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Kobalt 400 lineup breakdown for Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas


Team Penske drivers share the front row for the second consecutive week, but this time Joey Logano will have the glory of leading the Sprint Cup Series field to green at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


Logano edged teammate Brad Keselowski for the pole Friday, a week after Keselowski barely beat out Logano for the top spot.


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The Penske organization now has two poles this year but still seeks its first win heading into Sunday's Kobalt 400.


Here's a look at the lineup for the third race of the Cup season:


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1. Joey Logano, Team Penske No. 22 Ford - Apparently wasn't satisfied with starting second to his teammate last week. Proved it by winning pole.


2. Brad Keselowski, Team Penske No. 2 Ford - One of only three drivers to have top-fives in each of the first two races. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon are the others. He's in good company.


3. Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 15 Toyota - Bowyer wasn't traditionally a strong qualifier at Vegas while at RCR. But he started fifth there in 2012 in his first MWR season and started second there last year when they lined up by 2013 points.


4. Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevrolet - His starting fourth certainly is a confidence boost after a finish of 24th last week at Phoenix. He's running his third different paint scheme of the season this week, and will debut a fourth next week as team rotates sponsors.


5. Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet - Didn't have a great test Thursday, but team showed its ability to turn things around quickly with strong qualifying run.


6. Ricky Stenhosue Jr., Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford - The only Roush Fenway car in the top-10, Stenhouse overcame hitting the wall in qualifying and the car sustaining some cosmetic damage.


7. Jamie McMurray, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 1 Chevrolet - A decent 12th in the standings after two races. Think it's a fluke? Hey, he's starting seventh Sunday.


8. Aric Almirola, Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 Ford - For a guy who has never started in the top-20 at Las Vegas, he has to be looking forward to Sunday.


9. Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 55 Toyota - Said that driving around slow to cool his engine during qualifying was the most dangerous thing he's ever done in racing. At least he won't have to worry about that Sunday.


10. Ryan Newman, Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevrolet - Two RCR cars in the top-10 has to have the organization feeling good about its qualifying setups for intermediate tracks.


11. Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing No. 99 Ford - Tops in practice Friday, Edwards probably was hoping for a little bit more in qualifying. Still, if he has a good car Sunday, he can win from here.


12. Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Chevrolet - Had a scare in practice with an oil line issue but didn't have to change engine so will get to keep this starting spot.


13. Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet - Finished second at Vegas last year, leading 114 laps. Does anyone remember that? Got to bet he sure does.


14. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet - A first and a second to start the season, Earnhardt can't argue with anything about 2014, so far. OK, so he might be a little disappointed over starting 14th. He'll get over it and be ready for Sunday.


15. Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet - Has started off the season strong. Needs to be just a little bit stronger, though, to win.


16. Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet - Coming off win at Phoenix, his team has clearly been the class of the SHR stable this year.


17. Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevrolet - A bunch of Target executives in Vegas this weekend. He'd like to give them something to brag about.


18. AJ Allmendinger, JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47 Toyota - Since Kurt Busch is doing the Indy-Charlotte double, got to believe Allmendinger (seventh in 2013 Indy 500) has to be itching to do it, too.


19. Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip Racing No. 66 Toyota - First race for Burton, who is driving part-time for MWR this year and then will head to the NBC booth in 2015.


20. Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota - Back in his hometown, but in reality, Busch is a racer and his home is truly the racetrack where he's racing on any given day.


21. Paul Menard, Richard Childress Racing No. 27 Chevrolet - Has Matt Crafton on standby as Menard's wife, Jennifer, could give birth to the couple's first child this weekend.


22. Danica Patrick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 10 Chevrolet - Horrendous start in 2014, she needs a good run Sunday or she could be in jeopardy of missing races. A first good step Friday with this decent qualifying result.


23. Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 Chevrolet - Announced this week that he will be doing the Indy-Charlotte double. So that's a bit of good news to soften the blow of starting 23rd.


24. Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Chevrolet - He might be healing from the broken leg last year, but the woes on the Cup side have continued.


25. Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing No. 16 Ford - Not happy he missed the top-24 cutoff after the opening round of qualifying. Hasn't been too happy about much this weekend.


26. David Ragan, Front Row Motorsports No. 34 Ford - Best Front Row Motorsports car by several spots and not a bad overall starting spot for him.


27. Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota - He has a lot of work to do. Maybe some slight solace in the fact that teammate Matt Kenseth is starting a row behind him.


28. Cole Whitt, Swan Racing No. 26 Toyota - Started the year with no 2013 owner points and qualified for all three races. #Winning


29. Matt Kenseth, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota - Won this race a year ago, and we know how last season evolved. Wouldn't mind a win and a similar type of season. But 29th in qualifying doesn't exactly breed confidence.


30. Casey Mears, Germain Racing No. 13 Chevrolet - Mears is 11th in the Cup standings after two races. While he likely won't stay there, he could finish better than you think this year.


31. Josh Wise, Phil Parsons Racing No. 98 Chevrolet - After missing the race last week, Wise needed to get into this one. He did it with some room to spare in qualifying.


32. Parker Kligerman, Swan Racing No. 30 Toyota - Even at 32nd, he's third among the rookies in qualifying. This stuff isn't easy.


33. David Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports No. 38 Ford - Looking for first lead-lap finish of the season.


34. Trevor Bayne, Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford - Hopes that track time from Nationwide race Saturday will give him experience in how to pass cars at Vegas for Sunday.


35. Michael McDowell, Leavine Family Racing No. 95 Ford - Like his good friend Josh Wise, just making the field after missing last week has to be a big relief.


36. Alex Bowman, BK Racing No. 23 Toyota - A rookie who needs to finish, and finish well enough to give him some breathing room for qualifying next week.


37. Justin Allgaier, HScott Motorsports No. 51 Chevrolet - Raised the ire of Danica Patrick last week. He's been racing for a long time, don't get the sense he's all that concerned.


38. Michael Annett, Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 7 Chevrolet - First time at Vegas in 2 years. He missed Nationwide race last season with broken sternum.


39. Ryan Truex, BK Racing No. 83 Toyota - Got in on a provisional, and he needs to have a good run to make up for points lost missing Daytona.


40. Reed Sorenson, Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 36 Chevrolet - He's in and unsponsored. The only way to get a sponsor is to race, so at least this is an opportunity to show what he can do.


41. Timmy Hill, Circle Sport Racing No. 33 Chevrolet - First race for Hill in this car when RCR isn't handling it for Brian Scott.


42. Travis Kvapil, Go FAS Racing No. 32 Ford - Finished 38th in first race for the team last week.


43. Marcos Ambrose, Richard Petty Motorsports No. 9 Ford - Hole in the radiator kept him from posting a fast qualifying speed. Means he's starting last in the field.


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