Chase Elliott won his second straight pole for the Daytona 500 when he bumped HMS teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. into the second spot on the final qualifying lap Sunday.
Joey Logano, the driver who has spent seven years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to his first career Daytona 500 victory Sunday as he continued to reward Roger Penske for catapulting him into one of NASCAR's top stars.
Kevin Harvick, who criticized Daytona International Speedway last year for still having exposed concrete walls, characterized himself as "a dot" that did not get a reaction following his 2014 accident and said Sunday that tracks need to be more proactive.
Kurt Busch, whom a Kent County (Del.) Family Court commissioner determined had committed an act of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, remains indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after losing his initial appeal to the sanctioning body Saturday.
Jeff Gordon will start from the pole in the final Daytona 500 of his career.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Hamlin had their Daytona 500 qualifying times from Sunday disallowed as their cars failed post-qualifying technical inspection at Daytona International Speedway.
