CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

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The official 2020 Daytona 500 Qualifying NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona 500 Qualifying

Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 17 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 19 Chevrolet

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500
  • Busch Pole Award Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No. 47 - Kroger Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
  • Owner: JTG Daugherty Racing
  • Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Pole Award for the 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 46.253 seconds, 194.582 mph. He has become the 43rd different NASCAR Cup Series driver to win the pole for the Great American Race.
  • This is his third pole in 257 NASCAR Cup Cup Series races, and first pole in 16 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • This is JTG Daugherty Racing's first DAYTONA 500 pole, and third pole all-time in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • The pole winner has won the DAYTONA 500 nine times; the most recent driver to accomplish the feat was NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett in 2000.
  • Alex Bowman (second) has started on the front row the last three DAYTONA 500s.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: N/A
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: N/A
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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 Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 194.582 46.253 0.000 Kroger Jtg Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
2 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 194.363 46.305 0.052 Valvoline Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
3 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 194.305 46.319 0.066 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 193.886 46.419 0.166 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 193.432 46.528 0.275 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 192.876 46.662 0.409 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
7 10 Aric Almirola Ford 192.588 46.732 0.479 Smithfield Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
8 24 William Byron Chevrolet 192.443 46.767 0.514 Axalta 'Color of the Year'… Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
9 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 192.234 46.818 0.565 Procore Leavine Family Racing Jason Ratcliff
10 20 Erik Jones Toyota 192.066 46.859 0.606 DEWALT Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
11 22 Joey Logano Ford 192.033 46.867 0.614 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
12 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 192.025 46.869 0.616 Busch Light #PIT4BUSCH Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
13 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 191.873 46.906 0.653 Rush/Mobil 1 Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
14 41 Cole Custer Ford 191.812 46.921 0.668 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Mike Shiplett
15 6 Ryan Newman Ford 191.693 46.950 0.697 Koch Industries Rfk Racing Scott Graves
16 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 191.685 46.952 0.699 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
17 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 191.616 46.969 0.716 Cottonelle Jtg Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
18 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 191.559 46.983 0.730 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
19 17 Chris Buescher Ford 191.555 46.984 0.731 Fastenal Rfk Racing Luke Lambert
20 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 191.542 46.987 0.734 Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
21 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 191.514 46.994 0.741 Bass Pros Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
22 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 191.278 47.052 0.799 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
23 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 191.270 47.054 0.801 Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
24 34 Michael McDowell Ford 191.205 47.070 0.817 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
25 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 191.180 47.076 0.823 Citgard Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
26 36 David Ragan Ford 190.876 47.151 0.898 Select Blinds Rick Ware Racing Derrick Finley
27 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 190.658 47.205 0.952 Menards/Peak Team Penske Todd Gordon
28 77 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 190.428 47.262 1.009 AdventHealth Spire Motorsports Tommy Baldwin Jr
29 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 190.384 47.273 1.020 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
30 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 190.062 47.353 1.100 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
31 16 Justin Haley Chevrolet 190.018 47.364 1.111 Fraternal Order of Eagles Kaulig Racing Billy Scott
32 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 189.510 47.491 1.238 United States Air Force Richard Petty Motorsports Jerry Baxter
33 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 188.945 47.633 1.380 Beard Motorsports/South Point Beard Motorsports Darren Shaw
34 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 187.356 48.037 1.784 TBD Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
35 66 Timmy Hill Ford 186.625 48.225 1.972 RoofClaim.com/VSI Racing Motorsports Bus Mgmnt Steven Idol
36 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 185.479 48.523 2.270 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Gaunt Brothers Racing Dave Winston
37 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 185.166 48.605 2.352 RagingBull.com Go Fas Racing Ryan Sparks
38 00 Quin Houff Chevrolet 183.887 48.943 2.690 Jacob Construction Starcom Racing George Church
39 54 JJ Yeley Ford 183.292 49.102 2.849 TBD Rick Ware Racing Mark Hillman
40 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 181.781 49.510 3.257 SpartanGo Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
*41 49 Chad Finchum Toyota 181.763 49.515 3.262 Garrison Homes Motorsports Bus Mgmnt Doug Richert
*42 51 Joey Gase Chevrolet 179.756 50.068 3.815 EFX Corp. Petty Ware Racing Lee Leslie
*43 52 BJ McLeod Ford 0.000 0.000 46.253 TBD Rick Ware Racing Jason Houghtaling

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.