Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
The Bluegrass Vacation Duels are over and the Daytona 500 starting lineup has been set.
But the front row could look different for Sunday’s race (2:30 p.m. ET on Fox). William Byron, who is scheduled to start second, was involved in a crash in his qualifying race and will go to a backup car. He will relinquish his starting spot and move to the rear of the field.
A few other teams are expected to go to backups after crashes in the second qualifying race. Chip Ganassi Racing stated that Ross Chastain would go to a backup after he was involved in a crash .
Byron’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, is scheduled to start on the pole in the Daytona 500 starting lineup, but he may need an engine change.
Starting Lineup based on Qualifying – Will Change
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team |
| 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT Toyota |
| 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota |
| 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Kohler Generators Ford |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light #TheCrew Ford |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s Toyota |
| 11 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Cottonelle Chevrolet |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet |
| 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Nations Guard Chevrolet |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford |
| 15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | iFly Chevrolet |
| 16 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Youtheory Chevrolet |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford |
| 18 | 36 | David Ragan | Select Blinds Ford |
| 19 | 77 | Jamie McMurray | AdventHealth Chevrolet |
| 20 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet |
| 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet |
| 22 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford |
| 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford |
| 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Toyota |
| 26 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford |
| 28 | 53 | Joey Gase | Page Construction Ford |
| 29 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Lenovo Chevrolet |
| 30 | 14 | Chase Briscoe # | HighPoint.com Ford |
| 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Armor All Chevrolet |
| 32 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Jacob Companies Chevrolet |
| 33 | 0 | Quin Houff | Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet |
| 34 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Clover Chevrolet |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Chevrolet |
| 36 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo # | Speedy Cash Ford |
| 37 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Wisconsin Lighting Lab Ford |
| 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | NASCAR Heats Ford |
| 39 | 33 | Austin Cindric(i) | Verizon 5G Ford |
| 40 | 16 | Kaz Grala | Hyper Ice Chevrolet |