Alex Bowman seeks to earn his record-extending sixth consecutive entrance row begin for the Daytona 500 in qualifying Wednesday evening at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
Bowman has received the Daytona 500 pole twice in that span. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson received the pole for final yr’s race. Hendrick Motorsports has had a automobile begin on the Daytona 500 entrance row in every of the final eight years.
Qualifying Wednesday will lock within the entrance row for Sunday’s Daytona 500, decide which two of the non-chartered vehicles are assured a spot within the Daytona 500 and set the lineup for Thursday’s qualifying races.
Amongst these not assured a spot within the Daytona 500 and needing to make it both by qualifying pace or end of their qualifying race are seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, motion sports activities star Travis Pastrana and reigning Craftsman Truck champion Zane Smith.
Daytona Worldwide Speedway (Cup, Xfinity and Truck)
Weekend climate
Wednesday: Clear skies with a excessive of 69 levels and a 5% likelihood of rain in the beginning of Cup qualifying.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
(All instances Jap)
Storage open
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1 – 10:30 p.m. — Cup Sequence
Observe exercise
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8:15 p.m. — Cup qualifying (FS1, Motor Racing Community, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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Wednesday NASCAR schedule at Daytona initially appeared on NBCSports.com