DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — On Wednesday evening, Kyle Busch scored the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, as he topped Chase Briscoe for his first-career Daytona 500 pole.
Fast forward to Thursday night, and at the conclusion of the pair of America 250 Duel qualifier races, which were won by Joey Logano and Chase Elliott, we now know which drivers will compete in the Great American Race, and what starting spots they will all begin the 500-mile chess match, which will be fought at 200 miles-per-hour.
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By winning the Duels, Logano and Elliott will slot into the starting lineup behind the front row starters, Busch and Briscoe.
Anthony Alfredo initially made the Daytona 500 field with an 18th-place finish in Duel 2, but after his No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet failed post-race inspection, his finish was disallowed. BJ McLeod will race in the Daytona 500 instead.
Official Starting Lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500
|
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
2 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
3 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
4 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
5 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
6 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
7 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
8 |
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
9 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
|
10 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
11 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Toyota |
|
12 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
13 |
97 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
Trackhouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
14 |
21 |
Josh Berry |
Wood Brothers Racing |
Ford |
|
15 |
7 |
Daniel Suarez |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
16 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Hyak Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
17 |
66* |
Casey Mears |
Garage 66 |
Ford |
|
18 |
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
|
19 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
|
20 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
21 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
22 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
|
23 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
Haas Factory Team |
Chevrolet |
|
24 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Toyota |
|
25 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
|
26 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
27 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
28 |
35 |
Riley Herbst |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
29 |
67* |
Corey Heim (i) |
23XI Racing |
Toyota |
|
30 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
|
31 |
84* |
Jimmie Johnson (OEP) |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Toyota |
|
32 |
88 |
Connor Zilisch # |
Trackhouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
33 |
51 |
Cody Ware |
Rick Ware Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
34 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Kaulig Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
35 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Kaulig Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
36 |
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Team Penske |
Ford |
|
37 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
Trackhouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
38 |
78* |
BJ McLeod |
Live Fast Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
39 |
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
40 |
40* |
Justin Allgaier (i) |
JR Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
|
41 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
* denotes “Open” entry
# denotes Rookie of the Year contender
(i) denotes a driver ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points
(OEP) denotes Open Exemption Provisional
Failed to qualify: No. 36 Chandler Smith, No. 44 JJ Yeley, No. 62 Anthony Alfredo, and No. 99 Corey LaJoie.
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The Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday, February 15, and will be televised on FOX. Television coverage of the event is set to begin at 2:30 PM ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of the race.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/racing-america as Official Starting Lineup For the 2026 Daytona 500.
