NASCAR: 2022 Daytona 500 qualifying order revealed

The qualifying order for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is set.

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season is scheduled to get underway with the 64th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway this Sunday, February 20 (Fox, 2:30 p.m. ET), but first, the 40-car field needs to be solidified.

That process is set to begin with tomorrow night’s single-car qualifying session (Fox Sports 1, 8:00 p.m. ET), and it is set to conclude with Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels (Fox Sports 1, 7:00 p.m. ET), two 60-lap races around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked oval in Daytona Beach, Florida.

There are 42 cars on the entry list for the 200-lap “Great American Race”, meaning that two of the six non-chartered entries will fail to qualify.

Like it was last year, the qualifying order for the single-car qualifying session was determined by two random draws. The top 20 cars in the owner standings from last year drew for the final 20 spots, while the other 22 cars drew for the first 22 spots.

This race is the only race of the year for which this format will be used to determine the qualifying order. The new format is explained in more detail here.

Kaulig Racing’s Daniel Hemric is set to lead things off behind the wheel of the #16 Chevrolet. Among full-time drivers, Petty GMS Motorsports’ Erik Jones is set to lead things off. He is set to go out third behind the wheel of his #43 Chevrolet.

Among drivers not locked into the field, NY Racing Team’s Greg Biffle is set to lead things off. He is set to go out 14th behind the wheel of his #44 Chevrolet.

Here is the full qualifying order for Wednesday night’s single-car Daytona 500 qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway.

NOTE: * = not locked into the race

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer
1 – Daniel Hemric – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet
2 – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
3 – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet
4 – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet
5 – Kurt Busch – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota
6 – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota
7 – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
8 – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet
9 – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
10 – David Ragan – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
11 – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
12 – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford
13 – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford
14 – Greg Biffle* – #44, NY Racing Team, Chevrolet
15 – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford
16 – Jacques Villeneuve* – #27, Team Hezeberg powered by Reaume Brothers Racing, Ford
17 – Kaz Grala* – #50, The Money Team Racing, Chevrolet
18 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
19 – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet
20 – J.J. Yeley* – #55, MBM Motorsports, Ford
21 – Timmy Hill* – #66, MBM Motorsports, Ford
22 – Noah Gragson* – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet
23 – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
24 – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford
25 – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford
26 – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
27 – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
28 – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet
29 – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
30 – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford
31 – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
32 – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet
33 – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
34 – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
35 – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
36 – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
37 – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
38 – Alex Bowman – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
39 – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
40 – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
41 – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
42 – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford

The fastest 10 drivers in this single-car qualifying session advance to the second round, and the fastest two drivers in the second round secure front row starting positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the qualifying results determine the starting lineups for the two Bluegreen Vacations Duels, which ultimately determine the full Daytona 500 starting lineup.

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