Paul Menard draws Sprint Unlimited pole

Paul Menard got the pole position for Saturday evening's Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona in a random draw done in place of proper qualifying. Menard is entering his fifth season at Richard Childress Racing driving the #27 Chevrolet. Drawing second place was Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports. Menard's teammate Austin Dillon in the #3 Chevrolet drew sixth position. The first driver to select a starting position for Saturday's race was reigning champion Kevin Harvick, who drew eighth. Harvick's teammate and boss Tony Stewart drew 22nd, and last year's Daytona 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. drew 24th.