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2026 Daytona 500 pole position: Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe capture top two spots

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The Daytona 500 is almost here. On Thursday night, the drivers competed in the Duels to determine the starting order for the Great American race. The single-car qualifying took place on Wednesday night. In single-car qualifying, each driver ran a timed lap around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. The top 10 drivers advanced to Round 2 to … Read more

Daytona 500 Duel lineups set for Thursday night after pole qualifying

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Feb. 11, 2026, 10:32 p.m. ET Pole qualifying is over and we know Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe will start on the front row for Sunday’s Daytona 500. We also now know the starting lineup for Thursday night’s Daytona Duel, the pair of 150-mile qualifying races to set the entire 41-car lineup for the 500. … Read more