Kyle Busch will lead the field to green for the 2026 NASCAR season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday.
The two-time Cup champion secured pole position on Wednesday night in his #8 Richard Childress machine for Sunday's 200-lap blast around Daytona, his first pole in the blue riband event.
The rest of the field went through the Duels to set their positions, with Joey Logano winning Duel 1 in the #22 Team Penske, as Chase Elliott won the second Duel for Hendrick Motorsports in the #9.
Check out the full starting grid for the 2026 Daytona 500 below!
2026 Daytona 500 starting grid
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kyle Busch | #8 Richard Childress Racing |
| 2nd | Chase Briscoe | #19 Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 3rd | Joey Logano | #22 Team Penske |
| 4th | Chase Elliott | #9 Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5th | Ryan Blaney | #12 Team Penske |
| 6th | Carson Hocevar | #77 Spire Motorsports |
| 7th | Austin Dillon | #3 Richard Childress Racing |
| 8th | Kyle Larson | #5 Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9th | Brad Keselowski | #6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 10th | Michael McDowell | #71 Spire Motorsports |
| 11th | John Hunter Nemechek | #42 Legacy Motor Club |
| 12th | Christopher Bell | #20 Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13th | Shane van Gisbergen | #97 Trackhouse |
| 14th | Josh Berry | #21 Wood Brothers Racing |
| 15th | Daniel Suarez | #7 Spire Motorsports |
| 16th | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | #47 HYAK Motorsports |
| 17th | Casey Mears | #66 Garage 66 |
| 18th | Todd Gilliland | #34 Front Row Motorsports |
| 19th | Ryan Preece | #60 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 20th | Ty Gibbs | #54 Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21st | Alex Bowman | #48 Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22nd | Denny Hamlin | #11 Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 23rd | Cole Custer | #41 Haas Factory Team |
| 24th | Erik Jones | #43 Legacy Motor Club |
| 25th | Noah Gragson | #4 Front Row Motorsports |
| 26th | Tyler Reddick | #45 23XI Racing |
| 27th | Bubba Wallace | #23 23XI Racing |
| 28th | Riley Herbst | #35 23XI Racing |
| 29th | Corey Heim | #67 23XI Racing |
| 30th | Zane Smith | #38 Front Row Motorsports |
| 31st | Jimmie Johnson | #84 Legacy Motor Club |
| 32nd | Conor Zilisch | #88 Trackhouse Racing |
| 33rd | Cody Ware | #51 Rick Ware Racing |
| 34th | Ty Dillon | #10 Kaulig Racing |
| 35th | AJ Allmendinger | #16 Kaulig Racing |
| 36th | Austin Cindric | #2 Team Penske |
| 37th | Ross Chastain | #1 Trackhouse Racing |
| 38th | Anthony Alfredo | #62 Beard Motorsports |
| 39th | William Byron | #24 Hendrick Motorsports |
| 40th | Justin Allgaier | #40 JR Motorsports |
| 41st | Chris Buescher | #17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
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