NASCAR: Daytona Cup starting lineup: Kyle Larson on pole
Kyle Larson will lead the Daytona Cup starting lineup to the green flag Saturday night (7 p.m. ET on NBC). This race marks the final event of the regular season. One playoff spot remains.
Larson will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron, who won this event a year ago.
Denny Hamlin starts third. He’s joined in the second row by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch.
Chase Elliott starts fifth.
Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team |
| Row 1: | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline Instant Oil Change Chevrolet |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | |
| Row 2: | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Shaping Black Futures Toyota |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | |
| Row 3: | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | UniFirst Chevrolet |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | BodyArmor Ford | |
| Row 4: | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
| 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | |
| Row 5: | 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Menards/Dutch Boy Ford |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Pirtek Ford | |
| Row 6: | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Unibet Ford |
| 12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Funfetti Chevrolet | |
| Row 7: | 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | |
| Row 8: | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe # | Mobil 1 Ford | |
| Row 9: | 17 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | CarParts.com Ford | |
| Row 10: | 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Columbia PFG Toyota | |
| Row 11: | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Columbia PFG Chevrolet |
| 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | |
| Row 12: | 23 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Coca Cola Zero Sugar Ford |
| 24 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet | |
| Row 13: | 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford |
| 26 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope Chevrolet | |
| Row 14: | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet |
| 28 | 77 | Justin Haley(i) | FOE Chevrolet | |
| Row 15: | 29 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Clover Chevrolet |
| 30 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures Ford | |
| Row 16: | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | Nurtec ODT Chevrolet |
| 32 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo # | Speedy Cash Ford | |
| Row 17: | 33 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Built bar Chevrolet |
| 34 | 53 | Garrett Smithley(i) | True Brand Chevrolet | |
| Row 18: | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | UNITIS Chevrolet |
| 36 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Jacobs Companies Ford | |
| Row 19: | 37 | 15 | Joey Gase(i) | ProMaster Chevrolet |
| 38 | 16 | Kaz Grala(i) | Goettl Air Conditioning Chevrolet | |
| Row 20: | 39 | 96 | Landon Cassill(i) | Carnomaly Toyota |
| 40 | 66 | David Starr(i) | Meidwest Mobile Tech Toyota |