Heading into Thursday’s Bluegreen Vacations Duel races at Daytona International Speedway, we knew the front row for Sunday’s Daytona 500 main event after single-car qualifying Wednesday.
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman is on the Busch Pole, his fourth consecutive front-row start in The Great American Race and first driving the No. 48 Chevrolet. His teammate, William Byron, will officially be credited with second-place starting position when the green flag drops Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), although he may need to drop to the back if his team uses a backup car after a Thursday night wreck.
We also knew Thursday’s twin 60-lap races would set the remainder of the running order, as well as the final two spots in the field.
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As a refresher, Duel 1 results set the inside row of the Daytona 500 starting lineup. Duel 2 set the outside row. The 36 Charter teams are guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500 field, and eight Open, non-Charter teams competed for the final four spots via a mix of Duel results and single-car qualifying speeds from earlier in the week.
After the Bluegreen Vacations Duel races, here is the Daytona 500 starting lineup.
* indicates one of the four open teams that made the field.
Starting |
Driver | Team |
1. | Alex Bowman | No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports |
2. | William Byron | No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports |
3. | Aric Almirola | No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing |
4. | Austin Dillon | No. 3 Richard Childress Racing |
5. | Christopher Bell | No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing |
6. | Bubba Wallace | No. 23 23XI Racing |
7. | Ryan Newman | No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing |
8. | Kevin Harvick | No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing |
9. | Joey Logano | No. 22 Team Penske |
10. | Kyle Busch | No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing |
11. | Ryan Preece* | No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing* |
12. | Chase Elliott | No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports |
13 | Kyle Larson | No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports |
14. | Ryan Blaney | No. 12 Team Penske |
15. | Daniel Suarez | No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Team |
16. | Corey LaJoie | No. 7 Spire Motorsports |
17. | Michael McDowell | No. 34 Front Row Motorsports |
18. | David Ragan* | No. 36 Front Row Motorsports* |
19. | Jamie McMurray | No. 77 Spire Motorsports |
20. | Kurt Busch | No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing |
21. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing |
22. | Chris Buescher | No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing |
23. | Matt DiBenedetto | No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing |
24. | Brad Keselowski | No. 2 Team Penske |
25. | Denny Hamlin | No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing |
26. | Martin Truex Jr. | No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing |
27. | Cole Custer | No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing |
28. | Joey Gase | No. 53 Rick Ware Racing |
29. | Tyler Reddick | No. 8 Richard Childress Racing |
30. | Chase Briscoe | No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing |
31. | Erik Jones | No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports |
32. | Derrike Cope | No. 15 Rick Ware Racing |
33. | Quin Houff | No. 00 StarCom Racing |
34. | Ross Chastain | No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing |
35. | Cody Ware | No. 51 Rick Ware Racing |
36. | Anthony Alfredo | No. 38 Front Row Motorsports |
37. | Josh Bilicki | No. 52 Rick Ware Racing |
38. | BJ McLeod | No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports |
39. | Austin Cindric* | No. 33 Team Penske |
40. | Kaz Grala* | No. 16 Kaulig Racing |