Anthony Alfredo has had his finish in the Daytona Duels disallowed
This weekend, NASCAR is hosting the biggest race of the season. It’s the famed Daytona 500 on the 2.5-mile oval at Daytona International Speedway.
Anthony Alfredo was an Open car that raced his way into the Daytona 500. He was set to start 38th in the event. The driver was in tears after he finished 18th in Duel 2 to grab the transfer spot.
However, Alfredo has since failed post-race technical inspection. His finish in Duel 2 has been disallowed.
Alfredo will not start the Daytona 500.
NASCAR is currently inspecting the car of BJ McLeod. If that car clears inspection, he’ll start the Daytona 500.
Brad Moran noted that the car had a loose transaxle cooling hose. Additionally, a driver cooling hose wasn’t correctly attached.
The team is not allowed to appeal.
NASCAR comments
“First of all, unfortunate to be here,” Brad Moran opened from the Daytona media center.
“Any small, open team, we don’t like to have these problems. But we do have to do our job and make sure there’s parity amongst the field.”
“During inspection, we noticed this hose. Which is a trans-axle cooling hose. It comes off at the right-side quarter window. It’s suppose to go into the trans-axle cooler. It needs to be airtight.”
“No parts can fall off the car, for obvious reasons. We don’t say what the intent is but these parts have to be fastened properly.”
“Unfortunately, this one piece wasn’t. And there was also another hose disconnected for driver cooling.”
Beard Motorsports statement
The team issued the following statement after their finishing position was disallowed:
“We are proud of our team and the work they put into this NASCAR program,” Beard Motorsports opened.
“Our intent is to make races, contend for wins and race with integrity. We will review what happened and work to make sure we do not have these issues in the future.”
“We are heartbroken for our entire team, our wonderful partners and Anthony and his sweet family.”
Updated Daytona 500
Starting Lineup
February 15, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Busch
2. Chase Briscoe
3. Joey Logano
4. Chase Elliott
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Carson Hocevar
7. Austin Dillon
8. Kyle Larson
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Michael McDowell
11. John Hunter Nemechek
12. Christopher Bell
13. Shane van Gisbergen
14. Josh Berry
15. Daniel Suarez
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17. Casey Mears
18. Todd Gilliland
19. Ryan Preece
20. Ty Gibbs
21. Alex Bowman
22. Denny Hamlin
23. Cole Custer
24. Erik Jones
25. Noah Gragson
26. Tyler Reddick
27. Bubba Wallace
28. Riley Herbst
29. Corey Heim
30. Zane Smith
31. Jimmie Johnson
32. Connor Zilisch
33. Cody Ware
34. Ty Dillon
35. AJ Allmendinger
36. Austin Cindric
37. Ross Chastain
38. BJ McLeod
39. William Byron
40. Justin Allgaier
41. Chris Buescher
Failed to qualify
Corey LaJoie
(Duel 1)
Chandler Smith
(Duel 1)
Anthony Alfredo
(Duel 2)
JJ Yeley
(Duel 2)
Daytona 500 TV schedule (February 2026)
