Kyle Busch Grabs Daytona 500 Pole, Chasing a Win that Has Eluded Him for 20 Starts
- With a 183.925 mph lap, Kyle Busch won the Daytona 500 pole on Wednesday and will start first on Sunday, Feb. 15, at Daytona International Speedway.
- Busch entered the weekend 0-for-20 in the Daytona 500 and hadn't started in the top five since 2016; he has three wins with Richard Childress Racing and said `Feels really good for RCR as a group`.
- Under NASCAR's multi-round format, the timed qualifying set the front row and Feb. 12 Duel starting order with 10 fastest advancing, and Wednesday locked in open non-chartered Corey Heim and Justin Allgaier.
- Chase Briscoe, last year's pole-sitter, qualified second and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson holds a provisional that creates a 41st 'world-class driver' slot.
- On Thursday, the Daytona Duel races—two 150-mile qualifiers—will set the remaining starting grid and decide two open spots before the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 15, with Fox and Fubo coverage.
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Kyle Busch nets pole position for Daytona 500/Hear the "Duel" qualifying races tonight on WBUT - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Kyle Busch won the pole for Nascar’s season-opening Daytona 500 last night for a race he has never won in 20 years of trying. The two-time former Cup Series champion finished runner-up to then-teammate Denny Hamlin when Busch drove for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019, but carries an 0-for-20 streak into this weekend’s race. Busch now drives for Richard Childress Racing. He also carries a 93-race winless streak into the Daytona 500. Last year’s pole sit…
Kyle Busch wins pole for Daytona 500 in 21st attempt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch delivered the best Daytona 500 qualifying effort of his championship NASCAR career Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway, claiming his first ever pole position for the Great American Race (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX,…
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