Starting From The Top - Knaus Draws Pole For Sprint Unlimited
The luck of the draw: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowes Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, holds his front row trophy after his crew chief Chad Knaus drew the top spot securing Jimmie the pole position for Saturday Night's Sprint Unlimited. Credit: HendrickMotorsports.com
You couldn't get any luckier than Chad Knaus.
After all, when all the crew chiefs stepped up to draw starting positions for their drivers, Knaus drew the position # 1 - the pole. Johnsonon has visited victory lane 3 times in his career at the two and a half mile track.
Racing is finally back at Daytona International Speedway, something that race fans have been itching for all winter. And it couldn't come with a better gift for Johnson fans.
Brad Keselowski will also start on the front row in second, followed by the 47 of A.J. Allmendinger in third. Kyle Larson will start fourth in his Chip Gnassi Racing # 42 Chevy, and Ryan Newman, Daytona's 2008 winner, will round out the top five.
Reigning Sprint Cup Champion Kyle Busch will start in the ninth position.
The green flag is set to drop at 8:15pm on Saturday night, and the race can be seen on Fox and heard on Sirius XM Nascar Radio CH 90 and the Motor Racing Network.
Below is the complete list of starting positions courtesy of NASCAR.com
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Brad Keselowski
3. AJ Allmendinger
4. Kyle Larson
5. Ryan Newman
6. Casey Mears
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Kyle Busch
10. Austin Dillon
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
12. Danica Patrick
13. Matt Kenseth
14. Paul Menard
15. Denny Hamlin
16. Greg Biffle
17. Aric Almirola
18. Brian Vickers
19. Carl Edwards
20. Kasey Kahne
21. Kurt Busch
22. Kevin Harvick
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Joey Logano
