The pole position and second position were secured by Hendrick Motorsports. For his third Daytona 500 Pole is Alex Bowman. He won the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023. His teammate Kyle Larson, who grabbed the pole last year’s race, will start second. Bowman is yet to win the Daytona 500 along with his teammate.

Qualifying Highlights

In making his Cup Series debut, Travis Pastrana races his way in by time for Sunday’s race. Joining him is seven-time Cup Series Champion, Jimmie Johnson. Chandler Smith and Conor Daly are looking to qualify themselves in the 500 in tomorrow's 125 duels.

Duel 1 Starting Grid

1. Alex Bowman

2. William Byron

3. Joey Logano

4. Ryan Blaney

5. Harrison Burton

6. Bubba Wallace

7. Chris Buescher

8. Ross Chastain

9. Kevin Harvick

10. Ty Gibbs

11. Christopher Bell

12. Jimmie Johnson

13. Micheal McDowell

14. Erik Jones

15. Zane Smith*

16. Aj Allmendinger

17. Austin Dillion

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

19. Cody Ware

20. Ty Dilion

21. Chandler Smith*

Duel 2 Starting Grid

1. Kyle Larson

2. Aric Almirola

3. Chase Briscoe

4. Austin Cindric

5. Kyle Busch

6. Daniel Suarez

7. Chase Elliott

8. Ryan Preece

9. Brad Keselowski

10. Tyler Reddick

11. Martin Truex Jr

12. Travis Pastrana

13. Denny Hamlin

14. Noah Gregson

15. Justin Haley

16. Austin Hill*

17. Todd Gilliland

18. Bj McLeod

19. Riley Herbst

20. Corey LaJoie

21. Conor Daly*

* Drivers that need to race their way into the 500 based on their finishing position in the duels.