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Austin dillon wins Daytona 500 pole in No. 3 (NASCAR.com)
With*Austin Dillon behind the wheel, the No. 3 Chevrolet made a triumphant return to*NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing during Sunday's time trials for the 56th Daytona 500. Shrugging off the pressure of driving a car he knew could be a Coors Light Pole winner, Dillon toured 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in 45.914 seconds (196.019 mph), locking the No. 3 into the top starting spot in the number's first appearance in the Cup series since Dale Earnhardt died after a last-lap crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. Dillon, 23, edged second-place qualifier Martin Truex Jr. (195.852 mph) for the top starting spot, but both drivers are locked into the front row for the Great American Race and will lead their respective fields to green in Thursday night's Budweiser Duel at Daytona 150-lap qualifying races. "We got him a 1-2 start at Daytona, so this is pretty awesome," Dillon said after clinching the pole. More...
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