2026 Daytona 500 lineup: Drivers set for 68th ‘Great American Race’
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It's almost time for the 68th running of the Daytona 500 (Sun., 1:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), NASCAR's most prestegious race of the year.
Starting from the back all the way to the pole, see where drivers will roll off in the 'Great American Race," using drivers' annual photos from qualifying.
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No. 41: Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2020)
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No. 40: Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 9th (2025)
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No. 39: William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2024, 25)
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No. 38: BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 19th (2019)
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No. 37: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 7th (2021)
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No. 36: Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2022)
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No. 35: AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2009, 17)
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No. 34: Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 6th (2019)
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No. 33: Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 14th (2023)
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No. 32: Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: First start
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No. 31: Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2006, 13)
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No. 30: Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 13th (2023, 24)
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No. 29: Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: First start
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No. 28: Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 10th (2023)
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No. 27: Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2018, 22)
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No. 26: Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2025)
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No. 25: Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 9th (2024)
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No. 24: Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2019)
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No. 23: Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 11th (2021)
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No. 22: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2016, 19, 20)
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No. 21: Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2024)
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No. 20: Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 16th (2025)
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No. 19: Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 6th (2021)
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No. 18: Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 27th (2023, 25)
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No. 17: Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2006)
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No. 16: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2023)
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No. 15: Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 7th (2023)
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No. 14: Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 25th (2024)
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No. 13: Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 33rd (2025)
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No. 12: Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2023, 24)
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No. 11: John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 5th (2025)
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No. 10: Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2021)
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No. 9: Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2014)
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No. 8: Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 7th (2016, 19)
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No. 7: Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2018)
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No. 6: Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 30th (2025)
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No. 5: Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2017, 20)
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No. 4: Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2021)
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No. 3: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 1st (2015)
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No. 2: Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 3rd (2022)
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No. 1: Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Best Daytona 500 finish: 2nd (2019)