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Daytona 500: Does Pole Position Matter? Pole Position vs. Finish History
Carl Edwards: 2012 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter
Carl Edwards has snagged the pole position for the 2012 Daytona 500, which hits the gas this Sunday at 1PM EST.
Good news for Edwards? Not really. In the 53 runnings of the Daytona 500, only seven drivers (nine times) have taken both the pole and the checkered flag in the same year.
They are: Fireball Roberts (1962), Richard Petty (1966), Cale Yarborough (1968), Buddy Baker (1980), Cale Yarborough (1984), Bill Elliott (1985), Bill Elliott (1987), Jeff Gordon (1999) and Dale Jarrett (2000).
Take a look at the list below to see how every pole winner finished in Daytona 500 history.
Enjoy the race!
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| POLE WINNER | FINISH | ||
| 1959 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | 41 |
| 1960 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 40 |
| 1961 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 20 |
| 1962 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 1 |
| 1963 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 21 |
| 1964 | Paul Goldsmith | Plymouth | 3 |
| 1965 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | 2 |
| 1966 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 1 |
| 1967 | Curtis Turner | Chevrolet | 25 |
| 1968 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 1 |
| 1969 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 5 |
| 1970 | Cale Yarborough | Mercury | 37 |
| 1971 | A. J. Foyt | Mercury | 3 |
| 1972 | Bobby Isaac | Dodge | 33 |
| 1973 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | 6 |
| 1974 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 35 |
| 1975 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 28 |
| 1976 | Ramo Stott | Chevrolet | 26 |
| 1977 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 30 |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 2 |
| 1979 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 40 |
| 1980 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 1 |
| 1981 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 2 |
| 1982 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | 26 |
| 1983 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 24 |
| 1984 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 1985 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 1 |
| 1986 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 13 |
| 1987 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 1 |
| 1988 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 1989 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 1990 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 40 |
| 1991 | Davey Allison | Ford | 15 |
| 1992 | Sterling Marlin | Ford | 35 |
| 1993 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 31 |
| 1994 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | 22 |
| 1995 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 5 |
| 1996 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 1997 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 12 |
| 1998 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 2 |
| 1999 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 2000 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 1 |
| 2001 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 5 |
| 2002 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 15 |
| 2003 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 39 |
| 2004 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 12 |
| 2005 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 15 |
| 2006 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 32 |
| 2007 | David Gilliland | Ford | 8 |
| 2008 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 27 |
| 2009 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | 11 |
| 2010 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 12 |
| 2011 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | 24 |
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