Bill Elliott won the pole position for the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo courtesy of NASCAR

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

Today marks six days before the NASCAR Cup Series drivers line up for the most prestigious event on the schedule, the 2025 DAYTONA 500. The number six holds a special familiar place in the Great American Race. The famous Elliott family boasts six DAYTONA 500 pole positions – four for NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott (1985-87 and 2001) and two for his son and fellow series champion Chase Elliott (2016-17) – the most for any one family in NASCAR history.

Tune-in to the 2025 DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.