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Hendrick Motorsports Qualified from 1st to 4th places for the 61st Annual Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 10: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, Team Owner Rick Hendrick, William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, pose for a photo after Byron won the pole award during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 10, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet won the Pole Award for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 46.319 seconds, 194.305 mph. The 42nd different driver to win the pole for the Daytona 500. This is his 1st pole in 37 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st pole in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway with new Crew Chief Chad Knaus. Hendrick Motorsports has won 13 Daytona 500 poles, the series most: Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990), Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008), Mark Martin (2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011), Chase Elliott (2016, 2017), Alex Bowman (2018), William Byron (2019). Hendrick Motorsports has won a record five Daytona 500 poles in a row ? (2015-2019). 2nd Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet with a time of 46.355 & speed of 194.154 posted his 1st Top 10 start of 2019 and his 3rd in 6 races at Daytona International Speedway. 3rd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet with a time of 46.438 & speed of 193.807 posted his 22nd top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 10: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, poses for a photo after winning the pole award with second place Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 10, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet with a time of 46.444 & speed of 193.782. 5th Place Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 46.763 & speed of 192.460 was the fastest qualifying rookie. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford with a time of 46.766 & speed of 192.448. 7th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota with a time of 46.789 & speed of 192.353. 8th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford with a time of 46.804 & speed of 192.291. 9th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford with a time of 46.811 & speed of 192.263. 10th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet with a time of 47.018 & speed of 191.416. 11th Place Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford with a time of 47.094 & speed of 191.107. 12th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota with a time of 47.246 & speed of 190.492.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 10: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, poses for a photo after winning the pole award with second place Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 10, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Qualifying Fast Facts
Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet & Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet will start on the front row of the 61st Annual Daytona 500 unless unauthorized changes or use of back-up car. Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker lead the series in Daytona 500 poles with four each. A total of 10 drivers have posted multiple poles for the Daytona 500; Jimmie Johnson (two) and Chase Elliott (two) are the only active drivers with more than one Daytona 500 pole. Seven different manufacturers have won the pole for the Daytona 500, led by Chevrolet with 27; followed by Ford (12), Pontiac (eight), Mercury (five), Dodge (four), Oldsmobile (three), Plymouth (two). The 2019 Daytona 500 pole was the 700th pole for Chevrolet in the Monster Energy Series all-time

Time Trial Results
Daytona International Speedway
61st Annual Daytona 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 2/10/2019 @ 03:10 PM Eastern
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 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 46.319 194.305
  2. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 46.355 194.154
  3. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 46.438 193.807
  4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 46.444 193.782
  5. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 46.763 192.460
  6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 46.766 192.448
  7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 46.789 192.353
  8. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 46.804 192.291
  9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 46.811 192.263
  10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 47.018 191.416
  11. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 47.094 191.107
  12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 47.246 190.492

*Required to qualify on time, OP – Top 30 in Owner Points, PC – Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series

Qualifying Round: 1

Position Car Driver Team Time Speed

  1. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 46.408 193.932
  2. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 46.432 193.832
  3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 46.469 193.678
  4. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 46.649 192.930
  5. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 46.782 192.382
  6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 46.797 192.320
  7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 46.803 192.295
  8. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 46.857 192.074
  9. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 46.861 192.057
  10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 46.938 191.742
  11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 47.009 191.453
  12. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 47.072 191.196
  13. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 47.080 191.164
  14. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 47.089 191.127
  15. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Car2Can Ford 47.131 190.957
  16. Car 31 * Tyler Reddick(i) Symbicort Chevrolet 47.161 190.836
  17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 47.170 190.799
  18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 47.177 190.771
  19. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 47.185 190.739
  20. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 47.195 190.698
  21. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 47.222 190.589
  22. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet 47.261 190.432
  23. Car 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 47.264 190.420
  24. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford 47.364 190.018
  25. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 47.374 189.978
  26. Car 27 * Casey Mears Chevrolet 47.406 189.849
  27. Car 71 * Ryan Truex(i) Accell Construction Inc. Chevrolet 47.434 189.737
  28. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger.com Chevrolet 47.441 189.709
  29. Car 40 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 47.498 189.482
  30. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 47.515 189.414
  31. Car 62 * Brendan Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Chevrolet 47.520 189.394
  32. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 47.565 189.215
  33. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Aftershokz Chevrolet 47.571 189.191
  34. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 47.691 188.715
  35. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Speedco Ford 47.703 188.667
  36. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota 47.820 188.206
  37. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 47.898 187.899
  38. Car 00 Landon Cassill PERMATEX Chevrolet 48.025 187.402
  39. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Old Spice Ford 48.427 185.847
  40. Car 52 Cody Ware # Winn Dixie Chevrolet 48.983 183.737
  41. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 49.266 182.682
  42. Car 66 * Joey Gase(i) Medic Air Systems Inc./Fan Memories Toyota 49.743 180.930
    *Required to qualify on time, OP – Top 30 in Owner Points, PC – Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series

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