Patrick and Gordon make it an all Chevrolet front row for Daytona 500
Chevrolet drivers claim 5 of the 6 fastest times in pole qualifying for the Daytona 500. Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon lock in the front row positions. Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne 4th, 5th and 6th fastest.
DAYTONA BEACH, - Danica Patrick made history today behind the wheel of the No. 10 GODADDY Chevrolet SS by winning the pole for the 55th running of the Daytona 500. Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion Jeff Gordon powered the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet SS to second in the final order giving the all-new Chevrolet SS the front row for the Great American Race set for Sunday, February 24, 2013. "We are so proud of Danica Patrick, Tony Gibson and the entire Stewart-Haas team on putting the No. 10 Chevrolet SS on the pole for the 2013 Daytona 500," said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "Danica was focused and drove a great line to secure the pole. She gave tremendous credit to her entire #10 team for this accomplishment. She is a determined racer, a team player and we're proud to have her on Team Chevy.
"In addition, we are honored to that the new Chevrolet SS production car will pace the Daytona 500, and that it will lead an all Chevrolet front row to the green flag."
Patrick's accomplishment marks the first time in the 64 year-history of the NSCS that a woman will lead the field to the start of the Great American Race. Patrick, who led the first two practice sessions leading up to today's all-important qualifying, was eighth in the order of the 45 cars making qualifying attempts today. Her lap of 45.817 seconds - 196.434 m.p.h. proved to have staying power as one-by-one the remainder of the cars made their runs.
Team Chevy drivers captured five of the top-six qualifying positions giving Ryan Newman, No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS (fourth), Tony Stewart, No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS (fifth) and Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS (sixth) excellent starting positions for Thursday's Budweiser Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races.
Other Chevrolet SS drivers in the top-20 qualifiers were: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS - 11th; Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS - 13th; Paul Menard, No. 27 Menards/Peak Chevrolet SS - 14th; Austin Dillon, No. 33 Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet SS - 16th and Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS - 20th.
The first of the two ‘Budweiser Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races’, which will determine order for the Daytona 500, is scheduled to start on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
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