In a qualifying session where speed was the name of the game, it was Joey Logano who was the fastest.
NASCAR Michigan 2013 qualifying results: Joey Logano tops 203 mph, takes Michigan pole
A record lap in excess of 203 mph put Joey Logano on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway.
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With a lap of 203.949 mph Logano won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway. His time broke the previous track-record set by Marcos Ambrose a year ago and was the ninth-fastest pole speed in NASCAR history.
In all, 25 drivers topped the 200 mph barrier.
Sharing the front row with Logano will be Kurt Busch, who estimated he entered Turn 1 in excess of 212 mph. Rounding out the top five qualifiers were Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Burton.
Just days removed from finding out he was losing his ride at the end of the year, Juan Pablo Montoya qualified sixth. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch will lineup in positions seven through 10 on the grid.
Greg Biffle, the defending champion of the Pure Michigan 400 and who also won at this track in June, will start 16th. Driving in relief of the injured Tony Stewart, Austin Dillon overdrove Turn 1 on his qualifying lap and posted the 27th-fastest time.
The only driver who failed to qualify was Scott Riggs.
Pure Michigan 400 Starting Lineup
1) Joey Logano
2) Kurt Busch
3) Jimmie Johnson
4) Mark Martin
5) Jeff Burton
6) Juan Pablo Montoya
7) Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8) Denny Hamlin
9) Brad Keselowski
10) Kyle Busch
11) Clint Bowyer
12) Matt Kenseth
13) Jeff Gordon
14) Aric Almirola
15) Kevin Harvick
16) Greg Biffle
17) Martin Truex Jr.
18) Trevor Bayne
19) Carl Edwards
20) Paul Menard
21) Ryan Newman
22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23) David Gilliland
24) David Ragan
25) David Reutimann
26) Marcos Ambrose
27) Austin Dillon
28) Danica Patrick
29) Jamie McMurray
30) Bobby Labonte
31) Kasey Kahne
32) Scott Speed
33) Casey Mears
34) Timmy Hill
35) JJ Yeley
36) David Stremme
37) Joe Nemechek
38) Travis Kvapil
39) Brendan Gaughan
40) Josh Wise
41) Johnny Sauter
42) Dave Blaney
43) Landon Cassill
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