Daytona 500 starting lineup: Find out every driver’s starting positions in 2026

The top 10 is made up of veterans with NASCAR Cup Series champions and four former Daytona 500 winners leading the 2026 edition of The Great American Race on Sunday. The field for the 2026 Daytona 500 is officially set after pole qualifying on Wednesday and the Duels at Daytona on Thursday. Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series season opener, Kyle Busch earned his first pole at the Daytona 500 and will be joined by Chase Briscoe in the front row leading the field to the green Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX. And Thursday’s two duels – won by Joey Logano and Chase Elliott – determined the rest of the starting lineup with a field of 41 cars, including seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. [NASCAR: All 41 Daytona 500 Paint Schemes] Here is the starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500 with Busch on pole. *The driver will start from the rear to pass to a backup car.