Alex Bowman wins Daytona 500 pole; Kyle Larson also on front row
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hendrick Motorsports retains its grip on Daytona 500 qualifying, and that’s virtually as predictable as the sunrise.
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NASCAR Power Rankings: 10 historic moments from the Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 has been NASCAR’s marquee race since its beginning in 1959.
Daytona 500 entry list has 42 cars
Forty-two cars are entered for Sunday’s Daytona 500, according to the preliminary entry list released by NASCAR on Monday.
IndyCar Nashville: McLaughlin leads Penske sweep of second practice
McLaughlin had set the early running in the final practice session before qualifying with a 1m16.296s, and eventually topped the times with a 1m15.460s lap to pip team-mate Josef Newgarden by 0.294s as Will Power claimed third.
IndyCar Toronto: Dixon scores 52nd win, matches Mario Andretti
The latest success means Dixon now matches Mario Andretti in second on the all-time IndyCar winners list.
IndyCar Road America: O’Ward leads Power in second practice
In cool conditions, and with no alternate-compound tyres available in FP2, after they were used in yesterday’s first practice session, Conor Daly held top spot for Ed Carpenter Racing after 15 minutes, with a 1m46.5240s. But then defending race-winner Alex Palou delivered a third lap in his Chip Ganassi Racing was over a second quicker.
IndyCar Detroit: Newgarden on pole for final Belle Isle race
Team Penske's Newgarden delivered a 1m15.215s lap, an average of 112.477s, to go fastest by 0.133s and claim his 16th pole.
The hard luck stories afflicting expected 2022 Indy 500 contenders
Chip Ganassi and Ed Carpenter Racing drivers locked out the Fast Six pole shootout, but while Ganassi ended up first and third with Ericsson and Tony Kanaan, ECR's best representative at the flag was Conor Daly in sixth.