{"id":49494,"date":"2025-02-10T20:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=49494"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:01:54","slug":"countdown-to-the-daytona-500-6-days-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/countdown-to-the-daytona-500-6-days-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the DAYTONA 500: 6 days to go"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bill Elliott won the pole position for the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo courtesy of NASCAR<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

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 \u2013 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) \u2013 the most for any one family in NASCAR history.<\/p>\n

Tune-in to the 2025 DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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