NASCAR: Live 2020 Daytona 500 qualifying updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
UPDATE: Full qualifying recap HERE.
The start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season is still a week away, but the first two starting positions for the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway are set to be determined this afternoon.
Today’s single-car qualifying session is slated to set the front row for the 62nd edition of this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) superspeedway oval in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The remaining drivers will be forced to solidify their starting positions for the race in the Bluegreen Vacations Duels on Thursday, February 13.
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There are 43 drivers on the entry list for next Sunday’s main event, meaning that three drivers will ultimately fail to qualify with the maximum field size being 40.
A total of 36 drivers are already locked into the field due to the fact that they are driving chartered entries, so the remaining four spots will come down to seven drivers. Two of those seven drivers will lock themselves into the field in today’s single-car qualifying session while the remaining two slots will remain open heading into this Thursday.
Which two drivers will qualify on the front row for next Sunday’s 62nd annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, and which drivers will be left needing to battle for good starting positions — and any starting positions in general — for the race in Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels?
Follow along with our live qualifying updates to find out.
Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 194.582
2nd – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 194.363
3rd – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 194.305
4th – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 193.886
5th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 193.432
6th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 192.876
7th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 192.588
8th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 192.443
9th – Christopher Bell – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – 192.234
10th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 192.066
11th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 192.033
12th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 192.025
13th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.873
14th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 191.812
15th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 191.693
16th – Matt DiBenedetto – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 191.685
17th – Ryan Preece – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 191.616
18th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 191.559
19th – Chris Buescher – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 191.555
20th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 191.542
21st – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 191.514
22nd – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 191.278
23rd – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 191.27
24th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 191.205
25th – John Hunter Nemechek – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 191.18
26th – David Ragan – #36, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 190.876
27th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 190.658
28th – Ross Chastain – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 190.428
29th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 190.384
30th – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 190.062
31st – Justin Haley – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 190.018
32nd – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 189.51
33rd – Brendan Gaughan – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.945
34th – Reed Sorenson – #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 187.356
35th – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Ford – 186.625
36th – Daniel Suarez – #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 185.479
37th – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – 185.166
38th – Quin Houff – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 183.887
39th – J.J. Yeley – #54, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 183.292
40th – Brennan Poole – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.781
41st – Chad Finchum – #49, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 181.763
42nd – Joey Gase – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 179.756
43rd – B.J. McLeod – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 0
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Fox Sports 1’s live broadcast of Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET. Fox’s live broadcast of next Sunday afternoon’s Daytona 500 to officially get the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season underway is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.