The big news in the world of sports this past weekend was Danica Patrick winning the pole position for the upcoming Daytona 500. The “Go Daddy” pitch-girl will start from the No. 1 spot in Sunday’s race. She is the first woman to win a pole position in a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race. Does starting from the pole position in the Daytona 500 translate to a successful race? If past history is any indication, not necessarily. The last driver to win the Daytona 500 from the pole position was Dale Jarrett in 2000. In the 54-year history of the race, only nine pole sitters have won.Looking at the results of the 12 pole-sitters in the past 12 races (since Jarrett won from the pole in 2000), only three of the 12 finished the race i...
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