Ryan Blaney led the way in a Team Penske sweep of the front row in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Saturday at EchoPark Speedway.
Blaney topped Joey Logano, his teammate, by a margin of 0.036 seconds to score the pole for Sunday’s Quaker State 400.
Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top-five qualifiers.
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Quaker State 400 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Round | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 30.815 | 0.000 | 179.912 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 30.851 | 0.036 | 179.702 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.902 | 0.087 | 179.406 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.904 | 0.089 | 179.394 |
| 5 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.910 | 0.095 | 179.359 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.933 | 0.118 | 179.226 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.937 | 0.122 | 179.203 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | 30.939 | 0.124 | 179.191 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.976 | 0.161 | 178.977 |
| 10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 | 31.019 | 0.204 | 178.729 |
| 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 1 | 31.027 | 0.212 | 178.683 |
| 12 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.031 | 0.216 | 178.660 |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 1 | 31.065 | 0.250 | 178.465 |
| 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.074 | 0.259 | 178.413 |
| 15 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.080 | 0.265 | 178.378 |
| 16 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.083 | 0.268 | 178.361 |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 | 31.095 | 0.280 | 178.292 |
| 18 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.100 | 0.285 | 178.264 |
| 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 1 | 31.109 | 0.294 | 178.212 |
| 20 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.112 | 0.297 | 178.195 |
| 21 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 | 31.119 | 0.304 | 178.155 |
| 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.129 | 0.314 | 178.098 |
| 23 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.149 | 0.334 | 177.983 |
| 24 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 1 | 31.176 | 0.361 | 177.829 |
| 25 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.199 | 0.384 | 177.698 |
| 26 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.205 | 0.390 | 177.664 |
| 27 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.212 | 0.397 | 177.624 |
| 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.258 | 0.443 | 177.363 |
| 29 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.268 | 0.453 | 177.306 |
| 30 | 33 | Austin Hill(i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.284 | 0.469 | 177.215 |
| 31 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.306 | 0.491 | 177.091 |
| 32 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | 31.319 | 0.504 | 177.017 |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.323 | 0.508 | 176.995 |
| 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 | 31.331 | 0.516 | 176.949 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.415 | 0.600 | 176.476 |
| 36 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 | 31.463 | 0.648 | 176.207 |
| 37 | 78 | * BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 31.743 | 0.928 | 174.653 |
| 38 | 66 | * Chad Finchum(i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 1 | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
