What’s Happening? Since the Next-Gen car was introduced, the Daytona 500 pole winners have gotten noticeably slower. In 2023, Kyle Larson clocked in a pole speed of 181.025 Miles Per Hour, which was the slowest Daytona 500 since 1967, when Curtis Turner sat on the pole at 180.831 MPH. As we see in the chart … Continue reading Why This Daytona 500 Will Be the SLOWEST in Nearly 50 YEARS