Kyle Larson is opening the 2022 NASCAR season the same way he finished the last one: out front. Larson, the defending Cup Series champion, raced his way to the top of the leaderboard during NASCAR’s Daytona 500 qualifying session on Wednesday night. He’ll start Sunday’s race on the pole. NASCAR held two qualifying rounds this year to determine the front row for the main race. Larson posted a best speed of 181.159 mph and time of 49.680 seconds, and will line up alongside his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, who secured his record fifth consecutive Daytona 500 front row starting spot…