Practice #2 : Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL
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- Daytona International Speedway
- DAYTONA 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 40
- Team : No 8 - zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress Racing
- Crew Chief: James Pohlman
- Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 49006 seconds, 183651 mph
- This is his 35th pole in 751 NASCAR Cup Series races - 35 poles are 2nd most among active drivers
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2026 First Daytona 500 pole in his 21st race
- This is his second pole in 42 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Chase Briscoe (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his sixth in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Ryan Preece (third) posted his third top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway
- Connor Zilisch (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: N/A
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
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- Green Flag Passes: N/A
