Daytona International Speedway Pole Winners
NASCAR Cup Series
| Year | Race | Driver | Qualifying Speed |
| 2021 | Daytona 500 | Alex Bowman | 191.261 |
| 2020 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | – | Qualifying Not Held |
| 2020 | Daytona 500 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 194.582 |
| 2019 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | – | Qualifying Not Held |
| 2019 | Daytona 500 | William Byron | 194.305 |
| 2018 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Chase Elliott | 194.045 |
| 2018 | Daytona 500 | Alex Bowman | 195.644 |
| 2017 | Coke Zero 400 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 190.973 |
| 2017 | Daytona 500 | Chase Elliott | 192.872 |
| 2016 | Coke Zero 400 | Greg Biffle | 192.955 |
| 2016 | Daytona 500 | Chase Elliott | 196.314 |
| 2015 | Coke Zero 400 | – | Qualifying Not Held |
| 2015 | Daytona 500 | Jeff Gordon | 201.293 |
| 2014 | Coke Zero 400 | David Gilliland | 199.322 |
| 2014 | Daytona 500 | Austin Dillon | 196.019 |
| 2013 | Coke Zero 400 | Kyle Busch | 193.723 |
| 2013 | Daytona 500 | Danica Patrick | 196.434 |
| 2012 | Coke Zero 400 | Matt Kenseth | 192.386 |
| 2012 | Daytona 500 | Carl Edwards | 194.738 |
| 2011 | Coke Zero 400 | Mark Martin | 182.065 |
| 2011 | Daytona 500 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 186.089 |
| 2010 | Coke Zero 400 | Kevin Harvick | 186.838 |
| 2010 | Daytona 500 | Mark Martin | 191.188 |
| 2009 | Coke Zero 400 | – | Qualifying Not Held |
| 2009 | Daytona 500 | Martin Truex Jr. | 188.001 |
| 2008 | Coke Zero 400 | Paul Menard | 185.916 |
| 2008 | Daytona 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 187.075 |
| 2007 | Pepsi 400 | – | Qualifying Not Held |
| 2007 | Daytona 500 | David Gilliland | 186.320 |
| 2006 | Pepsi 400 | Boris Said | 186.143 |
| 2006 | Daytona 500 | Jeff Burton | 189.151 |
| 2005 | Pepsi 400 | Tony Stewart | 185.582 |
| 2005 | Daytona 500 | Dale Jarrett | 188.312 |
| 2004 | Pepsi 400 | Jeff Gordon | 188.659 |
| 2004 | Daytona 500 | Greg Biffle | 188.387 |
| 2003 | Pepsi 400 | Steve Park | 184.752 |
| 2003 | Daytona 500 | Jeff Green | 186.606 |
| 2002 | Pepsi 400 | Kevin Harvick | 185.041 |
| 2002 | Daytona 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 185.831 |
| 2001 | Pepsi 400 | Sterling Marlin | 183.778 |
| 2001 | Daytona 500 | Bill Elliott | 183.565 |
| 2000 | Pepsi 400 | Dale Jarrett | 187.547 |
| 2000 | Daytona 500 | Dale Jarrett | 191.091 |
| 1999 | Pepsi 400 | Joe Nemechek | 194.86 |
| 1999 | Daytona 500 | Jeff Gordon | 195.067 |
| 1998 | Pepsi 400 | Bobby Labonte | 193.611 |
| 1998 | Daytona 500 | Bobby Labonte | 192.415 |
| 1997 | Pepsi 400 | Mike Skinner | 189.777 |
| 1997 | Daytona 500 | Mike Skinner | 189.813 |
| 1996 | Pepsi 400 | Jeff Gordon | 188.869 |
| 1996 | Daytona 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 189.510 |
| 1995 | Pepsi 400 | Dale Earnhardt | 191.355 |
| 1995 | Daytona 500 | Dale Jarrett | 193.498 |
| 1994 | Pepsi 400 | Dale Earnhardt | 191.339 |
| 1994 | Daytona 500 | Loy Allen | 190.158 |
| 1993 | Pepsi 400 | Ernie Irvan | 190.327 |
| 1993 | Daytona 500 | Kyle Petty | 189.426 |
| 1992 | Pepsi 400 | Sterling Marlin | 189.366 |
| 1992 | Daytona 500 | Sterling Marlin | 192.213 |
| 1991 | Pepsi 400 | Sterling Marlin | 190.331 |
| 1991 | Daytona 500 | Davey Allison | 195.955 |
| 1990 | Pepsi 400 | Greg Sacks | 195.533 |
| 1990 | Daytona 500 | Ken Schrader | 196.515 |
| 1989 | Pepsi 400 | Mark Martin | 191.861 |
| 1989 | Daytona 500 | Ken Schrader | 196.996 |
| 1988 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Darrell Waltrip | 193.819 |
| 1988 | Daytona 500 | Ken Schrader | 193.823 |
| 1987 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Davey Allison | 198.085 |
| 1987 | Daytona 500 | Bill Elliott | 210.364 |
| 1986 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 203.519 |
| 1986 | Daytona 500 | Bill Elliott | 205.039 |
| 1985 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Bill Elliott | 201.523 |
| 1985 | Daytona 500 | Bill Elliott | 205.114 |
| 1984 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 199.743 |
| 1984 | Daytona 500 | Cale Yarborough | 201.848 |
| 1983 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 196.635 |
| 1983 | Daytona 500 | Ricky Rudd | 198.864 |
| 1982 | Firecracker 400 | Geoffrey Bodine | 194.721 |
| 1982 | Daytona 500 | Benny Parsons | 196.317 |
| 1981 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 192.852 |
| 1981 | Daytona 500 | Bobby Allison | 194.624 |
| 1980 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 194.670 |
| 1980 | Daytona 500 | Buddy Baker | 194.009 |
| 1979 | Firecracker 400 | Buddy Baker | 193.196 |
| 1979 | Daytona 500 | Buddy Baker | 196.049 |
| 1978 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 186.803 |
| 1978 | Daytona 500 | Cale Yarborough | 187.536 |
| 1977 | Firecracker 400 | Neil Bonnett | 187.191 |
| 1977 | Daytona 500 | Donnie Allison | 188.048 |
| 1976 | Firecracker 400 | A.J. Foyt | 183.09 |
| 1976 | Daytona 500 | Ramo Stott | 183.456 |
| 1975 | Firecracker 400 | Donnie Allison | 186.737 |
| 1975 | Daytona 500 | Donnie Allison | 185.827 |
| 1974 | Firecracker 400 | David Pearson | 180.759 |
| 1974 | Daytona 500 | David Pearson | 185.017 |
| 1973 | Firecracker 400 | Bobby Allison | 179.619 |
| 1973 | Daytona 500 | Buddy Baker | 185.662 |
| 1972 | Firecracker 400 | Bobby Isaac | 186.277 |
| 1972 | Daytona 500 | Bobby Isaac | 186.632 |
| 1971 | Firecracker 400 | Donnie Allison | 183.228 |
| 1971 | Daytona 500 | A.J. Foyt | 182.744 |
| 1970 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 191.640 |
| 1970 | Daytona 500 | Cale Yarborough | 194.015 |
| 1969 | Firecracker 400 | Cale Yarborough | 190.706 |
| 1969 | Daytona 500 | Buddy Baker | 188.901 |
| 1968 | Firecracker 400 | Charlie Glotzbach | 185.156 |
| 1968 | Daytona 500 | Cale Yarborough | 189.222 |
| 1967 | Firecracker 400 | Darel Dieringer | 179.802 |
| 1967 | Daytona 500 | Curtis Turner | 180.831 |
| 1966 | Firecracker 400 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 176.660 |
| 1966 | Daytona 500 | Richard Petty | 175.165 |
| 1965 | Firecracker 400 | Marvin Panch | 171.510 |
| 1965 | Daytona 500 | Darel Dieringer | 171.151 |
| 1964 | Firecracker 400 | Darel Dieringer | 172.678 |
| 1964 | Daytona 500 | Paul Goldsmith | 174.910 |
| 1963 | Firecracker 400 | Junior Johnson | 166.005 |
| 1963 | Daytona 500 | Fireball Roberts | 165.183 |
| 1962 | Firecracker 250 | Banjo Matthews | 160.499 |
| 1962 | Daytona 500 | Fireball Roberts | 156.999 |
| 1961 | Firecracker 250 | Fireball Roberts | 157.150 |
| 1961 | Daytona 500 | Fireball Roberts | 155.709 |
| 1960 | Firecracker 250 | Jack Smith | 152.129 |
| 1960 | Daytona 500 | Cotton Owens | 149.892 |
| 1959 | Firecracker 250 | Fireball Roberts | 144.997 |
| 1959 | Daytona 500 | Bob Welborn | 140.121 |
