Yesterday was a banner day for Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman.
After announcing a contract extension yesterday, Bowman sped to his third Daytona 500 pole position, dominating both rounds of times trials at Daytona International Speedway.
Bowman’s teammate, Kyle Larson, also locked his No. 5 Hendrick Chevrolet into a front-row start for the “Great American Race” and another Hendrick driver, William Byron, was third fastest in the final round.
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson celebrated his return to NASCAR by locking into the Daytona 500 and Travis Pastrana also locked into the field for Sunday’s race as the pair were the top two finishers of all Open Cars.
Bowman and Larson will start first tonight in their respective Bluegreen Vacations Duels that will set the rest of the starting order for Sunday’s main event.