USA TODAY International Edition
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I’M HAPPY TO SHARE THE FRONT ROW WITH HIM. BUT I’M HAPPIER TO BEAT HIM. REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS, THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE TRYING TO DO.”
Chase Elliott, after edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to earn his second consecutive Daytona 500 pole. Elliott recorded a 192.872- mph lap; Earnhardt had a speed of 192.864.