Greg Biffle wins pole for Daytona

Greg Biffle will start first Saturday night at the site of his first Sprint Cup Series win.

Biffle ran the fastest lap in the first and second rounds of qualifying Friday at Daytona and will start with former teammate Carl Edwards on the front row. Kyle Busch, who crashed in practice earlier in the day and was forced to qualify and race a backup car, was third in that backup car and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will start fourth.

It’s the first pole for Biffle since he won it at Charlotte in 2012 and his 13th overall. He’s never won from the first starting position; his best finish after starting first is a third at Dover in 2008.

Biffle won the 2003 July race at Daytona for his first of 19 career Cup wins by leading the last 21 laps of the race. The final 81 laps went green and Biffle won as green flag pit stops jumbled up the field.

Here’s how the rest of the field will line up. Josh Wise was the only driver that did not qualify.

1. Greg Biffle

2. Carl Edwards

3. Kyle Busch

4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

5. Brad Keselowski

6. Austin Dillon

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Jimmie Johnson

9. Denny Hamlin

10. Kurt Busch

11. Joey Logano

12. Ryan Blaney

13. Trevor Bayne

14. Aric Almirola

15. Martin Truex Jr.

16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

17. Kyle Larson

18. Kasey Kahne

19. Tony Stewart

20. Casey Mears

21. Kevin Harvick

22. Danica Patrick

23. Ryan Newman

24. Chase Elliott

25. Chris Buescher

26. AJ Allmendinger

27. Paul Menard

28. David Gilliland

29. Jamie McMurray

30. Brian Scott

31. Clint Bowyer

32. Bobby Labonte

33. Michael Annett

34. Landon Cassill

35. Cole Whitt

36. Matt DiBenedetto

37. Michael McDowell

38. David Ragan

39. Reed Sorenson

40. Regan Smith

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