{
  "id": 7002273,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Gateway starting lineup: Joey Logano stuns with huge pole lap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nascar-cup-gateway-starting-lineup-joey-logano-stuns-with-huge-pole",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:51:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-gateway-starting-lineup-joey-logano-stuns-with-huge-pole-lap/10855205/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an intense qualifying session at WWT Raceway, Joey Logano shocked the field with a massive pole lap, clocking in at 32.817 seconds – a full 0.276 seconds faster than the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Kyle Larson. This remarkable performance marked the biggest pole margin in any Cup qualifying session since the 2017 Chicagoland race, where Kyle Busch outpaced Denny Hamlin by an equally impressive 0.277 seconds. Logano expressed his excitement about capitalizing on the opportunity at a track he and his team had identified as crucial for securing maximum points.",
  "summary": "In a sketchy qualifying session at WWT Raceway (Gateway), Joey Logano planted his No. 22 Team Penske Ford atop the speed charts with a 32.817s lap, a full 0.276s faster than Kyle Larson in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. How impressive was that run by Logano? It was the biggest pole margin in any Cup qualifying session since Chicagoland 2017, when Kyle Busch beat Denny Hamlin by ...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Two car chiefs ejected from Gateway after NASCAR Cup inspection failures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/two-car-chiefs-ejected-from-gateway-after-nascar-cup-inspection",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:06:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano, needing postseason surge, wins pole at Gateway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/three-time-nascar-cup-champion-joey-logano-needing-postseason-surge",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:22:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}