Chicagoland NASCAR: Joey Logano beats Brad Keselowski in Penske sweep
Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski gave Penske a front-row sweep for Sunday's Chicagoland NASCAR Sprint Cup race
Just hours after being in the thick of the latest fallout from last weekend's controversial Richmond event, Logano got back to business on track with a qualifying lap 0.025 seconds faster than his outgoing champion team-mate.
Juan Pablo Montoya came closest to spoiling Penske's day right at the end of qualifying, but had to settle for third in his Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet.
Kasey Kahne was second-best among the Chase contenders in fourth, followed by early provisional polesitter Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Kahne's Hendrick team-mate Jeff Gordon is now also in the Chase following Friday's shock twists in the Richmond saga, and he will start sixth.
Chase participants Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth complete the top 10.
Clint Bowyer was slowest of the title contenders in 24th.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap 1. Joey Logano Penske Ford 28.509s 2. Brad Keselowski Penske Ford 28.534s +0.025s 3. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 28.562s +0.053s 4. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 28.604s +0.095s 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Ford 28.606s +0.097s 6. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 28.641s +0.132s 7. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 28.645s +0.136s 8. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 28.669s +0.160s 9. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 28.677s +0.168s 10. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 28.678s +0.169s 11. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 28.678s +0.169s 12. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Toyota 28.679s +0.170s 13. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Toyota 28.681s +0.172s 14. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 28.684s +0.175s 15. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 28.704s +0.195s 16. Kurt Busch Furniture Row Chevrolet 28.712s +0.203s 17. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 28.730s +0.221s 18. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 28.742s +0.233s 19. David Ragan Front Row Ford 28.798s +0.289s 20. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 28.845s +0.336s 21. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 28.892s +0.383s 22. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota 28.906s +0.397s 23. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 28.912s +0.403s 24. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 28.915s +0.406s 25. Brian Vickers Waltrip Toyota 28.963s +0.454s 26. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 29.019s +0.510s 27. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 29.051s +0.542s 28. Cole Whitt Swan Toyota 29.067s +0.558s 29. Mark Martin Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 29.069s +0.560s 30. JJ Yeley Baldwin Chevrolet 29.124s +0.615s 31. Casey Mears Germain Ford 29.277s +0.768s 32. Landon Cassill Hillman Chevrolet 29.283s +0.774s 33. David Reutimann BK Toyota 29.288s +0.779s 34. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 29.293s +0.784s 35. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 29.331s +0.822s 36. Justin Allgaier Phoenix Chevrolet 29.335s +0.826s 37. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 29.380s +0.871s 38. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 29.455s +0.946s 39. Timmy Hill FAS Lane Ford 29.458s +0.949s 40. Reed Sorenson Leavine Ford 29.657s +1.148s 41. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 29.682s +1.173s 42. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 29.875s +1.366s 43. Tony Raines Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.213s +1.704s
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