Official Starting Lineup For the 2026 Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- On Wednesday evening, Kyle Busch scored the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, as he topped Chase Briscoe for his first-career Daytona 500 pole.

Fast forward to Thursday night, and at the conclusion of the pair of America 250 Duel qualifier races, which were won by Joey Logano and Chase Elliott, we now know which drivers will compete in the Great American Race, and what starting spots they will all begin the 500-mile chess match, which will be fought at 200 miles-per-hour.

By winning the Duels, Logano and Elliott will slot into the starting lineup behind the front row starters, Busch and Briscoe.

Anthony Alfredo initially made the Daytona 500 field with an 18th-place finish in Duel 2, but after his No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet failed post-race inspection, his finish was disallowed. BJ McLeod will race in the Daytona 500 instead.

Official Starting Lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500

* denotes "Open" entry
# denotes Rookie of the Year contender
(i) denotes a driver ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points
(OEP) denotes Open Exemption Provisional

Failed to qualify: No. 36 Chandler Smith, No. 44 JJ Yeley, No. 62 Anthony Alfredo, and No. 99 Corey LaJoie.

The Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday, February 15, and will be televised on FOX. Television coverage of the event is set to begin at 2:30 PM ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of the race.

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