Logano was in the mix at the season-opening Daytona 500 but ended up finishing 35th in a late-race crash that had Kyle Busch fuming. He finished fourth at Atlanta but struggled on the road course at Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas, last week to finish 24th. Logano will start on the front row on Sunday.

The second closest Xfinity Series race happened on Saturday, as a late caution flag costs the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Justin Allgaier at the end and allows Aric Almirola to pass on the final overtime lap to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series GovX200 at Phoenix Raceway.

In an overtime thriller, Joe Gibbs Racing\\\"s Aric Almirola edged Hendrick Motorsports\\\" Alex Bowman to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Phoenix Raceway after the two made contact coming to the checkered flag.

Joey Logano speaks with crew with his wife, Brittany, and their daughter, Emilia, Love before a Feb. 25 NASCAR Cup Series race in Hampton, Ga. AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway.

It was elation for William Byron, who took the pole position for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix, but it came at the expense of Joey Logano, who was knocked from what would have been Team Penske's 700th pole across all disciplines of racing.