NASCAR 2025: Daytona 500 qualifying results at Daytona International Speedway

This weekend marks the kick-off of the official 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season with the 67th annual Daytona 500. Fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the action-packed new season of stock car racing at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday (February 16).

The iconic 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season-opener will be contested at the 2.5-mile-long high-banked Superspeedway. 41 out of 45 drivers will advance for the over 200-lap event on Sunday to secure a chance at driving down victory lane.

In Wednesday’s single-car qualifying session, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe claimed the pole position for this year’s Daytona 500 with a time of 49.249 and a speed of 182.745 mph. It marked his first Daytona 500 pole and third career pole in the Cup Series.

Meanwhile, Team Penske driver Austin Cindric will share the front row after turning a lap of 182.745 mph.

After posting the fastest speeds among the nine open cars, Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson locked their spots in the Daytona 500 field. Meanwhile, Indy veteran Hélio Castroneves also locked his spot through NASCAR’s Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) rule.

Justin Allgaier, Anthony Alfredo, Chandler Smith, Corey LaJoie, JJ Yeley, and BJ McLeod are the six drivers left vying for the final two spots.

According to the Daytona 500 qualifying rules, only Briscoe, Cindric, Johnson, and Truex Jr. have secured their spot in the race. The rest of the grid will be determined through Thursday’s Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 and Duel 2.

Johnson and Truex Jr. can also race their way into the event through duels and improve upon their starting position.

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2025 Daytona 500 qualifying results

Here are the complete qualifying results from Wednesday night’s single-car qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway:

1. #19 - Chase Briscoe
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #60 - Ryan Preece
4. #22 - Joey Logano
5. #21 - Josh Berry
6. #11 - Denny Hamlin
7. #3 - Austin Dillon
8. #20 - Christopher Bell
9. #10 - Ty Dillon
10. #5 - Kyle Larson
11. #38 - Zane Smith
12. #48 - Alex Bowman
13. #8 - Kyle Busch
14. #34 - Todd Gilliland
15. #9 - Chase Elliott
16. #6 - Brad Keselowski
17. #71 - Michael McDowell
18. #17 - Chris Buescher
19. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
20. #12 - Ryan Blaney
21. #24 - William Byron
22. #56 - Martin Truex Jr.
23. #4 - Noah Gragson
24. #54 - Ty Gibbs
25. #99 - Daniel Suárez
26. #45 - Tyler Reddick
27. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
28. #23 - Bubba Wallace
29. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
30. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
31. #7 - Justin Haley
32. #41 - Cole Custer
33. #40 - Justin Allgaier (i)
34. #77 - Carson Hocevar
35. #01 - Corey LaJoie
36. #43 - Erik Jones
37. #1 - Ross Chastain
38. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
39. #91 - Helio Castroneves (i)
40. #62 - Anthony Alfredo (i)
41. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
42. #66 - Chandler Smith (i)
43. #78 - B. J. McLeod
44. #44 - J. J. Yeley (i)
45. #51 - Cody Ware