NASCAR 2026: Daytona 500 Duels starting lineups with penalties applied

NASCAR Cup Series action from the Daytona 500 continues on Thursday (Feb. 12) with the starting lineups for the Daytona Duels having been set.

The Daytona Duels are two 60-lap, 150-mile qualifying races that will ultimately determine the full starting lineup for Sunday's Great American Race, as well as who will take the remaining spots up for grabs to open entries.

There are some caveats to this, however. Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe qualified first and second on Wednesday night and have therefore already locked themselves into the front row for Sunday's race. Meanwhile, Corey Heim and Justin Allgaier are also locked in and qualified for Sunday after finishing as the fastest two open cars, although their starting spot depends on the Duels.

Talking of Wednesday's qualifying, the times set in the session have determined the full lineups below, with the drivers qualifying in an odd-numbered position set to race in Duel 1, and those who qualified in an even-numbered position set to race in Duel 2.

This does come with another small caveat, however, as NASCAR ensures there is an even number of chartered cars and open-entry cars in each race, to the best of their ability.

NASCAR Daytona 500 Duels official starting lineup

Here are the full starting lineups for both Daytona 500 Duels on Thursday night.

Daytona 500 Duel 1 starting lineup

* signifies a non-chartered entry.

** Noah Gragson will start last in Duel 1 after his qualifying time on Wednesday was disallowed due to breaking NASCAR rules during his hot lap.

*** Jimmie Johnson is an open entry but is locked in to Sunday's Daytona 500 through NASCAR's Open Exemption Provisional.

Daytona 500 Duel 2 starting lineup

* signifies a non-chartered entry.