NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results from Daytona International Speedway; Starting lineups for the Duel races
NASCAR Cup Series drivers set for qualifying in Daytona Beach, Florida. The green flag will drop on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in NASCAR’s biggest race.
View Daytona 500 qualifying results below.
Daytona Menu
Cup: Prac 1 | Qual
The top 2 cars from qualifying will lock in the front row for the Daytona 500. The top two open cars will also lock into the race of the eight open teams attempting to make the event.
For everyone else, qualifying will set the lineups for Thursday’s Duel races. The results of the Duel races will complete the Daytona 500 lineup.
Noah Gragson’s time has been disallowed. NASCAR has a new rule for 2026 that prevents drivers from putting their hands by the window net during qualifying. He was in violation of that rule.
Noah Gragson disqualified after Daytona 500 qualifying run
Corey Heim and Justin Allgaier are the two fastest open cars. They have officially locked into the Daytona 500 as Open cars.
The top 10 drivers after round one advance into round two and make another run for the pole position.
Daytona 500 Qualifying Results (Round 1) : 1. Kyle Busch (49.933); 2. Chase Briscoe (49.034); 3. Ryan Preece (49.081); 4. Denny Hamlin (49.105); 5. Alex Bowman (49.117); 6. Kyle Larson (49.121); 7. Corey Heim (49.138); 8. Chris Buescher (49.167); 9. Chase Elliott (49.170); 10. Joey Logano (49.172)
After his lap in round 2, Kyle Busch will start from the pole position in the Daytona 500. He turned a laptime at 49.006 seconds with an average speed of 183.651 mph.
Daytona International Speedway
Qualifying Results
February 11, 2026
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Busch
49.006
2. Chase Briscoe
49.023
3. Ryan Preece
49.061
4. Denny Hamlin
49.100
5. Corey Heim
49.148
6. Alex Bowman
49.152
7. Kyle Larson
49.158
8. Chris Buescher
49.184
9. Chase Elliott
49.220
10. Joey Logano
49.295
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Ty Gibbs
49.184
12. Austin Dillon
49.185
13. Christopher Bell
49.197
14. Justin Allgaier
49.201
15. Corey LaJoie
49.205
16. John Hunter Nemechek
49.214
17. Austin Cindric
49.248
18. Brad Keselowski
49.252
19. Zane Smith
49.266
20. Ryan Blaney
49.269
21. Michael McDowell
49.280
22. William Byron
49.282
23. Connor Zilisch
49.291
24. Cole Custer
49.322
25. Erik Jones
49.332
26. Cody Ware
49.350
27. Josh Berry
49.354
28. Jimmie Johnson
49.366
29. Carson Hocevar
49.427
30. Bubba Wallace
49.432
31. Riley Herbst
49.452
32. AJ Allmendinger
49.460
33. Todd Gilliland
49.460
34. Ross Chastain
49.483
35. Anthony Alfredo
49.485
36. Ty Dillon
49.497
37. Shane van Gisbergen
49.527
38. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
49.529
39. Daniel Suarez
49.552
40. Tyler Reddick
49.609
41. Chandler Smith
49.758
42. BJ McLeod
50.011
43. Casey Mears
50.233
44. JJ Yeley
50.482
45. Noah Gragson
49.504 (time disallowed)
Duel 1
Starting Lineup
February 12, 2026
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Busch
2. Ryan Preece
3. Corey Heim
4. Alex Bowman
5. Chris Buescher
6. Joey Logano
7. Austin Dillon
8. Corey LaJoie
9. John Hunter Nemechek
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Ryan Blaney
12. William Byron
13. Cole Custer
14. Cody Ware
15. Jimmie Johnson
16. Bubba Wallace
17. AJ Allmendinger
18. Ross Chastain
19. Shane van Gisbergen
20. Daniel Suarez
21. Chandler Smith
22. Casey Mears
23. Noah Gragson
Duel 2
Starting Lineup
February 12, 2026
Pos | Driver
1. Chase Briscoe
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Larson
4. Chase Elliott
5. Ty Gibbs
6. Christopher Bell
7. Justin Allgaier
8. Austin Cindric
9. Zane Smith
10. Michael McDowell
11. Connor Zilisch
12. Erik Jones
13. Josh Berry
14. Carson Hocevar
15. Riley Herbst
16. Todd Gilliland
17. Anthony Alfredo
18. Ty Dillon
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20. Tyler Reddick
21. BJ McLeod
22. JJ Yeley
