Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR's Daytona 500 after qualifying with a lap at 183.925 mph in a Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. The two-time NASCAR champion enters the race with a 93-race losing streak in the Daytona 500, aiming to break his career-long drought. Busch, who signed with RCR in 2023 after leaving Gibbs, has won three races this season but faces skepticism about his ability to secure a victory at the season-opening event.

His brother Kurt Busch was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame last month, adding to the family's racing legacy. RCR last secured a Daytona pole in 2014, when grandson Austin Dillon won the race. Chase Briscoe, last year's pole-sitter, qualified second for Joe Gibbs Racing. The starting grid will be finalized Thursday via qualifying races, with only two open spots remaining for unchartered drivers.