Austin Dillon claimed the pole and Martin Truex Jr. won a spot on the front row for the Daytona 500 via their qualifying times, but the rest of the field had their starting spot for the 56th annual Great American Race determined by their finish in Thursday’s Budweiser Duels.
A total of 43 cars will start the Daytona 500 on Sunday headed by Dillon. Matt Kenseth will start third by winning Budweiser Duel 1, while Denny Hamlin figures to move to the front row with Martin Truex involved in a last lap wreck in Duel 2.
Sunday’s race will air on FOX beginning at 1:00 pm ET. It will consist of 200 laps for a total of 500 miles.
This list does not reflect any drivers who will be forced to backups.
Full Starting Lineup for the Daytona 500
- Austin Dillon
- Martin Truex (to back of field)
- Matt Kenseth
- Denny Hamlin (will move up to front row)
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeff Gordon
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kurt Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Paul Menard
- Josh Wise
- Brian Scott
- Aric Almirola
- Trevor Bayne
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Kyle Larson
- David Gilliland
- Landon Cassill
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Tony Stewart
- Jamie McMurray
- Cole Whitt
- Terry Labonte
- Greg Biffle
- Bobby Labonte
- Danica Patrick
- Casey Mears
- Alex Bowman
- Carl Edwards
- Brian Vickers
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Joey Logano
- Michael Annett
- Kyle Busch
- Kevin Harvick
- Reed Sorenson
- Justin Allgaier
- Parker Kligrman
- Michael Waltrip
- David Ragan
Eric McClure, Ryan Truex, Joe Nemechek, Morgan Shepherd and Michael McDowell failed to make the Daytona 500 field.
