The 2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup is set.
Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric moved the Great American Race one step closer to its green flag. They were the two winners at the Duel at Daytona that determined the full lineup for Sunday’s 67th annual ‘Great American Race.’ Chase Briscoe will start on the pole after posting the fastest time in Daytona 500 pole qualifying earlier this week. Cindric qualified second and Wallace, by virtue of his first-place finish in the 60-lap ‘duel,’ will start in third position for the first (and biggest) race of the season.
Defending Daytona 500 champion WIlliam Byron, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano are also among the big names that qualified well during the lead-up to this year’s NASCAR season opener. Hamlin is seeking to become just the third driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500 at least four times, joining Hall of Famers Richard Petty (seven) and Cale Yarborough (four). Hamlin won in 2016 and back-to-back in 2019-20.
Here’s a breakdown of the full 2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup and how to watch Sunday’s race:
Daytona 500 projected starting lineup
Here is the projected starting lineup for the 2025 Daytona 500 and how each driver earned their spot, via NASCAR:
1. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota … Busch Light Pole winner
2. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford … Second fastest in qualifying
3. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota … Duel No. 1 results
4. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota … Duel No. 2 results
5. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
6. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
7. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
8. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota … Duel No. 2 results
9. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
10. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
11. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota … Duel No. 1 results
12. *Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
13. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
14. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
15. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
16. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
17. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
18. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota … Duel No. 2 results
19. *Justin Allgaier, No. 40 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
20. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota … Duel No. 2 results
21. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
22. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet … Duel No. 2 results
23. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota … Duel No. 1 results
24. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota … Duel No. 2 results
25. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
26. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet … Duel No. 2 results
27. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford … Duel No. 1 results
28. Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
29. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford … Duel No. 1 results
30. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
32. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
33. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
34. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford … Duel No. 2 results
35. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet … Duel No. 1 results
36. Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Chevrolet … Duel No. 2 results
37. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford … Duel No. 1 results
38. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet … Duel No. 2 results
39. *Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 Toyota … Qualifying speed
40. *Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Toyota … Qualifying speed
41. *Helio Castroneves, No. 91 Chevrolet … Open Exemption Provisional
*-denotes Open, non-Charter team
How to watch and stream 2025 Daytona 500
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 16
- Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
- TV: Fox
- Stream: Fubo, FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app
- Where: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida)
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