{"id":17511,"date":"2016-02-14T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T22:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=17511"},"modified":"2016-02-14T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T22:53:08","slug":"chase-elliott-wins-daytona-500-pole-nascar-qualifying-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2016\/02\/14\/chase-elliott-wins-daytona-500-pole-nascar-qualifying-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Elliott wins Daytona 500 pole, NASCAR qualifying starts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17513\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/chaseelliott.jpg\" alt=\"chaseelliott\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/chaseelliott.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/chaseelliott-594x396.jpg 594w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/chaseelliott-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ride of Chase Elliott in the No. 24 car starts with Speedweeks in Daytona. On Sunday the rookie\u00a0put himself on the pole for the season opening Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the season opening Daytona 500 took place on Sunday and Elliott will lead a field of 40 cars whose ultimate starting spot will be determined after the Duels later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Below you can read the qualifying results for the Daytona 500.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying Results<\/h2>\n<table class=\"tablesorter tabularData\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"first firstCol header headerSortDown\" scope=\"col\">POS.<\/th>\n<th class=\"header\" scope=\"col\">CAR #<\/th>\n<th class=\"header\" scope=\"col\">DRIVER<\/th>\n<th class=\"header\" scope=\"col\">BEST SPEED<\/th>\n<th class=\"header\" scope=\"col\">BEST TIME<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">1<\/th>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Chase Elliott<\/td>\n<td>196.314<\/td>\n<td>45.845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">2<\/th>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td>196.036<\/td>\n<td>45.910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">3<\/th>\n<td>88<\/td>\n<td>Dale Earnhardt Jr<\/td>\n<td>195.682<\/td>\n<td>45.993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">4<\/th>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td>195.207<\/td>\n<td>46.105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">5<\/th>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr<\/td>\n<td>195.118<\/td>\n<td>46.126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">6<\/th>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td>194.839<\/td>\n<td>46.192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">7<\/th>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Blaney<\/td>\n<td>194.746<\/td>\n<td>46.214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">8<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Austin Dillon<\/td>\n<td>194.675<\/td>\n<td>46.231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">9<\/th>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td>194.662<\/td>\n<td>46.234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">10<\/th>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td>194.523<\/td>\n<td>46.267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">11<\/th>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td>194.510<\/td>\n<td>46.270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">12<\/th>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td>194.460<\/td>\n<td>46.282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">13<\/th>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Casey Mears<\/td>\n<td>194.250<\/td>\n<td>46.332<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">14<\/th>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td>194.104<\/td>\n<td>46.367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">15<\/th>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td>194.099<\/td>\n<td>46.368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">16<\/th>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td>193.936<\/td>\n<td>46.407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">17<\/th>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>Ty Dillon<\/td>\n<td>193.936<\/td>\n<td>46.407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">18<\/th>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td>193.878<\/td>\n<td>46.421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">19<\/th>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td>193.753<\/td>\n<td>46.451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">20<\/th>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Greg Biffle<\/td>\n<td>193.665<\/td>\n<td>46.472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">21<\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Jamie McMurray<\/td>\n<td>193.399<\/td>\n<td>46.536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">22<\/th>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>Brian Scott<\/td>\n<td>193.332<\/td>\n<td>46.552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">23<\/th>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Larson<\/td>\n<td>192.938<\/td>\n<td>46.647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">24<\/th>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>Matt DiBenedetto<\/td>\n<td>192.686<\/td>\n<td>46.708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">25<\/th>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>Michael McDowell<\/td>\n<td>192.604<\/td>\n<td>46.728<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">26<\/th>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Regan Smith<\/td>\n<td>192.542<\/td>\n<td>46.743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">27<\/th>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>Michael Waltrip<\/td>\n<td>192.406<\/td>\n<td>46.776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">28<\/th>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Chris Buescher<\/td>\n<td>192.365<\/td>\n<td>46.786<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">29<\/th>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Danica Patrick<\/td>\n<td>192.291<\/td>\n<td>46.804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">30<\/th>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Bobby Labonte<\/td>\n<td>191.808<\/td>\n<td>46.922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">31<\/th>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td>191.583<\/td>\n<td>46.977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">32<\/th>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Trevor Bayne<\/td>\n<td>191.436<\/td>\n<td>47.013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">33<\/th>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>Michael Annett<\/td>\n<td>191.302<\/td>\n<td>47.046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">34<\/th>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td>191.249<\/td>\n<td>47.059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">35<\/th>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>Landon Cassill<\/td>\n<td>191.192<\/td>\n<td>47.073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">36<\/th>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Robert Richardson<\/td>\n<td>190.496<\/td>\n<td>47.245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">37<\/th>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>Cole Whitt<\/td>\n<td>190.375<\/td>\n<td>47.275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">38<\/th>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>David Gilliland<\/td>\n<td>189.350<\/td>\n<td>47.531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">39<\/th>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>David Ragan<\/td>\n<td>189.068<\/td>\n<td>47.602<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">40<\/th>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Josh Wise<\/td>\n<td>187.282<\/td>\n<td>48.056<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">41<\/th>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>Reed Sorenson<\/td>\n<td>181.163<\/td>\n<td>49.679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">42<\/th>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>Martin Truex Jr<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">43<\/th>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even firstSet\">\n<th scope=\"row\">44<\/th>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<td>0.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ride of Chase Elliott in the No. 24 car starts with Speedweeks in Daytona. On Sunday the rookie\u00a0put himself on the pole for the season opening Daytona 500. Qualifying for the season opening Daytona 500 took place on Sunday and Elliott will lead a field of 40 cars whose ultimate starting spot will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[788],"tags":[789,708],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-17511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-front","9":"tag-nascar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17511"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=17511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}