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Ford Performance NASCAR Notes and Quotes
Axalta 400 – Pocono Raceway
Friday, June 3, 2016
It will be an all-Ford front row for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Axalta 400 at Pocono Raceway after Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano qualified in the top two spots Friday afternoon. Keselowski bested Logano on his final qualifying lap of the third round to claim the pole.
FORD QUALIFYING ORDER
1st Brad Keselowski
2nd Joey Logano
14th Ryan Blaney
15th Greg Biffle
16th Aric Almirola
18th Chris Buescher
24th Trevor Bayne
25th Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30th Brian Scott
31st Landon Cassill
39th Jeb Burton
RYAN BLANEY, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – Qualified 14th
“I just got tighter in that second round. We went the same time but we were just tighter. That was unfortunate. I thought we made good gains from the first run to the second run in the first round. It just wasn’t where we needed it in the second round. The guys did a great job for only having one lap of practice. They did really good at getting the car better and bearing with me. I still have a lot of work to do here. That is something I need to work on but hopefully we get some practice tomorrow and we will be able to do that.”
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Qualified 2nd
“It is interesting, I think the tires are actually getting better every run. The will and the want to go faster I think rose as well. Congratulations to the 2 car. It kind of stings for us. The last two weeks we have won the first two rounds and come in second in the third round. It is a bummer for us but both Team Penske cars are fast and that is pretty cool when we start the race on Sunday. We have a good starting spot and it is a long race so we will be just fine.”
I AM GUESSING YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH SECOND. “Yeah, we were so close. The last two weeks we have been the fastest car in the first two rounds and given it up in the third. You want to get those poles. The pole means a lot and it is cool to rack up that stat but overall both Team Penske Fusions are up front and that says a lot about where our organization is right now. Man I just wanted to get the pole. It stings but it’s cool we are up front.”
DID YOU LEAVE ANYTHING OUT THERE? “I feel like my two and three were really good. My turn one I hit the nose a little bit and lost the bottom of the race track and gave up every bit of it down there that I needed. That is the worst part about it.”
