NASCAR at Daytona Lineup 2025: Starting Order & Pole for 2025 Daytona 500

Following Wednesday’s single-car qualifying and duels, the starting grid for the Daytona 500 is set. The iconic 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season opener will kick off the 77th year of the NASCAR Cup Series season on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Daytona International Speedway.

“The Great American Race” will be contested on a 2.5-mile superspeedway. 41 drivers will compete over 200 laps to drive down victory lane. FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass has tweeted the starting lineup for the 2025 Daytona 500.

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Who is on pole for the Daytona 500?

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe has already secured the pole for the race in single-car qualifying to lead the field to green at Daytona International Speedway. He will be joined by Austin Cindric on the front row after the latter posted the second-fastest lap.

23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace won the Duel 1, edging out last year’s Daytona 500 winner William Byron at the finish line on Thursday, and will start third in Sunday’s 500-mile race.

Austin Cindric won the Duel 2 after beating Erik Jones on the final lap. However, as Cindric has already locked in the front row, Jones will start fourth in the race.

Three-time winner of the event Denny Hamlin will start eighth as he looks to win the fourth Harley J. Earl Trophy on Sunday.

Five out of nine open cars, who were able to earn their spot on the 41-car starting grid, are seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Justin Allgaier, Corey LaJoie, and Helio Castroneves.

Anthony Alfredo, Chandler Smith, B.J. McLeod, and J.J. Yeley failed to qualify for the race in their respective Duel races.

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2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup

Here is the complete starting lineup of the 41-car grid at Daytona International Speedway:

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

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Daytona International Speedway for Sunday's 67th annual Daytona 500.