NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Report

August 6, 2016


Track:   Watkins Glen International
Race:    Cheez-It 355 at the Glen
Date:    August 6, 2016

No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Brad Keselowski

Position:              12th
Time:                   70.571 seconds
Speed:                 124.981 mph

No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Joey Logano

Position:             7th
Time:                   70.042 seconds
Speed:                 125.924 mph               

Fastest Qualifying Time:              69.689 seconds (No. 19 – Carl Edwards)

Recap:  Team Penske reached the final round of qualifying on Saturday afternoon with both the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion at Watkins Glen International. In the final round of qualifying, Brad Keselowski qualified the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford in the 12th position for Sunday's Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, while Joey Logano qualified the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford in seventh position. In the first round of qualifying it was Logano who led the way for the duo timing in first fastest, while Keselowski was third. On Saturday, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will both compete in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. ET with live coverage on CNBC.

Coverage:  The Cheez-It 355 at the Glen will air live tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA. Race coverage will also be broadcast live on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.