Chase Brisko gives Toyota his first pole on Daytona 500 – San Bernardino County Sun

By Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer

Daytona Beach, Florida – Chase Brisko led a banner evening for Toyota in the Daton 500 qualification, winning the pole for the “Great American Race of NASCAR”.

This is the first pole of Daytona 500 for BRISSKI, which moved to Joe Gibbs, competing this season when Stewart-Haas races closed at the end of 2024. His move to Toyota gave his first pole to the most pole NASCAR’s big competition for the season.

“A great way to start our season. An incredible way to start the year. An incredible way to get started with Toyota, “Britski said. “Being able to be the person to deliver their first everything when they have already achieved so much is quite cool. To think that I will start in the front row or at the pole of the “big American race” with the ultimate American brand of (sponsor) Bass Pro Shops is incredible. I cannot thank the coach Gibbs enough, the whole racing organization of Joe Gibbs. “

The 182.745 mile / h tour of the Ford Challengers. Former Daton 500 winner Austin Sindrik ranked second in Ford for Team Penske, which began at the pole last year with Joey Logano, who closed the year as a NASCAR CUP champion.

Ford drivers demanded four of the best five places in time, but only British and Sindrik when the front row appetizers were locked on Wednesday night.

“Very fast Fordi,” Syndrick said. “I can start in the first row with one of my good friends. Overall, check out a great box for the beginning of this week. I think every part of this weekend is important for creating with the opportunity to win this race on Sunday. “

The only other drivers locked during the trials of the time were Toyota drivers Jimmy Johnson and Martin Truex -Jr. who were not guaranteed but published speeds quickly enough to ask for two of the four “open” places in the race.

The rest of the starting order is placed on Thursday night in a pair of qualification competitions.

There are nine drivers listed for four open spots, and Truex and Johnson have said two of them in time trials. Johnson is a seven -time NASCAR champion, a two -time winner in Daytona 500 and a member of the Hall of Fame. Truex is the 2017 Cup Champion and not to compete in the full -time NASCAR in his first year.

“And Jimmy, and I were the beneficiaries of their (Toyota’s) hard work on their engines,” Truex said.

Both would have the right to ask for the temporary world-class driver, which guarantees the entry as a 41st car of a driver who does not compete on a full-time NASCAR and brings the sale and visibility of the largest competition of the season.

The temporary will go to the four -time Indianapolis winner 500 Helio Castroneves if he fails to compete on his way on Thursday night. If he takes the temporary, Trackhouse racing will not get any points or money for a purse, and the field will be 41 cars – the largest field, since 43 cars were the standard in 2015.

Johnson said his hereditary engine club was not aware of the temporary until it was announced earlier this year – although it was a new rule included in the charter agreement teams signed in September. The rule required the team to request the temporary 90 days before the event and the rule was not publicly announced only after the deadline for the Daytona 500.