresses as others stumble

Whereas Byron was impressed, it was Spire Motorsports who actually turned heads with all three of their drivers beginning within the first 4 rows. Carson Hocevar — who additionally led observe — was the highest Spire driver in third. He was forward of Wooden Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in fourth and Legacy Motor Membership’s Erik Jones in fifth.

Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell, Justin Haley, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-ten.

A number of drivers discovered themselves shedding loads of time because the vehicles obtained unfastened via Turns 1 and a pair of, together with Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman, John-Hunter Nemechek and Noah Gragson.  It proved pricey as Larson was the one one in all them to even qualify contained in the top-20.

Christopher Bell, who’s looking a 3rd consecutive Cup win this weekend, was a menace for a pole earlier than his personal bubble coming into the ultimate nook dropped him right down to eleventh.

Of observe, Katherine Legge is making her Cup Collection debut this weekend and is the primary girl to participate in a Cup race since Danica Patrick ran the 2018 Daytona 500 seven years in the past. She certified thirty seventh and can begin the race from the very rear of the sector. When she takes the inexperienced flag, she is going to formally change into the seventeenth feminine racer to compete on the highest degree of inventory automobile racing.

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