NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Report

November 4, 2016


Track:   Texas Motor Speedway 
Race:    AAA 500
Date:    November 4, 2016

No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Fusion – Brad Keselowski

Position:             4th      
Time:                   28.106 seconds
Speed:                192.130 mph

No. 22 AAA Ford Fusion – Joey Logano

Position:             2nd      
Time:                   28.087 seconds
Speed:                192.260 mph

Fastest Qualifying Time:  28.081 seconds (No. 3 – Austin Dillon)

Recap: Joey Logano qualified the No. 22 AAA Ford Fusion on the front row for Sunday afternoon's AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, narrowly missing the pole by .006 seconds. Teammate Brad Keselowski also had a stellar evening in qualifying, placing the No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Fusion in the fourth starting position. Logano, who will be making his second consecutive front row start at Texas Motor Speedway, and second front row start in two weeks, led the way in the opening round of qualifying and turned the fourth fastest time in round two. Keselowski and the No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford heated up as darkness fell over Texas Motor Speedway.  After turning the 18th fastest time in round 1 of qualifying, the Alliance Truck Parts team improved to 11th in the second round before posting the fourth fastest time in the final round. For Logano, a second-career victory at Texas Motor Speedway would lock up a position in the Championship Four to race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Coverage:  Live coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice will begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.