Thursday update: We’re updating the full starting lineup as the Bluegreen Vacation Duels wrap up. You can view the updated Daytona 500 starting lineup here.
Qualifying round 2: Alex Bowman had the fastest time in the second round and secured pole position for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Kyle Larson joins him on the front row. The ten drivers finished as follows. William Byron and Aric Almirole will hold the poles for the twin Duels on Thursday.
Qualifying round 1: The top ten from the first round of qualifying are as follows. They advance to the second round to compete for a front row spot at Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Alex Bowman
Chase Briscoe
Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Aric Almirola
Kyle Busch
William Byron
Austin Cindric
Ryan Blaney
Harrison Burton
The 2023 Daytona 500 will run on Sunday, February 19. With this being a superspeedway race, qualifying will take on a unique format. There will be two separate rounds of qualifying, with the first taking place on Wednesday. It will get underway at 8:15 p.m.ET on FS1.
Wednesday’s portion of qualifying will be more what you are used to seeing. There was a random draw held Tuesday to determine the order, with the final 20 spots being reserved for those that finished top 20 in owners points last year. Each driver will run a single-car, one-lap qualifier around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. The fastest driver will earn the pole position for the 2023 Daytona 500 on Sunday. The second-fastest driver will also be locked into the front row for Sunday’s starting lineup. The remaining drivers will head to the qualifying duels on Thursday with an order determined by Wednesday’s finish.
Ahead of the qualifying events, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott are all tied with +1200 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook to win the 2023 Daytona 500. Kyle Busch and Joey Logano follow at +1400, while William Byron and Ross Chastain are installed at +1600. Last year’s winner Austin Cindric has +2000 odds to win his second consecutive Daytona 500.
2023 Daytona 500 pole qualifying results
| Pos | Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Number |
| 1 | Alex Bowman (clinch pole) | 48 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson (clinch front row) | 5 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 |
| 4 | Aric Almirola | 10 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 22 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 14 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 |
| 8 | Austin Cindric | 2 |
| 9 | Harrison Burton | 21 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 8 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 23 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 99 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | 9 |
| 15 | Ross Chastain | 1 |
| 16 | Rvan Preece | 41 |
| 17 | Kevin Harvick | 4 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 6 |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs | 54 |
| 20 | Tyler Reddick | 45 |
| 21 | Christopher Bell | 20 |
| 22 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 |
| 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 84 |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | 34 |
| 25 | Travis Pastrana | 67 |
| 26 | Denny Hamlin | 11 |
| 27 | Erik Jones | 43 |
| 28 | Noah Gregson | 42 |
| 29 | Zane Smith | 36 |
| 30 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 |
| 31 | Justin Haley | 31 |
| 32 | Austin Hill | 62 |
| 33 | Austin Dillon | 3 |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | 38 |
| 35 | Rickv Stenhouse Jr. | 47 |
| 36 | BJ McLeod | 78 |
| 37 | Cody Ware | 51 |
| 38 | Riley Herbst | 15 |
| 39 | Ty Dillon | 77 |
| 40 | Corey LaJoie | 7 |
| 41 | Chandler Smith | 13 |
| 42 | Conor Daly | 50 |