What was the qualifying speed for Daytona 500?

What was the qualifying speed for Daytona 500?

Top-10 Daytona 500 qualifying times

Order Driver Speed
1 Kyle Larson 181.159 (mph)
2 Alex Bowman 181.046
3 William Byron Jr. 180.85
4 Aric Almirola 180.527

What was the fastest qualifying lap at Daytona?

42.782-second
Bill Elliott set the pole position qualifying record on February 9, 1987 when he navigated around the circuit with a 42.782-second lap, which is an average speed of 210.364 miles per hour (338.548 km/h).

What was the finishing order of the 2001 Daytona 500?

2001 Daytona 500

Pos St Driver
1 19 Michael Waltrip
2 6 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
3 12 Rusty Wallace
4 30 Ricky Rudd

Who won the qualifying races at Daytona?

Keselowski and Chris Buescher won the 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night to put them side-by-side starting from the second row in NASCAR’s sold-out, season-opening spectacular.

Who won qualifying at Daytona?

Who was in the race when Dale Earnhardt died?

Those involved in the crash were Jason Leffler, Steve Park (another of Earnhardt’s drivers), both Rusty (who would rally back to finish third) and Kenny Wallace, Jeff Gordon (the eventual Winston Cup champion for 2001) and Robby Gordon, both Bobby (the defending Winston Cup Champion) and Terry Labonte, Mark Martin.

Who got the pole at Daytona 500?

Kyle Larson
CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Larson won the pole for the 64th running of the DAYTONA 500.

Where did Kyle Larson qualifying?

LAS VEGAS – The defending race winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will start from the front row on Sunday. Kyle Larson was second in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the 1.5-mile track on Saturday. He was joined in the finals of the two-round session by teammate Chase Elliott, who will start the race fifth.

How many drivers were in the Daytona 500 2015?

With the Daytona 500 being the first race of the 2015 season, 13 drivers were entered for the race driving for a different team than they had raced for in the 2014 season. Trevor Bayne made his debut with Roush Fenway Racing after spending the last five seasons driving part-time for Wood Brothers Racing.

What time is the pole qualifying for the Daytona 500?

The pole qualifying took place at 1:35 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, February 15, a week prior to the Daytona 500 race itself. After the 2014 Daytona 500, NASCAR eliminated the traditional single car qualifying format for the pole qualifying and introduced a knockout qualifying format commonly used in many series at Phoenix the following week.

Who won the pole for the Daytona 500?

Jeff Gordon won the pole for his 23rd and final career start in the Daytona 500. Hendrick Motorsports swept the Budweiser Duel races with Earnhardt, Jr. winning the first Duel race and fourth career qualifying race and Johnson winning the second Duel race and second career qualifying race.

Who led the way in the final Daytona 500 practice?

Retrieved February 20, 2015. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 21, 2015). “Hamlin, Kahne lead the way in final Daytona 500 practice”. nascartalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2015. ^ “Final Practice Results”.