04/26/2017 – Young phenom Chase Elliot has made several splashes in the Cup series, not the least of which are his 2 consecutive Daytona 500 poles (2016-2017); there is no doubt that with his obvious talents and the resources offered by Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet, one can say with reasonable confidence that young Master Elliot has a very bright future ahead of him.
However, beyond the rarefied air of 2 consecutive Daytona 500 pole winners (in addition to Elliot there is only Buddy Baker 1979-1980/Oldsmobile) there is the more exclusive club of drivers in Cup history that have won 3 consecutive Daytona 500 poles –
- Bill Elliot (1985-1987/Ford)
- Ken Schrader (1988-1990/Chevrolet)
- Fireball Roberts (1961-1963/Pontiac)
This makes Roberts the only driver in Cup’s classic era to have accomplished this feat, and for those that want to be ultra-Pontiac-picky-proud, he did it with a genuine Pontiac V8 under the hood, not a GM/corporate V8.
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