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2026 Daytona 500 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 15, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:23:56 Average speed: 147.107 mph Pole speed: 183.651 mph Cautions: 5 for 32 laps Margin of victory: .308 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 65 Green flag passes: 15,158 (90.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Kyle Busch 8 Chevrolet 49.006   183.651   2   Chase Briscoe 19 Toyota 49.023   183.587   3   Ryan Preece 60 Ford 49.061   183.445   4   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 49.100   183.299   5   Corey Heim 67 Toyota 49.148   183.120   6   Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet 49.152   183.105   7   Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet 49.158   183.083   8   Chris Buescher 17 Ford 49.184   182.986   9   Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet 49.220   182.852   10   Joey Logano 22 Ford 49.275   182.684   11   Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota 49.184   182.986   12   Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 49.185   182.983   13   Christopher Bell 20 Toyota 49.197   182.938   14   Justin Allgaier 40 Chevrolet 49.201   182.923   15   Corey LaJoie 99 Ford 49.205   182.908   16   John H. Nemechek 42 Toyota 49.214   182.875   17   Austin Cindric 2 Ford 49.248   182.749   18   Brad Keselowski 6 Ford 49.252   182.734   19   Zane Smith 38 Ford 49.266   182.682   20   Ryan Blaney 12 Ford 49.269   182.671   21   Michael McDowell 71 Chevrolet 49.280   182.630   22   William Byron 24 Chevrolet 49.282   182.622   23   Connor Zilisch 88 Chevrolet 49.291   182.589   24   Cole Custer 41 Chevrolet 49.322   182.474   25   Erik Jones 43 Toyota 49.332   182.437   26   Cody Ware 51 Chevrolet 49.350   182.371   27   Josh Berry 21 Ford 49.354   182.356   28   Jimmie Johnson 84 Toyota 49.366   182.312   29   Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet 49.427   182.087   30   Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota 49.432   182.068   31   Riley Herbst 35 Toyota 49.452   181.995   32   A.J. Allmendinger 16 Chevrolet 49.460   181.965   33   Todd Gilliland 34 Ford 49.460   181.965   34   Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet 49.483   181.881   35   Anthony Alfredo 62 Chevrolet 49.485   181.873   36   Ty Dillon 10 Chevrolet 49.497   181.829   37   Shane Van Gisbergen 97 Chevrolet 49.527   181.719   38   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47 Chevrolet 49.529   181.712   39   Daniel Suarez 7 Chevrolet 49.552   181.627   40   Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota 49.609   181.419   41   Chandler Smith 36 Ford 49.758   180.875   42   B.J. McLeod 78 Chevrolet 50.011   179.960   43   Casey Mears 66 Ford 50.233   179.165   44   J.J. Yeley 44 Chevrolet 50.482   178.281   45   Noah Gragson 4 Ford     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:   Chandler Smith (#36), Corey Lajoie (#99), J.J. Yeley (#44), Anthony Alfredo (#62)