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The official 2019 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 17th, 2019

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 15 Ford
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 61st Annual Daytona 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 24 - Axalta Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 46.319 seconds, 194.305 mph. The 42nd different driver to win the pole for the Daytona 500.
  • This is his first pole in 37 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2019 and his third in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 22nd top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
  • Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker lead the series in Daytona 500 poles with four each.
  • A total of 10 drivers have posted multiple poles for the Daytona 500; Jimmie Johnson (two) and Chase Elliott (two) are the only active drivers with more than one Daytona 500 pole.
  • Hendrick Motorsports has won 13 Daytona 500 poles, the series most: Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990), Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008), Mark Martin (2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011), Chase Elliott (2016, 2017), Alex Bowman (2018), William Byron (2019).
  • Hendrick Motorsports has won a record five Daytona 500 poles in a row (2015-2019).
  • Seven different manufacturers have won the pole for the Daytona 500, led by Chevrolet with 27; followed by Ford (12), Pontiac (eight), Mercury (five), Dodge (four), Oldsmobile (three), Plymouth (two). The 2019 Daytona 500 pole was the 700th pole for Chevrolet in the Monster Energy Series all-time

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 207 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.138 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 45 Minutes 55 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 137.440
  • Cautions: 12 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 8,754 (54.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 61st Annual Daytona 500
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the 61st Annual Daytona 500, his 32nd victory in 471 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Denny Hamlin posted his ninth top-10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Kyle Busch (Second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 0 points over Kyle Busch.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Race lineup for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 24 William Byron Chevrolet 194.305 46.319 0.000 Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
2 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 194.154 46.355 0.036 Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
3 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 190.957 47.131 0.812 Busch Beer Car2Can Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
4 22 Joey Logano Ford 192.448 46.766 0.447 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 190.771 47.177 0.858 Fastenal Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
6 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 192.291 46.804 0.485 Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
7 21 Paul Menard Ford 191.107 47.094 0.775 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto… Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
8 10 Aric Almirola Ford 190.739 47.185 0.866 Smithfield Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
9 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 189.414 47.515 1.196 Procore Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 190.492 47.246 0.927 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
11 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 192.353 46.789 0.470 Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
12 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 190.589 47.222 0.903 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
13 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 189.191 47.571 1.252 Aftershokz Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
14 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 190.799 47.170 0.851 Menards / Peak Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
15 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 190.432 47.261 0.942 Kleenex Wet Wipes Jtg Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
16 40 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 189.482 47.498 1.179 McDonalds / Cessna / Bass Pro Shops Spire Motorsports Scott Eggleston
17 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 193.807 46.438 0.119 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
18 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 193.782 46.444 0.125 NAPA AUTO PARTS Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
19 6 Ryan Newman Ford 190.018 47.364 1.045 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Rfk Racing Scott Graves
20 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 191.416 47.018 0.699 Dow Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
21 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 189.709 47.441 1.122 Kroger.com Jtg Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
22 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 188.715 47.691 1.372 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
23 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 190.698 47.195 0.876 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
24 38 David Ragan Ford 190.420 47.264 0.945 Select Blinds Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
25 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 188.206 47.820 1.501 Gaunt Brothers Racing / Toyota Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman
26 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 189.215 47.565 1.246 Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
27 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 187.402 48.025 1.706 PERMATEX Starcom Racing Wayne Carroll Jr
28 20 Erik Jones Toyota 191.127 47.089 0.770 Sport Clips Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
29 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 192.460 46.763 0.444 Bass Pro Shops / Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
30 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 189.394 47.520 1.201 Beard Oil Distributing / South Poin… Beard Oil Motorsports Darren Shaw
31 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 191.164 47.080 0.761 M&M's Chocolate Bar Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
32 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 185.847 48.427 2.108 Old Spice Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
33 36 Matt Tifft Ford 188.667 47.703 1.384 Speedco Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
34 34 Michael McDowell Ford 189.978 47.374 1.055 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
35 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 192.263 46.811 0.492 Discount Tire Team Penske Paul Wolfe
36 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 187.899 47.898 1.579 Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
37 52 Cody Ware Chevrolet 183.737 48.983 2.664 Winn Dixie Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman Sr
38 51 BJ McLeod Ford 182.682 49.266 2.947 JACOB COMPANIES Petty Ware Racing George Church
39 31 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 190.836 47.161 0.842 Symbicort Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
40 27 Casey Mears Chevrolet 189.849 47.406 1.087 Unsponsored Germain Racing Pat Tryson