Inclement weather scrubbed Sprint Cup qualifying Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, giving Dale Earnhardt Jr. the pole position for Sunday night's Coke Zero 400.
Per its rulebook, NASCAR determined which 43 drivers qualified by owners' points (positions 1-36) and qualifying attempts (37-43). The starting lineup was then set based on speeds posted in Friday's first session of practice.
Earnhardt (202.284 mph) and Austin Dillon will share the front row, with Clint Bowyer and Paul Menard third and fourth, respectively. Because of the threat of poor weather Saturday, Earnhardt said he was instructed by crew chief Greg Ives to go out and post a fast time right away Friday.
Ryan Blaney and Michael McDowell were the two drivers who failed to qualify, as their teams had the fewest attempts this season.
Qualifying was to begin at 4:35 p.m. ET, but dark clouds and lightning in the area prompted officials to evacuate the grandstands and put the proceedings under a delay. NASCAR announced the cancellation just past 5:45 p.m.
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