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Michael McDowell will start on the front row of the Daytona 500. (HHP/Jacy Norgaard photo)

66th Annual Daytona 500: Starting Lineup

The starting lineup for the 66th annual Daytona 500 has been set following Thursday night’s Duels at Daytona, won by Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell.

The NASCAR Cup Series field will take the green flag for the season opener on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (ET), weather permitting. 

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the defending Daytona 500 champion. 

2024 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup

  • Row 1 — Joey Logano, Michael McDowell
  • Row 2 — Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell
  • Row 3 — Chase Elliott, Austin Cindric
  • Row 4 — Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin
  • Row 5 — Carson Hocevar, John Hunter Nemechek
  • Row 6 — Erik Jones, Harrison Burton
  • Row 7 — Daniel Suarez, Zane Smith
  • Row 8 — Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski
  • Row 9 — Kyle Larson, William Byron
  • Row 10 — Chris Buescher, Chase Briscoe
  • Row 11 — Ross Chastain, Justin Haley
  • Row 12 — Jimmie Johnson, Bubba Wallace
  • Row 13 — Ryan Preece, Kaz Grala
  • Row 14 — Martin Truex Jr., A.J. Allmendinger
  • Row 15 — Corey LaJoie, Josh Berry
  • Row 16 — Todd Gilliland, Ryan Blaney
  • Row 17 — Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch
  • Row 18 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Riley Herbst
  • Row 19 — Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson
  • Row 20 — Anthony Alfredo, David Ragan