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On Wednesday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for season-opening Daytona 500. Chase Briscoe, in his first official race with Joe Gibbs Racing, was the fastest and won the pole for the Great American Race on Sunday. Austin Cindric was second-quickest and will start on the outside pole.
The qualifying procedure for the Daytona 500 is different than what NASCAR fans are typically used to, as the session on Wednesday night did not actually set the starting order. Instead, it set the starting order for two Duel races on Thursday night.
The finishing results of those two races then set the starting lineup for the rest of the field for Sunday afternoon's Great American Race. The following drivers did not qualify for the race: Chandler Smith, Anthony Alfredo, BJ McLeod, and JJ Yeley.
2025 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Chase Briscoe | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2. | Austin Cindric | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4. | Erik Jones | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5. | William Byron | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6. | Chris Buescher | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7. | Ty Dillon | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9. | Ross Chastain | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 10. | Joey Logano | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 11. | Tyler Reddick | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 12. | Corey LaJoie | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 13. | AJ Allmendinger | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 14. | Todd Gilliland | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 15. | Austin Dillon | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 16. | Ryan Blaney | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 17. | Chase Elliott | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 18. | John Hunter Nemechek | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 19. | Justin Allgaier | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 20. | Christopher Bell | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 21. | Kyle Busch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 22. | Kyle Larson | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 23. | Ty Gibbs | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 24. | Riley Herbst | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 25. | Michael McDowell | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 26. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 27. | Ryan Preece | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 28. | Cody Ware | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 29. | Josh Berry | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 30. | Cole Custer | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 31. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 32. | Noah Gragson | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 33. | Carson Hocevar | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 34. | Brad Keselowski | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 35. | Justin Haley | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 36. | Daniel Suarez | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 37. | Zane Smith | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 38. | Alex Bowman | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 39. | Martin Truex Jr. | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 40. | Jimmie Johnson | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 41. | Helio Castoneves | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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