NASCAR 2025 Daytona 500: Starting lineup for Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona International Speedway

After the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series has arrived at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500. The iconic 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season-opener will mark an official kickoff to NASCAR’s 77th season. Fans were also eagerly awaiting the start of the 67th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The event will be live on FOX and MRN at 2:30 pm ET.

The qualifying procedure for the Daytona 500 is unlike any other on the circuit to set a starting order for the main event.

Of 45 cars on the entry list, 41 will make the Daytona 500 field, and four open teams will be sent home. The 36 chartered entries are confirmed in “The Great American Race,” leaving five spots for nine open teams. Out of five, three spots have already been locked in for Wednesday’s single-car qualifying at Daytona.

Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson were the two fastest drivers out of nine open entries who locked their spot for Sunday’s 500-mile race. Helio Castroneves also confirmed through NASCAR’s Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) rule.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday night qualifying, Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric were the two fastest drivers who secured front-row starting positions for Sunday’s Daytona 500. The rest of the grid will be determined through Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels races. Duel 1 will kick off at 7 pm ET, and Duel 2 will go live at 8:45 pm ET.

The Duel 1 result will set the inside row, and the results of Duel 2 will determine the outside row for “The Great American Race.”

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2025 NASCAR Daytona 500: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 and Duel 2 starting line-up

Here are the starting positions of drivers for NASCAR Duel races at Daytona International Speedway:

Duel 1 starting lineup

1. #19 - Chase Briscoe
2. #60 - Ryan Preece
3. #21 - Josh Berry
4. #3 - Austin Dillon
5. #10 - Ty Dillon
6. #38 - Zane Smith
7. #8 - Kyle Busch
8. #9 - Chase Elliott
9. #71 - Michael McDowell
10. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
11. #24 - William Byron
12. #56 - Martin Truex Jr
13. #54 - Ty Gibbs
14. #45 - Tyler Reddick
15. #23 - Bubba Wallace
16. #7 - Justin Haley
17. #40 - Justin Allgaier
18. #77 - Carson Hocevar
19. #1 - Ross Chastain
20. #91 - Helio Castroneves
21. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22. #66 - Chandler Smith
23. #44 - JJ Yeley

Duel 2 starting lineup

1. #2 - Austin Cindric
2. #22 - Joey Logano
3. #11 - Denny Hamlin
4. #20 - Christopher Bell
5. #5 -Kyle Larson
6. #48 - Alex Bowman
7. #34 - Todd Gilliland
8. #6 - Brad Keselowski
9. #17 - Chris Buescher
10. #12 - Ryan Blaney
11. #4 - Noah Gragson
12. #99 - Daniel Suarez
13. #35- Riley Herbst
14. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
15. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen
16. #41 - Cole Custer
17. #01 - Corey LaJoie
18. #43 - Erik Jones
19. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
20. #62 - Anthony Alfredo
21. #78 - BJ McLeod
22. #51 - Cody Ware