NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying (35 images)

Tony Stewart stands by his car on pit road prior to his qualifying run for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jeff Daly)

Boris Said relaxes on pit road prior to his qualifying run for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jeff Daly)

Seven time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion and team owner Richard Petty waits on pit road for qualifying to begin for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jeff Daly)

Martin Truex Jr (R) and Mark Martin celebrate with their front row trophies for the start of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jeff Paul Emmans)