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Daytona 500 Specific Qualifying - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

• Thirty-six Charter teams will be assigned a starting position

• Four Open teams are eligible for starting positions

o The highest finishing Open team in each Can-Am Duel race earns a starting position

o The final two starting positions are awarded to Open teams based on Coors Light Pole Qualifying if not already a top finisher in a Duel race

• Qualifying sets the front row for the Daytona 500 and the starting lineup for the Can-Am Duel fields, with the number of Charter team and Open team cars split evenly throughout both races

• If qualifying is cancelled due to weather, the top two finishing Open teams from each Can-Am Duel race earn starting positions in the Daytona 500

• If the second Can-Am Duel race is cancelled due to weather, the highest finishing Open team from the first race earns a starting position, with the other three Open teams determined by qualifying

• If both Can-Am Duel races are cancelled due to weather, qualifying determines all four Open teams

• If qualifying and both Can-Am Duel races are cancelled due to weather, the combined practice speeds are used to determine the four Open teams

• If all on-track activity prior to the race is cancelled due to weather, 2015 Owner points will be used to determine the four Open teams

All Other Championship Race events

• Thirty-six Charter teams will be assigned a starting position and four Open teams are eligible for starting positions.

• Qualifying results will determine the Open team starting positions assuming the event is run as scheduled

• If qualifying is cancelled due to weather, the combined practice speeds determine the four Open teams

• If practice and qualifying are cancelled due to weather, Owner points determine the four Open teams (events 1-3 revert to 2015 Owner points) (looks like no more past champion provisional)