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.

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 — the last car to turn a qualifying lap.

NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.

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.