Chase Elliott the new driver of Car 24 won pole for the NASCAR 58th Annual Daytona 500

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Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 58th Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 45.845 seconds & a speed of 196.314 mph. This is his 1st pole in 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races & his 1st pole & 1st Top 10 start in 2016. This is his 1st pole at Daytona International Speedway & this is Hendrick Motorsports 10th Daytona 500 pole – the series most. This is the 3rd Daytona 500 pole for the No. 24 car – Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Chase Elliott (2016). The Elliotts become the fourth father-son duo to win the Daytona 500 pole joining Richard and Kyle Petty, Bobby and Davey Allison and Dale Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chase Elliott becomes the youngest Daytona 500 pole winner at the age of 20 years, 2 months and 17 days – previous record holder was Austin Dillon (2014 pole winner) – 23 years, 9 months, 27 days.

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2nd Place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota with a lap of 45.910 & a speed of 196.036. Matt Kenseth posted his 1st Top 10 start of 2016 & his 12th in 33 races at Daytona International Speedway. 3rd Place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet with a lap of 45.993 & a speed of 195.682.

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Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet & Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota will start on the front row of the Daytona 500. The rest of the cars will have to race for position in the Can-Am Duels for grid position, some teams will have to race in to make the race. The results of the front row & results of the Can-Am Duels will make the grid for the Daytona 500, unless they make un-approved adjustments, use a back-up car or engine change.

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Time Trial Results Daytona International Speedway 58th Annual Daytona 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sun, February 14, 2016 @ 04:33 PM US

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 02/15/87 42.783 210.364

Qualifying Round: 2
Position Car # Driver Team Time Speed
1. Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 45.845 196.314
2. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 45.910 196.036
3. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 45.993 195.682
4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75 Toyota 46.105 195.207
5. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 46.126 195.118
6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 46.192 194.839
7. Car 21 Ryan Blaney Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 46.214 194.746
8. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 46.231 194.675
9. Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Toyota 46.234 194.662
10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 46.267 194.523
11. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy 46.270 194.510
12. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 46.282 194.460

Qualifying Round: 1
Position Car # Driver Team Time Speed MPH
1. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 45.968 195.788
2. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 45.994 195.678
3. Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 46.031 195.520
4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75 Toyota 46.127 195.113
5. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 46.191 194.843
6. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 46.201 194.801
7. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 46.215 194.742
8. Car 21 Ryan Blaney Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 46.257 194.565
9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 46.266 194.527
10. Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Toyota 46.269 194.515
11. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy 46.330 194.259
12. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 46.331 194.254
13. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 46.332 194.250
14. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 46.367 194.104
15. Car 31 Ryan Newman CAT Chevrolet 46.368 194.099
16. Car 27 Paul Menard Peak Antifreeze/Menards Chevrolet 46.407 193.936
17. Car 95 Ty Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet 46.407 193.936
18. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 46.421 193.878
19. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 46.451 193.753
20. Car 16 Greg Biffle KFC Nashville Hot Ford 46.472 193.665
21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet 46.536 193.399
22. Car 44 Brian Scott Albertsons Co./Shore Lodge Ford 46.552 193.332
23. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 46.647 192.938
24. Car 93 Matt DiBenedetto Dustless Blasting Toyota 46.708 192.686
25. Car 59 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Chevrolet 46.728 192.604
26. Car 7 Regan Smith Nikko RC/Golden Corral Chevrolet 46.743 192.542
27. Car 83 Michael Waltrip Maxwell House Toyota 46.776 192.406
28. Car 34 Chris Buescher Love’s Travel Stops Ford 46.786 192.365
29. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet 46.804 192.291
30. Car 32 Bobby Labonte C&J Energy Services Ford 46.922 191.808
31. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/Scott Products Chevrolet 46.977 191.583
32. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 47.013 191.436
33. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 47.046 191.302
34. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Chevrolet 47.059 191.249
35. Car 38 Landon Cassill Florida Lottery Ford 47.073 191.192
36. Car 26 Robert Richardson Jr. Stalk It Toyota 47.245 190.496
37. Car 98 Cole Whitt Toyota 47.275 190.375
38. Car 35 David Gilliland Ford 47.531 189.350
39. Car 23 David Ragan Dr Pepper Toyota 47.602 189.068
40. Car 30 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 48.056 187.282
41. Car 40 Reed Sorenson CRC Brakleen Chevrolet 49.679 181.163
42. Car 14 Brian Vickers Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
43. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
44. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota 0.000 0.000

Daytona International Speedway (Duels) Thursday Feb 18, 2016 – Daytona International Speedway

— 7 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #1, (60 laps, 150 miles)
— 9 p.m. (approx.): NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #2, (60 laps, 150 miles)

Next Race: Feb. 21, 2016 – Daytona International Speedway

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