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Youngest Daytona 500 pole winners

By Staff Report | Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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Alex Bowman won the Busch Pole Award for the 2021 Daytona 500 at 27 years old, making him the ninth youngest driver to accomplish this task. The catch? Bowman first won a Daytona 500 pole at 24 years old in 2018. He's on this list of top 10 youngest Daytona 500 pole winners twice.
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10. Loy Allen Jr.


27 years, 10 months, 5 days when he won the pole on Feb. 12, 1994
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9. Alex Bowman
27 years, 9 months, 16 days old when he won the pole on Feb. 10, 2021

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8. Jeff Gordon


27 years, 6 months, 2 days when he won the pole on Feb. 6, 1999
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7. Ricky Rudd


26 years, 5 months when he won the pole on Feb. 12, 1983
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6. Jimmie Johnson


26 years, 4 months, 23 days when he won the pole on Feb. 9, 2002
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5. Alex Bowman


24 years, 9 months, 17 days when he won the pole on Feb. 11, 2018
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4. Austin Dillon


23 years, 9 months, 20 days when he won the pole on Feb. 16, 2014
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3. Chase Elliott


21 years, 2 months, 22 days when he won the pole on Feb. 19, 2017
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2. William Byron


21 years, 2 months, 12 days when he won the pole on Feb. 10, 2019
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1. Chase Elliott


20 years, 2 months, 17 days when he won the pole on Feb. 14, 2016
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