Budweiser Pole Award

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Budweiser Pole Award

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
, the Budweiser Pole Award is given to the fastest qualifier in each points paying race. It also allows them to enter in the Budweiser Shootout

Budweiser Shootout

Budweiser Shootout at Daytona is an annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series exhibition event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the weekend before the Daytona 500....
at Daytona. The Bud Pole Award is not given at events where Bud Pole Qualifying is rained out and the line-up is determined by points.

Eligible drivers for the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona include:

a.) past winners of the race currently active in the Sprint Cup Series and

b.) all drivers who win a Budweiser Pole Award during the Sprint Cup season.

The driver -- not the team -- qualifies for the Shootout, so some eligible drivers may choose to retire rather than compete and some drivers are certain to begin the season with a different team.

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Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
has the most Bud Poles with 62