The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 183.165 mph in 49.136 seconds, which was enough to edge teammate Todd Gilliland by three-tenths of a second for his fourth Cup pole of the 2024 season and set the best qualifying lap in a Next Gen car at Daytona.
The 20-year-old Smith from Johnston, Iowa, will commence this upcoming weekend by competing in Friday's Xfinity Series event at Daytona for JR Motorsports before concluding on Sunday for the Truck Series' Playoff opener with Spire Motorsports at the Milwaukee Mile.
The 29-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led nine of 120-scheduled laps and rallied from three different circumstances to three-peat the Xfinity Series' season-opening event at Daytona.
The 26-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final four of 200 laps and prevailed during a four-lap shootout to become the 43rd competitor to win the Great American Race.
The 2024 Daytona 500 will take part in a historic doubleheader feature with the Xfinity Series' opener at Daytona on Monday, February 19, due to inclement weather impacting Sunday's original start time.
The 22-year-old Sanchez from Miami, Florida, led a race-high 26 of 101 over-scheduled laps and dodged a final-lap multi-truck wreck amid an overtime shootout to become the seventh different competitor to achieve a first Truck Series career win at Daytona.
The 29-year-old Bell from Norman, Oklahoma, led the final lap of 60 after overtaking teammate Hamlin for his first Duel career victory while the 25-year-old Grala from Boston achieved his third Great American Race career start.
