Overview
- Joey Logano secured the Busch Light Pole with a 30.979-second lap at 178.960 mph, edging Josh Berry on an owner-points tiebreaker
- Ford drivers locked out positions one through eight to fill the entire front two rows for Saturday’s Quaker State 400
- NASCAR paused qualifying for 30 minutes when lightning moved within eight miles of EchoPark Speedway to ensure track safety
- Logano is matched against ninth-place qualifier Alex Bowman in the opening round of the 32-driver In-Season Challenge tournament
- Top seeds Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar will start deep in the field after qualifying 33rd, 28th and 30th respectively