Daytona Starting Lineup: August 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR starting positions for Daytona International Speedway

Update: Daytona Race Results

Tomorrow, Daytona International Speedway will drop the green flag on the NASCAR Cup Series race. Now, the field rolls to the track for qualifying to set the starting grid.

View the Daytona starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.

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Due to weather, qualifying has been canceled. Starting positions for Saturday’s race have been set by the rule book.

Ryan Blaney will start from the pole position with a metric score of 3.600.

Daytona International Speedway
Starting Lineup
August 23, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Metric Score

1. Ryan Blaney
3.600

2. Alex Bowman
4.100

3. Kyle Larson
5.400

4. Joey Logano
6.400

5. Austin Cindric
7.400

6. Denny Hamlin
7.600

7. Austin Dillon
8.200

8. William Byron
8.700

9. Chase Briscoe
11.500

10. Brad Keselowski
12.000

11. Josh Berry
12.200

12. Daniel Suarez
13.600

13. Zane Smith
15.800

14. Kyle Busch
16.000

15. Christopher Bell
16.500

16. Carson Hocevar
16.500

17. Shane van Gisbergen
17.000

18. Ty Gibbs
17.700

19. Ross Chastain
17.800

20. Michael McDowell
18.200

21. AJ Allmendinger
20.800

22. Bubba Wallace
22.600

23. Ty Dillon
23.600

24. Chris Buescher
24.300

25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
24.500

26. Erik Jones
25.100

27. Tyler Reddick
25.900

28. Todd Gilliland
26.800

29. Cole Custer
27.000

30. Chase Elliott
27.500

31. Ryan Preece
28.700

32. Noah Gragson
28.800

33. Riley Herbst
32.200

34. John Hunter Nemechek
33.000

35. Cody Ware
33.200

36. Austin Hill
34.500

37. Justin Haley
34.900

38. BJ McLeod
39.800

39. Casey Mears
40.700

40. Joey Gase
42.500

NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Point Standings

Points entering Daytona

Pos | Driver | Wins | Points

1. Denny Hamlin
4 Wins

2. Shane van Gisbergen
4 Wins

3. Kyle Larson
3 Wins

4. Christopher Bell
3 Wins

5. William Byron
2 Wins

6. Chase Elliott
1 Win

7. Ryan Blaney
1 Win

8. Chase Briscoe
1 Win

9. Bubba Wallace
1 Win

10. Joey Logano
1 Win

11. Ross Chastain
1 Win

12. Austin Cindric
1 Win

13. Josh Berry
1 Win

14. Austin Dillon
1 Win

15. Tyler Reddick
+89

16. Alex Bowman
+60

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Chris Buescher
-60

18. Ryan Preece
-94

19. Kyle Busch
-148

20. Ty Gibbs
-173

Daytona TV Schedule

Links

Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR