NASCAR Daytona 500: Qualifying order for the race at Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is set to host NASCAR’s Daytona 500 this weekend. The opening race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off at 2:30 pm ET on Sunday, February 19, 2023, for a 500-lap action-packed race.

Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, the historic Daytona International Speedway is a Superspeedway with 2.5 miles of total track length. The track opened in 1959 and features four turns, with 31 degrees of banking in the turns, 18 degrees in the tri-oval, and two degrees in the back straightaways.

Ahead of The Great American Race on Sunday, Busch Light Pole Qualifying will open this racing weekend on Wednesday. All 42 entries in the field will each run a single lap in an attempt to secure the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

The fastest qualifier will claim the pole and the second fastest will lock in the second spot on the front row for the main event. While the rest of the field will be determined through Bluegreen Vacations Duels races on Thursday night.

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Qualifying Order for NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR journalist Bob Pockrass shared the qualifying order for the season-opening Daytona 500 this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

The governing body held a random draw to determine the order in which the field will roll off pit road during Wednesday’s qualifying. The drivers that finished in the top 20 positions in the owners’ championship standings in 2022 being the last 20 spots in qualifying.

The Cup Series qualifying session is set to kick off with Chandler Smith running the first lap and defending champion of the event Austin Cindric will run the final lap. Here’s the full qualifying order for the Daytona 500:

1. #13 - Chandler Smith
2. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3. #6 - Brad Keselowski
4. #41 - Ryan Preece
5. #31 - Justin Haley
6. #21 - Harrison Burton
7. #50 - Conor Daly
8. #77 - Ty Dillon
9. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
10. #34 - Michael McDowell
11. #7 - Corey LaJoie
12. #15 - Riley Herbst
13. #42 - Noah Gregson
14. #38 - Todd Gilliland
15. #36 - Zane Smith
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
18. #67 - Travis Pastrana
19. #62 - Austin Hill
20. #78 - BJ McLeod
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #51 - Cod Ware
23. #4 - Kevin Harvick
24. #9 - Chase Elliott
25. #14 - Chase Briscoe
26. #54 - Ty Gibbs
27. #1 - Ross Chastain
28. #22 - Joev Logano
29. #43 - Erik Jones
30. #8 - Kvle Busch
31. #5 - Kvle Larson
32. #3 - Austin Dillon
33. #10 - Aric Almirola
34. #24 - William Byron
35. #12 - Ryan Blaney
36. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
37. #45 - Tyler Reddick
38. #99 - Daniel Suarez
39. #11 - Denny Hamlin
40. #48 - Alex Bowman
41. #20 - Christopher Bell
42. #2 - Austin Cindric

Catch all NASCAR teams and drivers at the Daytona International Speedway this weekend live on FOX, FS1, and MRN.