Jeff Gordon Picks Up Daytona 500 Pole Position [VIDEO]

Jeff Gordon is getting set to begin his final full season as a NASCAR driver for the 2015 Sprint Cup Series.

What a way to start off a season with the pole position at the first major race of the season, the Daytona 500!  NASCAR adopted a new qualifying method where the days of single car qualifying are over after 56 years, and a new knockout group qualifying method is in.

This new format's been used since last year, and basically there are a few elimination rounds of cars racing as large groups, before the best driver of all sessions wins the pole position. It basically works like a playoffs competition, but prior to the actual race, of course.

ESPN reports that the 4 time NASCAR champion and 3 time Daytona winner, Jeff Gordon, will indeed be making this his last season.  Jeff stated:

I can't think of anything cooler than to start this season, the Daytona 500, my final Daytona 500, final full season, on the pole

Catch the Daytona 500 next Sunday, January 22nd, with the Budweiser Pre-Race Show featuring Kid Rock.

Check out this video from Fox Sports, regarding this afternoon's qualifying results!