Joey Logano will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green on Sunday (Sept. 13) at World Wide Technology Raceway after an impressive qualifying lap that got him the pole position by nearly three tenths of a second.
It’s Logano’s second pole of the season and the 35th of his Cup career. It’s also his first pole at WWTR, a track he won at back in 2022.
Kyle Larson will share the front row with Logano. Then it’s Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, and Chase Briscoe making up the rest of the top five starting spots.
Carson Hocevar, Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs and Denny Hamlin will start in the sixth to 10th spots, respectively. All drivers inside the top 10 are Chase drivers competing for the championship.
The other six Chase drivers to start outside the top 10 are Austin Cindric (13th), Ryan Preece (14th), Daniel Suarez (15th), Tyler Reddick (18th), Chris Buescher (21st) and William Byron (24th).
With only 36 entries, no drivers failed to qualify.
Cup Gateway Lineup
The Enjoy Illinois 300 from World Wide Technology Raceway, the 28th race of the season and the second Chase race, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Sept. 13, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on USA.
Michael Bellifemini joined Frontstretch in February 2026 as a contributor. Bellifemini was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated from Seton Hall University. He called Seton Hall men's and women's basketball games for their college radio station, 89.5 FM WSOU, and continues to broadcast in the area. Outside of covering NASCAR, Bellifemini is also an avid baseball, football, basketball, and hockey fan and enjoys watching different sports leagues on a daily basis.
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