Daytona 500 2012 Qualifying Results: Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle Claim Front Row

Winning the pole position for next Sunday’s running of the Daytona 500 likely won’t do much to take away Carl Edwards’ pain of a close Sprint Cup Series championship loss last season.

But it can’t hurt, either.

Edwards will start from the top spot for the 2012 Daytona 500 alongside Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle. Last year’s Chase runner-up turned a lap of 194.738 mph, just ahead of Biffle’s 194.087. That amounts to one tenth of a second.

“This is amazing,” Edwards said. “... Coming down here, I didn’t really consider the pole as something that was a possibility, so this is huge.”

“We’re so excited to have two of our cars on the front row,” Biffle said. “A team effort all around.”

The pole win marked Edwards’ first in the Daytona 500 and 12th overall for manufacturer Ford. It’s the second pole for team owner Jack Roush.

But Sunday’s session wasn’t all about the front row. Four drivers without guaranteed spots heading into Speedweeks were given locked-in positions as a result of their fast times.

Defending Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne was the fastest among those, and he’ll be joined by Tony Raines and David Stremme. In addition, Terry Labonte is in the field thanks to a past champion’s provisional.

Here are the qualifying results – note: NOT the starting lineup -- from Daytona 500 qualifying (non-guaranteed drivers in bold):