DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 10: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 10, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
2018 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
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Daytona 500 qualifying results from February 11, 2018
Today, they set the grid for the Great American Race. A week ahead of the 500 mile race the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field takes to the track for qualifying.
“Hell Yeah!,” Alex Bowman radio. He was the last car to qualify in round 2. He took the #88 to the top of the board.
2018 Daytona 500 qualifying
Round 1 – Results
Denny Hamlin was not concerned with qualifying. In his mind, points are far more important. The team installed their race setup in the machine. It’s an impound race. So, what they qualify with today will be used in the duals.
1. Alex Bowman (46.181); 2. Denny Hamlin (46.201); 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (46.313); 4. William Byron; 5. Kyle Busch; 6. Daniel Suarez; 7. Kevin Harvick; 8. Jimmie Johnson; 9. Joey Logano; 10. Paul Menard; 11. Erik Jones; 12. Chase Elliott;
View the full 2018 Daytona 500 starting grid below.
2018 Daytona 500 Qualifying Results
(Top 2 set the front row of the Daytona 500 – The rest set the order for the duels)
1. Alex Bowman 46.002
2. Denny Hamlin 46.132
3. Jimmie Johnson
46.217
4. Kyle Busch
46.224
5. William Byron
46.261
6. Erik Jones
46.279
7. Daniel Suarez
46.280
8. Kevin Harvick
46.281
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
46.381
10. Chase Elliott
46.413
11. Joey Logano
46.437
12. Paul Menard
46.584
13. Aric Almirola
46.539
14. Austin Dillon
46.546
15. Ryan Blaney
46.577
16. Clint Bowyer
46.658
17. Kurt Busch
46.678
18. Kasey Kahne
46.694
19. Brad Keselowski
46.698
20. Trevor Bayne
46.781
21. Ryan Newman
46.816
22. Kyle Larson
46.817
23. Jamie McMurray
46.836
24. Michael McDowell
46.899
25. Darrell Wallace Jr
46.938
26. Martin Truex Jr
47.002
27. Ty Dillon
47.074
28. Danica Patrick
47.081
29. Chris Buescher
47.095
30. AJ Allmendinger
47.144
31. Brendan Gaughan
47.398
32. Justin Marks
47.464
33. Matt DiBenedetto
47.675
34. DJ Kennington
47.848
35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
47.866
36. David Gilliland
47.884
37. Mark Thompson
48.267
38. Corey LaJoie
48.372
39. Gray Gaulding
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40. David Ragan
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2018 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
(Positions 2-40 were set by the Daytona Duel results)
1. Alex Bowman
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Chase Elliott
5. Joey Logano
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Darrell Wallace Jr
8. Erik Jones
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
10. Clint Bowyer
11. Kurt Busch
12. Kyle Busch
13. Ryan Newman
14. Austin Dillon
15. David Ragan
16. Paul Menard
17. Daniel Suarez
18. Trevor Bayne
19. Jamie McMurray
20. AJ Allmendinger
21. Chris Buescher
22. Michael McDowell
23. Ty Dillon
24. Martin Truex Jr
25. Brendan Gaughan
26. Kasey Kahne
27. Jeffrey Earnhardt
28. Danica Patrick
29. Justin Marks
30. DJ Kennington
31. Brad Keselowski
32. Corey LaJoie
33. David Gilliland
34. Gray Gaulding
35. William Byron
36. Mark Thompson
37. Jimmie Johnson
38. Matt DiBenedetto
39. Aric Almirola
40. Kyle Larson