Logano scores pole at Richmond

For the fifth time in 2015 Joey Logano will start from pole after he set the fastest time in the final round of qualifying at Richmond.

In what is the final race of the season before the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the Penske Ford driver edged the Gibbs Racing Toyota of Matt Kenseth.

In the third and final round of knockout qualifying at the .75-mile short track, Logano covered the distance in 21.349 seconds to earn the 13th pole of his career and his 10th front-row starting spot in 26 races this season.

Kenseth, who was fastest in the opening two rounds was only .001 seconds faster than Logano’s teammate Brad Keselowski.

Kyle Busch qualified fourth, followed by David Ragan; the fastest of a group of drivers who can earn a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup only by winning at Richmond.

Three other drivers who must win to make the Chase — Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon — will start 10th through 12th.

Timmy Hill and Josh Wise failed to make the 43-car field.

QUALIFYING: Federated Auto Parts 400 – Richmond International Raceway

POS.	CAR #	DRIVER	MANUFACTURER	SPONSOR	MPH	BEST TIME	BEHIND
1	22	Joey Logano		Shell Pennzoil	126.470	21.349	Leader
2	20	Matt Kenseth		Dollar General	126.357	21.368	–0.019
3	2	Brad Keselowski		Miller Lite	126.351	21.369	–0.020
4	18	Kyle Busch		M&M’s Crispy / American Heritage Chocolate	125.950	21.437	–0.088
5	55	David Ragan		Aaron’s Online Dream Machine	125.827	21.458	–0.109
6	4	Kevin Harvick		Budweiser / Jimmy John’s	125.798	21.463	–0.114
7	19	Carl Edwards		Arris	125.733	21.474	–0.125
8	41	Kurt Busch		Haas Automation	125.488	21.516	–0.167
9	48	Jimmie Johnson		Lowe’s	125.406	21.530	–0.181
10	14	Tony Stewart		Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1	125.278	21.552	–0.203
11	42	Kyle Larson		Target	125.232	21.560	–0.211
12	3	Austin Dillon		Dow	125.174	21.570	–0.221
13	31	Ryan Newman		Caterpillar	126.334	21.372	–0.023
14	10	Danica Patrick		GoDaddy	126.310	21.376	–0.027
15	13	Casey Mears		No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS	126.198	21.395	–0.046
16	78	Martin Truex Jr		Furniture Row/Visser Precision	126.133	21.406	–0.057
17	33	Brian Scott		Shore Lodge	126.027	21.424	–0.075
18	51	Justin Allgaier		Brandt	125.939	21.439	–0.090
19	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr		Cargill Ford Fusion	125.880	21.449	–0.100
20	5	Kasey Kahne		HendrickRideAlong.com	125.839	21.456	–0.107
21	47	AJ Allmendinger		Kroger/Bush’s Beans	125.786	21.465	–0.116
22	27	Paul Menard		Libman / Menards	125.710	21.478	–0.129
23	24	Jeff Gordon		3M	125.599	21.497	–0.148
24	43	Aric Almirola		Smithfield Foods / Waffle House	125.529	21.509	–0.160
25	11	Denny Hamlin		FedEx Express	127.101	21.243	-0.106
26	15	Clint Bowyer		5-Hour Energy	127.095	21.244	-0.105
27	46	Michael Annett		Switch Hitch	127.095	21.244	-0.105
28	6	Trevor Bayne		Advocare Ford Fusion	127.059	21.250	-0.099
29	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr		Nationwide	126.820	21.290	-0.059
30	38	David Gilliland		The Pete Store	126.784	21.296	-0.053
31	1	Jamie McMurray		CESSNA	126.493	21.345	-0.004
32	9	Sam Hornish Jr		Go Bowling/Draft Kings	126.280	21.381	–0.032
33	83	Matt DiBenedetto		James Madison University	126.280	21.381	–0.032
34	35	Cole Whitt		MDS	125.992	21.430	–0.081
35	40	Landon Cassill		Precon Marine/Interstate Moving Services	125.915	21.443	–0.094
36	7	Alex Bowman		Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet	125.903	21.445	–0.096
37	34	Brett Moffitt		Dockside	125.564	21.503	–0.154
38	16	Greg Biffle		Cheez-It Ford Fusion	125.244	21.558	–0.209
39	95	Michael McDowell		Thrivent Financial	124.890	21.619	–0.270
40	98	Reed Sorenson		Premium Motorsports	124.671	21.657	–0.308
41	23	Jeb Burton		Estes	124.098	21.757	–0.408
42	32	Jeffrey Earnhardt		BeerFrost.com/CorvetteParts.com	124.041	21.767	–0.418
43	26	J.J. Yeley		Maxim	123.530	21.857	–0.508