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Daytona 500 grid: Full starting field for delayed NASCAR Cup opener
The starting field is set for the 66th running of the Daytona 500, with the Fords of Joey Logano and Michael McDowell on the front row for NASCAR's crown jewel event.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Feb 18, 2024, 6:48 PM
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Forty cars will start the most-watched motorsports event in the United States on Monday afternoon, an event that is rain-delayed from Sunday, which also serves as the annual season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.
2024 Daytona 500 starting lineup
Pos Nº Driver Manufacturer 1 22 Joey Logano Ford 2 34 Michael McDowell Ford 3 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 4 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 5 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 6 2 Austin Cindric Ford 7 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 9 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 10 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 11 43 Erik Jones Toyota 12 21 Harrison Burton Ford 13 99 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 14 71 Zane Smith Chevrolet 15 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 16 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 17 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 18 24 William Byron Chevrolet 19 17 Chris Buescher Ford 20 14 Chase Briscoe Ford 21 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 22 51 Justin Haley Ford 23 84 Jimmie Johnson Toyota 24 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 25 41 Ryan Preece Ford 26 36 Kaz Grala* Ford 27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 28 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 29 7 Corey LaJoie Chevrolet 30 4 Josh Berry Ford 31 38 Todd Gilliland Ford 32 12 Ryan Blaney* Ford 33 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 34 8 Kyle Busch* Chevrolet 35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 36 15 Riley Herbst Ford 37 31 Daniel Hemric* Chevrolet 38 10 Noah Gragson* Ford 39 62 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 40 60 David Ragan Ford
* – starts from the rear of the field
Not qualified 41 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 42 44 JJ Yeley Chevrolet
What happened in Daytona 500 qualifying?
Joey Logano, Team Penske, Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang
Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images
Logano earned Team Penske its first-ever pole in the 500 on Wednesday night, with a lap of 49.465s, 181.947mph, ending a 11-year streak of Chevrolet dominating time trials at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. This is Ford’s 13th Daytona 500 pole.
Both B.J. McLeod and J.J. Yeley narrowly missed earning a spot in the 500 during Thursday night's Duel races, which were won by the Toyotas of Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell.
After the front row, the odd numbered starting positions are based on the finishing positions of Duel 1, the even number positions were based on Duel 2 finishing spots.
Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and 25-year-old Kaz Grala raced their way in via the Duels, both suffering nail-biting races as their fortunes ebbed and flowed in Daytona’s notoriously fickle draft.
Several drivers will be forced into backup cars after the frantic qualifying races and will drop to the tail of the field after the warmup laps. They include defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Noah Gragson, and Daniel Hemric.
Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, Zone Chevrolet Camaro, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Menards/PEAK Ford Mustang, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Axalta Chevrolet Camaro, crash
Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images
Many others have had to make repairs to their primary cars.
Grala will also start from the rear, following an engine change when he mis-shifted on his qualifying lap, changing down instead of up with his sequential gear lever, and grenading the motor.
After qualifying, Chris Buescher returned home to North Carolina to be with his wife, Emma, for the birth of their second child. He will return to the track to take up his starting spot on Monday.
What’s the weather forecast for Monday at Daytona?
After torrential rain postponed both the Daytona 500 and the Xfinity Series 300-miler, the forecast for Monday looks far more promising.
The Xfinity race is scheduled to start at 11am, when the rain chances fall to 16% – although it is likely to rain up until at least sunrise, so some track drying will likely be required. But sunny spells are forecast from 9am – and that always helps, despite temperature highs of just 59F.
For the 4pm start time of the Daytona 500, the rain chance drops to just 4%. A 14mph northerly breeze will likely impact the drafting.
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