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The Daytona 500 is just a few days away, and on Thursday evening we’ll find out what the starting lineup will look like. The first two spots were determined on Wednesday in a single-car qualifying time trial. Alex Bowman ran the fastest lap to secure the pole and William Byron was second fastest to secure the other front row spot.
On Thursday, Daytona will host the Bluegreen Vacations Duels starting at 7 p.m. ET on FS1. Duel 1 starts at 7 and Duel 2 starts 20 minutes after the wrap of the first Duel — usually around 8:40 p.m. The two races set the next 18 rows of the race. Spots 3 through 36 in the grid are based off the results of Duel 1 and Duel 2 for the Charter teams. Spots 37 and 38 are based on finishing order of the two best Open teams. Spots 39 and 40 are then based off the time trial results for the next two best Open teams.
The order for each of the Duels is based off Wednesday’s qualifying results. The fastest car from Wednesday — Alex Bowman — has spot 1 in Duel 1. He is followed by the odd finishers from Wednesday — 3, 5, 7, etc. The second fastest car from Wednesday — William Byron — has spot 1 in Duel 2. He is followed by the even finishers from Wednesday — 4, 6, 8, etc.
Duel 1 starting lineup
*Open team that is not locked into the Daytona 500
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 starting lineup
| Order | Driver/ Car # | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Driver/ Car # | Team |
| 1 | Alex Bowman | No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 2 | Aric Almirola | No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 5 | Ryan Preece | No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
| 10 | Austin Cindric* | No. 33 Team Penske Ford |
| 11 | Joey Logano | No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford |
| 13 | Cole Custer | No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford |
| 14 | Michael McDowell | No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 15 | Erik Jones | No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 16 | Tyler Reddick | No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ty Dillon* | No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota |
| 18 | Jamie McMurray | No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 19 | Quin Houff | No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet |
| 20 | Timmy Hill* | No. 66 Motorsports Business Management Ford |
| 21 | Cody Ware | No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
| 22 | Josh Bilicki | No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford |
Duel 2 starting lineup
*Open team that is not locked into the Daytona 500
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 starting lineup
| Order | Driver/ Car # | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Driver/ Car # | Team |
| 1 | William Byron | No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 2 | Bubba Wallace | No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford |
| 4 | Austin Dillon | No. 3 Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 6 | David Ragan | No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
| 10 | Kaz Grala* | No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet |
| 13 | Brad Keselowski | No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
| 14 | Martin Truex Jr. | No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford |
| 16 | Anthony Alfredo | No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
| 17 | Corey LaJoie | No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
| 18 | Garrett Smithley* | No. 13 Motorsports Business Management Ford |
| 19 | BJ McLeod | No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford |
| 20 | Joey Gase | No. 53 Rick Ware Racing Ford |
| 21 | Derrike Cope | No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
| 22 | Noah Gragson* | No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet |