'Just a valiant effort': Kyle Busch wins pole for Daytona 500 in 21st attempt
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – Kyle Busch delivered the best Daytona 500 qualifying effort of his championship NASCAR career Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway, claiming his first ever pole position for the Great American Race (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. FOX). Busch's No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was quickest in first-round qualifying and answered the work resoundingly with an even faster lap (183.651 mph) in the 10-car final round – besting Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe by only .064 mph to set the front row. Busch, 40, and Briscoe, 31 –...