Joey Logano storms to NASCAR Cup pole at Loudon in…

With a 29.159s lap, three-time Cup champion Joey Logano was the fastest man in New Hampshire on Saturday, collecting his 33rd career pole and second of the 2025 season.

"I got a great group of guys," smiled Logano, who considered NHMS his home race. "Paul [Wolfe, crew chief] knows how to help me get the car good and where it needs to be ... It's the home track. Feels so good to run well here. It's a good starting spot, obviously. Hopefully we're able to capitalize tomorrow. We got a good pit stall, if nothing else."

He will share the front row with Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, who said of the effort: "I feel good for tomorrow. I was fairly happy about our lap in qualifying. I didn't know what Joey ran. He went out right in front of me. I knew Josh ran -- I knew what I had to beat. I thought I was close until I looked at the time. I'm a tenth-and-a-half off of Joey. What a heck of a lap by that group and him. Really cool to have a Penske front row and Josh right there in third. Appreciate everybody for bringing fast cars."

Josh Berry, who was eliminated from the playoffs with a trio of last-place finishes in the Round of 16, was the fourth driver on track for qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Despite that, he put down a lap that was good enough to keep him on provisional pole for most of the session.

The only drivers who could deny the Wood Brothers a much-needed pole position were their allies at Team Penske. Logano went nearly two full tenths quicker than Berry in a stunning lap, quickly followed by Blaney who slotted in between them both.

Logano was also one of three drivers to take part in the Goodyear tire test at NHMS earlier in the summer. Austin Cindric was nearly up there with his teammates, but almost spun out at the exit of the final corner while on pace to beat Berry.

Behind the trio of Fords, Tyler Reddick qualified fourth with William Byron fifth. Carson Hocevar was sixth, Alex Bowman seventh, Ross Chastain eighth, Denny Hamlin ninth, and Shane van Gisbergen timed in 10th for the best oval qualifying effort of his NASCAR Cup career.

Looking deeper in the field, the next playoff driver was Bubba Wallace in 14th, then Kyle Larson in 16th, Chase Briscoe 18th, and defending winner Christopher Bell 19th. After sliding sideways, Cindric had to settle for 22nd.

However, the worst-performing playoff driver was 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, who will start 27th on Sunday.

Photos from New Hampshire - Practice & Qualifying

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Cla	Driver	#	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Mph
1	J. LoganoTeam Penske	22	Ford	1	29.159		130.622
2	R. BlaneyTeam Penske	12	Ford	1	+0.170 29.329	0.170	129.865
3	J. BerryWood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	1	+0.195 29.354	0.025	129.754
4	T. Reddick23XI Racing	45	Toyota	1	+0.197 29.356	0.002	129.745
5	W. ByronHendrick Motorsports	24	Chevrolet	1	+0.214 29.373	0.017	129.670
6	C. HocevarSpire Motorsports	77	Chevrolet	1	+0.239 29.398	0.025	129.560
7	A. BowmanHendrick Motorsports	48	Chevrolet	1	+0.243 29.402	0.004	129.542
8	R. ChastainTrackHouse Racing	1	Chevrolet	1	+0.246 29.405	0.003	129.529
9	S. van GisbergenTrackHouse Racing	88	Chevrolet	1	+0.250 29.409	0.004	129.511
10	D. HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing	11	Toyota	1	+0.250 29.409	0.000	129.511
11	M. McDowellSpire Motorsports	71	Chevrolet	1	+0.265 29.424	0.015	129.445
12	A. AllmendingerKaulig Racing	16	Chevrolet	1	+0.308 29.467	0.043	129.256
13	T. GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing	54	Toyota	1	+0.318 29.477	0.010	129.213
14	B. Wallace23XI Racing	23	Toyota	1	+0.326 29.485	0.008	129.178
15	C. BuescherRFK Racing	17	Ford	1	+0.329 29.488	0.003	129.164
16	K. LarsonHendrick Motorsports	5	Chevrolet	1	+0.337 29.496	0.008	129.129
17	B. KeselowskiRFK Racing	6	Ford	1	+0.341 29.500	0.004	129.112
18	C. BriscoeJoe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	1	+0.352 29.511	0.011	129.064
19	C. BellJoe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	1	+0.368 29.527	0.016	128.994
20	Z. SmithFront Row Motorsports	38	Ford	1	+0.388 29.547	0.020	128.906
21	J. HaleySpire Motorsports	7	Chevrolet	1	+0.400 29.559	0.012	128.854
22	A. CindricTeam Penske	2	Ford	1	+0.433 29.592	0.033	128.710
23	R. PreeceRFK Racing	60	Ford	1	+0.442 29.601	0.009	128.671
24	K. BuschRichard Childress Racing	8	Chevrolet	1	+0.455 29.614	0.013	128.615
25	R. Herbst23XI Racing	35	Toyota	1	+0.461 29.620	0.006	128.589
26	E. JonesLegacy Motor Club	43	Toyota	1	+0.473 29.632	0.012	128.537
27	C. ElliottHendrick Motorsports	9	Chevrolet	1	+0.500 29.659	0.027	128.420
28	A. DillonRichard Childress Racing	3	Chevrolet	1	+0.522 29.681	0.022	128.325
29	J. NemechekLegacy Motor Club	42	Toyota	1	+0.597 29.756	0.075	128.001
30	T. DillonKaulig Racing	10	Chevrolet	1	+0.601 29.760	0.004	127.984
31	C. CusterHaas Factory Team	41	Ford	1	+0.614 29.773	0.013	127.928
32	D. SuarezTrackHouse Racing	99	Chevrolet	1	+0.629 29.788	0.015	127.864
33	N. GragsonFront Row Motorsports	4	Ford	1	+0.781 29.940	0.152	127.214
34	R. Stenhouse JrHyak Motorsports	47	Chevrolet	1	+0.836 29.995	0.055	126.981
35	C. WareRick Ware Racing	51	Ford	1	+0.964 30.123	0.128	126.442
36	T. GillilandFront Row Motorsports	34	Ford	1	+1.095 30.254	0.131	125.894