Chastain soars to Busch Light Pole Award for Daytona regular-season finale

Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain earned the Busch Light Pole Award for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).The native Floridian turned a time of 184.396 mph in Round 2, marking his first pole of the 2026 campaign. It’s the third of his career.RELATED: Qualifying results | At-track photosRFK Racing’s Chris Buescher qualified second, turning a lap of 184.204 mph.