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Bowman, running in his only scheduled Xfinity Series start of the season for Hendrick Motorsports, bested second place Sheldon Creed by more than a tenth of a second in Saturday's qualifying session. Justin Allgaier, the defending series champion, will start 14th after a so-so lap in qualifying.

Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009.

Daytona 500 winner William Byron's strong season continued Saturday when he won the pole at Phoenix Raceway. Byron, the points leader entering Sunday's race, earned his 14th career pole with a lap of 133.

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.

William Byron describes his shock after knocking Joey Logano off the top spot and claiming the pole for Sunday's Cup Series race at Phoenix.

Daytona 500 winner William Byron climbed out of his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on Phoenix Raceway pit road with a huge smile after claiming his first pole position in nearly a year on Saturday -- and his was last car to turn a qualifying lap.