"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR's season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in "The Great American Race" a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Busch is 0-for-20 in the Daytona 500 and hasn't started in the top five since 2016, when he still drove for Joe Gibbs Racing. He started fourth and finished third that year, then was a career-best second to then-teammate Denny Hamlin in 2019."
""Sounds really good right now -- being able to qualify on my first pole for the Daytona 500, that's pretty special," said Busch, who wore custom-designed Olympic-themed racing shoes at Daytona International Speedway. He earned the pole Wednesday night with a lap at 183.925 mph in a Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, the team that signed him before the 2023 season when his contract was up with Gibbs and his salary was too high for most teams."
Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Daytona 500 with a lap of 183.925 mph, putting him first on the Daytona International Speedway starting grid. Busch remains 0-for-20 in the Daytona 500 and brings a 93-race winless streak into the season opener. He has not started in the top five since 2016 and logged a career-best second-place finish in 2019. Busch drives the No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, which signed him before the 2023 season; he won three races in his first season with RCR. Chase Briscoe qualified second, 37 drivers were locked in before time trials, and starting positions will be finalized after two qualifying races.
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