Starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500

NASCAR has set the starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500, which pole-sitter Kyle Busch will lead to the green flag in search of his first victory in the Cup Series season opener.

Chase Briscoe will start second.

After a win in each of Thursday night's qualifying races, Joey Logano (starting third) and Chase Elliott (fourth) will comprise the second row.

William Byron, who is trying to become the first driver with three consecutive Daytona 500 victories, will start 39th in the 41-car field.

Here's the NASCAR starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500:

ROW 1

1. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota

ROW 2

3. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford4, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet

ROW 3

5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford6, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet

ROW 4

7. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet8. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet

ROW 5

9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford10. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet

ROW 6

11. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota12. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota

ROW 7

13. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 97 Chevrolet14. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford

ROW 8

15. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Chevrolet16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet

ROW 9

17. Casey Mears, No. 66 Ford18 Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford

ROW 10

19. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford20. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota

ROW 11

21. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet22. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota

ROW 12

23. Cole Custer, No. 41 Chevrolet24. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota

ROW 13

25. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford26. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota

ROW 14

27. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota28. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota

ROW 15

29. Corey Heim, No. 67 Toyota30. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford

ROW 16

31. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Toyota32. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet

ROW 17

33. Cody Ware, No. 51 Chevrolet34. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet

ROW 18

35. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet36. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford

ROW 19

37. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet38. Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Chevrolet

ROW 20

39. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet40. Justin Allgaier, No. 40 Chevrolet

ROW 21

41. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford

Failed to qualify: Chandler Smith (No. 36 Ford), JJ Yeley (No. 44 Chevrolet), BJ McLeod (No. 78 Chevrolet), Corey LaJoie (No. 99 Ford)