By Brian Bielanski, Editor
(RacingWire) – Clint Bowyer bested Landon Cassill by .063 seconds to capture the pole for Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
The story of qualifying, however, was Danica Patrick. She put her JR Motorsports GoDaddy.com Chevrolet on provisional pole early in qualifying and held that position until Cassill topped her time by .033 seconds.
Patrick's teammate and car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified third with Patrick eventually taking the fourth spot.
The DRIVE4COPD 300 starts Saturday at 1:15 p.m. ET.
Starting Lineup
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 33 Clint Bowyer(i) Rheem Heating, Cooling Chevrolet 49.773 180.821
2 1 Landon Cassill Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 49.834 180.600
Row 2: 3 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Hellmann's Chevrolet 49.836 180.592
4 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 49.867 180.480
Row 3: 5 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 49.874 180.455
6 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop Toyota 49.995 180.018
Row 4: 7 16 Trevor Bayne Ford Drive One Ford 50.024 179.914
8 18 Kyle Busch(i) Z-Line Toyota 50.039 179.860
Row 5: 9 60 Carl Edwards(i) Fastenal Ford 50.071 179.745
10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Blackwell Angus Ford 50.091 179.673
Row 6: 11 11 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Toyota 50.094 179.662
12 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 50.097 179.651
Row 7: 13 62 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota 50.164 179.412
14 4 Tony Stewart(i) Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet 50.176 179.369
Row 8: 15 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka/Hard Rock Chevrolet 50.190 179.319
16 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Chevrolet 50.209 179.251
Row 9: 17 12 Sam Hornish Jr. 392 Dodge Challenger Dodge 50.215 179.229
18 87 Joe Nemechek D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. Toyota 50.234 179.162
Row 10: 19 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 50.272 179.026
20 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 50.306 178.905
Row 11: 21 66 Steve Wallace 5 Hour Energy Toyota 50.315 178.873
22 30 Jason Leffler AccuDoc Chevrolet 50.415 178.518
Row 12: 23 52 Bobby Santos Target Your Market Promotions Chevrolet 50.501 178.214
24 70 Shelby Howard Foretravel Chevrolet 50.505 178.200
Row 13: 25 09 Kenny Wallace UNOH Toyota 50.510 178.183
26 99 Michael Waltrip(i) Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota 50.512 178.175
Row 14: 27 01 Mike Wallace G&K Services Chevrolet 50.608 177.837
28 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 50.668 177.627
Row 15: 29 51 Jeremy Clements RaceDaySponsor.com Chevrolet 50.704 177.501
30 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 50.719 177.448
Row 16: 31 39 Josh Wise Cajun USA Ford 50.747 177.350
32 25 Kelly Bires RaceDaySponsor.com Ford 50.771 177.267
Row 17: 33 81 Donnie Neuenberger Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge 50.781 177.232
34 14 Eric McClure Hefty Black Out Chevrolet 50.798 177.172
Row 18: 35 41 Patrick Sheltra Fuel Doctor Ford 50.873 176.911
36 15 Todd Bodine(i) Tire Kingdom/Valvoline Toyota 50.905 176.800
Row 19: 37 24 Kevin Lepage RaceDaySponsor.com Ford 50.932 176.706
38 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge 51.064 176.249
Row 20: 39 89 Morgan Shepherd Salvation Army Chevrolet 51.118 176.063
40 27 JR Fitzpatrick Schick Hydro/Energizer Ford 51.427 175.005
Row 21: 41 28 Derrike Cope ThePreventionPlan.com Chevrolet Owner Points
42 40 Scott Wimmer Key Motorsports Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 22: 43 05 David Starr(i) 31-W Insulation Chevrolet 51.061 176.260
Did Not Qualify: # 55 Brett Rowe; # 79 Jennifer Jo Cobb #.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 22 1
Dodge 4 0
Ford 8 1
Toyota 9 0
(i) Ineligible for points in this series
