Following tradition, the starting lineup for NASCAR’s biggest race will be set by the Duels on Thursday. William Byron and Alex Bowman are locked in on the front row, but every other spot will be determined on Thursday night. Two 60 lap races will finally set the field for Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Here’s how the field will be split.
DUEL 1 (7 PM ET)
- William Byron
- Jimmie Johnson
- Daniel Hemric
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Paul Menard
- Kyle Busch
- Kevin Harvick
- Tyler Reddick
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Daniel Suarez
- Chris Buescher
- Ryan Newman
- Ryan Truex
- Ryan Preece
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Bubba Wallace
- Matt Tifft
- Parker Kligerman
- Landon Cassill
- Cody Ware
DUEL 2 (9 PM ET)
- Alex Bowman
- Chase Elliott
- Joey Logano
- Clint Bowyer
- Austin Dillon
- Denny Hamlin
- Erik Jones
- Ryan Blaney
- Aric Almirola
- Kurt Busch
- David Ragan
- Michael McDowell
- Casey Mears
- Jamie McMurray
- Brendan Gaughan
- Kyle Larson
- Ty Dillon
- Ross Chastain
- Corey Lajoie
- BJ McLeod
- Joey Gase
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