NNS Pole Report: Eventful qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway

It was an eventful Nationwide Series qualifying this afternoon at Phoenix International Speedway. Nur Ali qualified 4.5 seconds slower than the slowest car in the K&N Pro Series field, after hitting the wall during Nationwide Series practice on Friday. Additionally, points leader Elliott Sadler hit the wall during qualifying and will be starting in the sixteenth position.

In the end, Joey Logano came out on top with a lap of 27.145 seconds at 132.621 mph. This is Logano’s 22nd career Nationwide Series pole and 6^th pole this season. Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Sam Hornish Jr., and Brian Vickers round out the top-5.

Here’s the lineup:

1. Joey Logano

2. Kyle Busch

3. Austin Dillon

4. Sam Hornish Jr.

5. Brian Vickers

6. Brad Keselowski

7. Kasey Kahne

8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

9. Jason Leffler

10. Brian Scott

11. Brendan Gaughan

12. Justin Allgaier

13. Cole Whitt

14. Danica Patrick

15. Mike Bliss

16. Elliott Sadler

17. Michael Annett

18. Eric McClure

19. Jeff Green

20. Joe Nemechek

21. Jeremy Clements

22. Alex Bowman

23. Paulie Harraka

24. Blake Koch

25. Erik Darnell

26. Kevin Lepage

27. Jason Bowles

28. JJ Yeley

29. Josh Wise

30. Chase Miller

31. Tony Raines

32. Morgan Shepherd

33. Derrike Cope

34. Mike Wallace

35. Timmy Hill

36. Jamie Dick

37. Dexter Stacey

38. Daryl Harr

39. John Blankenship

40. Noel Dowler

41. Derek White

42. Nur Ali

43. Mike Harmon

Who did not make it:

Joey Gase

Carl Long

Television schedule:

Race at Phoenix- 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN and RaceBuddy