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Joey Logano and Michael McDowell earned Ford a front-row lockout for the Daytona 500 by claiming the top two spots in qualifying Wednesday night. Logano, a former Daytona 500 winner, earned the pol…
Joey Logano and Michael McDowell secured a front-row lockout for Ford in the Daytona 500 by claiming the top two spots in Wednesday night’s qualifying session. Logano, a former Daytona 500 champion, took the pole position with a lap of 181.947 mph. This will be Logano’s first time leading the field to the green flag at Daytona. McDowell, winner of the 2022 Daytona 500, qualified second at 181.686 mph. Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Austin Dillon, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top eight in qualifying. Hendrick Motorsports’ qualifying dominance ended as Logano and McDowell secured their starting positions. Anthony Alfredo and David Ragan have also qualified for the race but are yet to determine their starting positions, with Alfredo being the fastest non-chartered driver to lock into the Daytona 500 on speed.
