The single-car qualifying session for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway took place on Wednesday evening, setting the front row for Sunday's 68th running of the "Great American Race".
Full results can be found here.
In addition to solidifying front row starting positions for Sunday's 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval, Richard Childress Racing's Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe also solidified pole positions for Thursday night's 60-lap America 250 Florida Duel races.
Busch is set to lead the field to the green flag in the first Duel race, and Briscoe is set to lead the field to the green flag in the second.
The full starting lineups for both Duel races were solidified by Wednesday night's qualifying session. Drivers who are locked into the race are in alternating Duel races by position, and the six drivers who have yet to lock in are also in alternating races.
Here's a look at both lineups.
2026 Daytona Duel race starting lineups
NOTE: * = driver is not yet locked into the Daytona 500; one driver in each Duel race is set to lock in, while the others will ultimately fail to qualify.
America 250 Florida Duel Race No. 1
1 - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
3 - Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
4 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
6 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
7 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8 - Corey LaJoie, No. 99 RFK Racing Ford*
9 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
10 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
11 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
12 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
14 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
15 - Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
16 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
17 - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
19 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
20 - Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
21 - Chandler Smith, No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford*
22 - Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford*
23 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
America 250 Florida Duel Race No. 2
1 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7 - Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9 - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
10 - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11 - Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
12 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
13 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
14 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15 - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
16 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
17 - Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet*
18 - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
19 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
20 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
21 - B.J. McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet*
22 - J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet*
Though the Duel races are not officially considered a part of the 36-race Cup Series schedule, points are set to be awarded to the top 10 finishers, from 10 points to the winners down to one point for the 10th place finishers, similar to stage racing.
The Duel results are set to determine the full 41-car starting lineup for the Daytona 500, from positions No. 3 through No. 41.
Fox Sports 1 is set to provide live coverage of the America 250 Florida Duel races from Daytona International Speedway beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday evening. Start a free trial of FuboTV and catch all of the action!