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2021 Daytona 500 qualifying results Bluegreen Vacations Duel #1 Bluegreen Vacations Duel #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:27:44 Average speed: 144.416 mph Pole speed: 191.261 mph Cautions: 7 for 40 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 22 Green flag passes: 2,755 (17.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2021 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2021 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet 47.056   191.261   2   William Byron 24 Chevrolet 47.314   190.219   3   Aric Almirola 10 Ford 47.324   190.178   4   Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota 47.474   189.577   5   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47 Chevrolet 47.477   189.565   6   Kevin Harvick 4 Ford 47.489   189.518   7   Christopher Bell 20 Toyota 47.573   189.183   8   Ryan Preece 37 Chevrolet 47.585   189.135   9   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 47.631   188.953   10   Daniel Suarez 99 Chevrolet 47.636   188.933   11   Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet 47.695   188.699   12   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 47.695   188.699   13   David Ragan 36 Ford 47.730   188.561   14   Kurt Busch 1 Chevrolet 47.742   188.513   15   Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet 47.752   188.474   16   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 47.780   188.363   17   Matt DiBenedetto 21 Ford 47.881   187.966   18   Ryan Blaney 12 Ford 47.895   187.911   19   Austin Cindric 33 Ford 47.900   187.891   20   Kaz Grala 16 Chevrolet 47.925   187.793   21   Joey Logano 22 Ford 47.943   187.723   22   Chase Briscoe 14 Ford 47.956   187.672   23   Ryan Newman 6 Ford 47.960   187.656   24   Ross Chastain 42 Chevrolet 47.972   187.609   25   Cole Custer 41 Ford 48.060   187.266   26   Brad Keselowski 2 Ford 48.072   187.219   27   Michael McDowell 34 Ford 48.124   187.017   28   Martin Truex Jr 19 Toyota 48.165   186.858   29   Erik Jones 43 Chevrolet 48.189   186.765   30   Chris Buescher 17 Ford 48.269   186.455   31   Tyler Reddick 8 Chevrolet 48.347   186.154   32   Anthony Alfredo 38 Ford 48.422   185.866   33   Ty Dillon 96 Toyota 48.446   185.774   34   Jamie McMurray 77 Chevrolet 48.746   184.631   35   Corey LaJoie 7 Chevrolet 48.767   184.551   36   Quin Houff 00 Chevrolet 49.571   181.558   37   Garrett Smithley 13 Ford 49.880   180.433   38   B.J. McLeod 78 Ford 49.985   180.054   39   Timmy Hill 66 Ford 50.016   179.942   40   Cody Ware 51 Chevrolet 50.074   179.734   41   Joey Gase 53 Ford 50.630   177.760   42   Josh Bilicki 52 Ford 50.926   176.727   43   Derrike Cope 15 Chevrolet     44   Noah Gragson 62 Chevrolet     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Ty Dillon (#96), Garrett Smithley (#13), Timmy Hill (#66), Noah Gragson (#62)