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NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 17th, 2019

Race #1 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Driver	Car #	Make	RNK 1	SPD 1	RNK 2	SPD 2	RNK 3	SPD 3	RNK 4	SPD 4	RNK 5	SPD 5	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	39	186.000	999.999	999.999	28	191.922	20	197.057	20	186.266	27	187.402	31	+4
Kurt Busch	1	Chevrolet	34	188.127	22	189.040	33	190.650	999.999	999.999	11	189.741	12	190.589	17	+5
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	31	188.778	23	188.976	26	192.885	6	200.571	999.999	999.999	8	190.739	15	+7
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	16	190.828	999.999	999.999	7	200.044	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	10	190.492	18	+8
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	14	191.371	19	189.338	35	190.186	9	200.428	13	189.107	14	190.799	12	-2
Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	5	194.032	2	195.008	12	198.930	29	195.725	2	191.432	22	188.715	28	+6
Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	13	191.636	12	190.828	21	197.976	5	200.588	999.999	999.999	6	192.291	999.999	+0
Ross Chastain	15	Chevrolet	38	186.274	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	36	187.899	17	-19
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	17	Ford	33	188.324	4	194.574	36	190.062	3	200.664	999.999	999.999	5	190.771	26	+21
Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	2	195.852	13	190.605	1	200.285	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	31	191.164	18	-14
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	1	195.920	7	191.824	2	200.200	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	11	192.353	16	+5
Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	23	189.966	17	189.605	32	191.436	11	200.428	10	190.006	35	192.263	12	-23
Erik Jones	20	Toyota	3	195.793	16	189.661	4	200.156	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	28	191.127	19	-9
Paul Menard	21	Ford	22	190.026	5	193.586	34	190.432	1	200.758	999.999	999.999	7	191.107	999.999	+0
Joey Logano	22	Ford	21	190.327	15	189.825	27	192.653	8	200.450	6	190.371	4	192.448	6	+2
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	12	192.008	9	191.804	18	198.251	28	195.746	3	191.339	1	194.305	15	+14
Casey Mears	27	Chevrolet	19	190.392	28	188.229	22	197.429	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	40	189.849	999.999	+0
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	30	188.794	26	188.300	20	198.190	16	198.636	999.999	999.999	20	191.416	22	+2
Tyler Reddick	31	Chevrolet	4	194.095	29	188.210	19	198.220	19	197.438	17	188.415	39	190.836	16	-24
Corey Lajoie	32	Ford	36	186.838	999.999	999.999	38	188.214	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	32	185.847	26	-7
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	10	192.769	6	193.370	14	198.636	14	199.751	1	191.440	34	189.978	10	-24
Matt Tifft	36	Ford	37	186.293	35	185.246	30	191.518	18	198.020	15	188.818	33	188.667	999.999	+0
Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	15	191.018	21	189.219	24	194.793	999.999	999.999	14	189.008	15	190.432	10	-5
David Ragan	38	Ford	29	188.953	3	194.940	9	199.296	13	199.845	999.999	999.999	24	190.420	30	+6
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	25	189.450	20	189.318	999.999	999.999	12	200.387	999.999	999.999	3	190.957	12	+9
Jamie McMurray	40	Chevrolet	27	189.000	31	188.127	29	191.681	2	200.696	9	190.118	16	189.482	999.999	+0
Daniel Suarez	41	Ford	32	188.367	14	189.845	31	191.493	7	200.535	8	190.130	23	190.698	15	-8
Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	20	190.355	25	188.403	37	189.530	17	198.566	16	188.632	26	189.215	5	-21
Bubba Wallace	43	Chevrolet	35	187.340	1	195.020	8	199.627	21	196.906	12	189.183	13	189.191	16	+3
Ryan Preece	47	Chevrolet	28	188.996	18	189.510	3	200.169	24	196.678	18	187.594	21	189.709	12	-9
Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	17	190.739	11	191.559	13	198.921	23	196.734	7	190.359	17	193.807	23	+6
BJ McLeod	51	Ford	41	181.532	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	31	185.716	999.999	999.999	38	182.682	31	-7
Cody Ware	52	Chevrolet	40	183.035	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	37	183.737	30	-7
Ryan Newman	6	Ford	26	189.326	27	188.288	5	200.093	4	200.638	999.999	999.999	19	190.018	999.999	+0
Brendan Gaughan	62	Chevrolet	6	194.024	34	186.761	16	198.509	27	195.955	999.999	999.999	30	189.394	999.999	+0
Joey Gase	66	Toyota	42	179.490	36	178.123	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	39	+0
Ryan Truex	71	Chevrolet	24	189.713	30	188.174	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	+0
Daniel Hemric	8	Chevrolet	7	193.928	24	188.419	17	198.273	25	196.584	5	190.921	29	192.460	28	-1
Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	9	193.079	8	191.824	25	193.063	26	196.472	4	191.278	2	194.154	10	+8
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	18	190.508	10	191.771	11	199.208	22	196.893	999.999	999.999	18	193.782	9	-9
Matt DiBenedetto	95	Toyota	8	193.573	32	187.907	6	200.080	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	9	189.414	999.999	+0
Parker Kligerman	96	Toyota	11	192.189	33	186.862	23	196.421	30	191.148	19	187.500	25	188.206	999.999	+0

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Race Trends

Aggregated race statistics grouped into 2-, 5- and 10-year groupings to identify trends in races at specific tracks.

2 Years (7 races)

Cautions: 3.8 DN
Caution Laps: 17.7 DN
Lead Changes: 24.1 UP
Passes: 7,048.0 UP
Race Speed: 159.768 mph UP

5 Years (20 races)

Cautions: 4.5 DN
Caution Laps: 20.0 DN
Lead Changes: 22.1 DN
Passes: 4,909.0 DN
Race Speed: 156.493 mph UP

10 Years (30 races)

Cautions: 5.6
Caution Laps: 25.3
Lead Changes: 23.8
Passes: 6,125.0
Race Speed: 152.4 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Daytona International Speedway
61st Annual Daytona 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
Age: 21
Team : No. 24 - Axalta Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
William Byron 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 first pole in 37 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2019 and his third in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 22nd top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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.
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).
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