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Dylan Kwasniewski leads Turner Scott Motorsports sweep of Daytona

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Dylan Kwasniewski looks up at the sky after qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (The Associated Press)

Crew members cover cars as rain falls during qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (The Associated Press)

Dylan Kwasniewski led a Turner Scott Motorsports sweep of the top three spots in qualifying for the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona International Speedway.

The 18-year-old rookie will make his series debut Saturday starting from the pole. He topped the speed chart with a lap at 192.078 mph to grab the top starting spot in the rain-shortened qualifying session.

Kyle Larson qualified second with a lap at 192.074 and Danica Patrick was third.

The qualifying session was the first for NASCAR's new multicar, knockout-style format. All cars were on track for the opening 25-minute segment, but it was interrupted twice by rain.

The fastest 24 cars were scheduled to advance to a second, 10-minute round, but it was rained out.