Qualifying report
NASCAR Cup Daytona 500
Daytona 500 starting line-up
The field for the Daytona 500 was set Thursday night following the Can-Am Duel races, as was running the order.
René Fagnan
Edited: Jul 16, 2016, 1:50 PM
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The front row of Chase Elliott and Matt Kenseth was determined after qualifying last Sunday. Four open teams also made the race: Ryan Blaney (Duel finish), Matt DiBenedetto (Duel finish), Michael McDowell (qualifying speed), Robert Richardson Jr. (qualifying speed).
Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., A.J. Allmendinger, and Brian Scott are all in backup cars and will have to go to the rear before the start of the race.
PositionCar numberDriverTeam 124 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 522 Joey Logano Team Penske 61 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing 721 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing 841 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing 94 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 1019 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing 1111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 1295 Ty Dillon Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing 135 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports 1442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 1516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 1610 Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing
1734 Chris Buescher
Front Row Motorsports
1814 Brian Vickers
Stewart-Haas Racing
1917 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
2093 Matt DiBenedetto
BK Racing
213 Austion Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
2246 Michael Annett
HScott Motorsports
236 Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
2438 Landon Cassill
Front Row Motorsports
252 Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
2648 Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
277 Regan Smith
Tommy Baldwin Racing
2878 Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
2923 David Ragan
BK Racing
3047 AJ Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
3115 Clint Bowyer
HScott Motorsports
3213 Casey Mears
Germain Racing
3332 Bobby Labonte
Go Green Racing
3443 Aric Almirola
Richard Petty Motorsports
3544 Brian Scott
Richard Petty Motorsports
3683 Michael Waltrip
BK Racing
3727 Paul Menard
Richard Childress Racing
3831 Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
3959 Michael McDowell
Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing
4026 Robert Richardson Jr.
BK Racing
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