Daytona 500 2015 Qualifying Format: Group Rules, Schedule and More

Just one week away from the most popular race in NASCAR, the excitement is already teeming in Florida. The Daytona 500 will soon kick off the season, but Speedweeks is an event similar to the week leading up to the Super Bowl—just for people who like cars going really fast. Unlike other races throughout the season, the qualifying for the Daytona 500 simply sets the first row and who will make the race. Later in the week, the Budweiser Duels will determine where each driver outside of the top two will start. Last season, Austin Dillon clinched the pole position, which marked the second straight year a rookie took the top spot. A pole win by Jeff Gordon, who has won at least one pole in each of the last 22 seasons, would mark the s...

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