NASCAR: 2022 Daytona 500 qualifying – Full starting lineups

The starting lineups for the Daytona 500 qualifying races, the Bluegreen Vacations Duels, are set following the first qualifying session of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The front row for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is set following Wednesday night’s single-car qualifying session, as are the full 21-car starting lineups for Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duels.

The results of these two 60-lap races around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked oval in Daytona Beach, Florida will set the full starting lineup for Sunday’s 64th annual “Great American Race”.

Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman locked out the front row for Hendrick Motorsports, giving Rick Hendrick’s team two straight front row lockouts and three in the last four years for this race.

Larson took the pole position by recording a top lap speed of 181.159 miles per hour (49.680 seconds) behind the wheel of his #5 Chevrolet in the second round of Wednesday night’s qualifying session, which featured the top 10 drivers from the first round.

Bowman qualified in second place, giving him a record-tying fifth front row start for the Daytona 500, with a top lap speed of 181.046 miles per hour (49.711 seconds) behind the wheel of his #48 Chevrolet.

Bowman has now qualified on the front row for the Daytona 500 in each of the last five years, an all-time record.

Larson and Bowman are set to start their Duel races from the pole position. The odd finishers from the single-car qualifying session are set to join Larson in the first Duel while the even finishers are set to join Bowman in the second.

Also notable from this qualifying session is the fact that Beard Motorsports’ Noah Gragson and Team Hezeberg’s Jacques Villeneuve locked themselves into the field alongside the 36 chartered cars as the fastest two drivers of non-chartered entries, leaving just two spots open.

The Money Team Racing’s Kaz Grala, NY Racing Team’s Greg Biffle, and MBM Motorsports teammates Timmy Hill and J.J. Yeley are the four drivers set to battle for those two spots.

Here are the full qualifying results from Wednesday night’s single-car qualifying session.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.159
2nd – Alex Bowman – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.046
3rd – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.85
4th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180.527
5th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.314
6th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 180.04
7th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.845
8th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.723
9th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 179.619
10th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 179.508
11th – Daniel Hemric – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 179.429
12th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 179.426
13th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 179.419
14th – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.329
15th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.315
16th – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 179.297
17th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 179.2969
18th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 179.276
19th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 179.272
20th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 179.269
21st – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 179.265
22nd – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 179.251
23rd – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.219
24th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.194
25th – Kurt Busch – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 178.98
26th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 178.884
27th – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 178.873
28th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 178.649
29th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 178.08
30th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 178.042
31st – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 178.01
32nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 177.729
33rd – Noah Gragson – #62, Beard Motorsports, Chevrolet – 177.553
34th – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 176.873
35th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 176.72
36th – Jacques Villeneuve – #27, Team Hezeberg, Ford – 176.436
37th – Kaz Grala – #50, The Money Team Racing, Chevrolet – 176.146
38th – Greg Biffle – #44, NY Racing Team, Chevrolet – 176.125
39th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 175.943
40th – David Ragan – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 175.726
41st – J.J. Yeley – #55, MBM Motorsports, Ford – 173.06
42nd – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Ford – 172.206

Here is the starting lineup for the first Duel.

Starting Lineup
1st – Kyle Larson
2nd – William Byron
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – Ross Chastain
5th – Daniel Suarez
6th – Daniel Hemric
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Tyler Reddick
9th – Brad Keselowski
10th – Chase Briscoe
11th – Austin Cindric
12th – Erik Jones
13th – Kurt Busch
14th – Justin Haley
15th – Cole Custer
16th – Todd Gilliland
17th – Noah Gragson
18th – Cody Ware
19th – Kaz Grala
20th – B.J. McLeod
21st – J.J. Yeley

Here is the starting lineup for the second Duel.

Starting Lineup
1st – Alex Bowman
2nd – Aric Almirola
3rd – Martin Truex Jr.
4th – Denny Hamlin
5th – Harrison Burton
6th – Joey Logano
7th – Christopher Bell
8th – Bubba Wallace
9th – Kyle Busch
10th – Austin Dillon
11th – Michael McDowell
12th – Ty Dillon
13th – Kevin Harvick
14th – Chris Buescher
15th – Corey LaJoie
16th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17th – Landon Cassill
18th – Jacques Villeneuve
19th – Greg Biffle
20th – David Ragan
21st – Timmy Hill

Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday evening for the live broadcast of the Bluegreen Vacations Duels from Daytona International Speedway. If you have not started your free trial of FuboTV, do so today!