Daytona 500 pole qualifying results: Pole position, lineups ahead of Daytona Duel races
Chase Briscoe will start on the pole for the 67th annual Daytona 500.
Briscoe posted the fastest time of 49.249 in Daytona 500 pole qualifying Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway to claim the coveted pole position for NASCAR's most famous race. Austin Cindric qualified second with a time of 49.325 and will also start on the front row for Sunday's race.
The full lineup for the 2025 Daytona 500 will be set Thursday night following two Daytona Duel races.
The starting order for the duels is based on Wednesday night's qualifying results, with the pole winner starting first in Duel 1, and the runner-up starting first in Duel 2. Ryan Preece, who took third in pole qualifying, will start on the front row of Duel 1, while Joey Logano, who finished fourth, will start on the front row of Duel 2.
Daytona 500 pole qualifying also marked the NASCAR debut of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who finished 39th Wednesday night. The legendary open-wheel racer, who is driving for Trackhouse Racing this week, is seeking to add a Daytona 500 victory to his wins in the Indy 500, the Rolex 24 at Daytona and his 31 wins across more than 25 years of IndyCar racing.
Two semi-retired NASCAR champions also participated in Wednesday's pole qualifying. Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who twice won the Daytona 500, qualified 29th driving for Legacy Motor Club, the team he co-owns. Martin Truex Jr., the 2017 Cup champion, qualified 22nd in a one-off deal with Tricon Garage as he tries to win his first Daytona 500.
Here are the results of Wednesday's pole qualifying followed by details on how to watch Sunday's Daytona 500:
Daytona 500 pole qualifying results
Top two qualifiers will start on the front row for Sunday's Daytona 500:
(Via the Daytona Beach News-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network)
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ryan Preece, No. 60 Joey Logano, No. 22 Josh Berry, No. 21 Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Austin Dillon, No. 3 Christopher Bell, No. 20 Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kyle Larson, No. 5 Zane Smith, No. 38 Alex Bowman, No. 48 Kyle Busch, No. 8 David Gilliland, No. 34 Chase Elliott, No. 9 Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chris Buescher, No. 17 AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Ryan Blaney, No. 12 William Byron, No. 24 Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Riley Herbst, No. 35 Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Justin Haley, No. 7 Cole Custer, No. 41 Justin Allgaier, No. 40 Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Erik Jones, No. 43 Ross Chastain, No. 1 John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Helio Castroneves, No. 91 Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chandler Smith, No. 66 B.J. McLeod, No. 78 JJ Yeley, No. 44 Cody Ware, No. 51
How to watch and stream 2025 Daytona 500
Date: Sunday, Feb. 16
Sunday, Feb. 16 Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
2:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox
Fox Stream: Fubo, FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app
Fubo, FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app Where: Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida)
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