Tony Stewart has a lot to race for at Sunday’s Daytona 500 qualifier, and not just because he squandered his chance to win Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout. The 2011 Sprint Cup Series champion has never won a Daytona 500, so finishing first in Sunday’s qualifier and snagging that elusive pole position could be the difference between a spot in the winner’s circle and a spot on the outskirts next weekend. Stewart is one of 35 drivers racing solely for positioning because he is guaranteed a spot for the Daytona 500. Some will argue that his struggles snagging the pole position are meaningless – after all, the late Dale Earnhardt earned the top starting spot at the Daytona 500 just once in his career – but it is...

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Tony Stewart has a lot to race for at Sunday’s Daytona 500 qualifier, and not just because he squandered his chance to win Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout. The 2011 Sprint Cup Series champion has never won a Daytona 500, so finishing first in Sunday’s qualifier and snagging that elusive pole position could be the difference between a spot in the winner’s circle and a spot on the outskirts next weekend. Stewart is one of 35 drivers racing solely for positioning because he is guaranteed a spot for the Daytona 500. Some will argue that his struggles snagging the pole position are meaningless – after all, the late Dale Earnhardt earned the top starting spot at the Daytona 500 just once in his career – but it is...

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