Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start from pole for this year's Daytona 500, on the 10th anniversary of his father's death in a crash during the event in 2001.
In an afternoon of drafting tactics, all three Chase contenders had a chance of the lead and even the win - but finally a late yellow gave the victory to Clint Bowyer over Kevin Harvick.
Clint Bowyer was wearing the logo of a breakfast cereal on his uniform following the July 4th weekend Sprint Cup race at Daytona, but he must have felt more like toast.