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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The 40-car field for the 65th running of the Daytona 500 has been set, with Alex Bowman emerging with the pole after time trial qualifying on Wednesday night and two 150-mile Duel qualifying races on Thursday night to set the field. Bowman earned his third 500 pole with a speed of 181.686 mph, and he will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson.

Two-time and defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano and Aric Almirola won their Duel qualifying races on Thursday, and the two Ford drivers will share row two on Sunday. Fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric, the defending Daytona 500 champion, starts seventh as he looks to go back-to-back and earn his second Cup win. Kevin Harvick will start 13th as he competes in his 22nd and final Daytona 500.

Earning their way into the starting field through time trial qualifying were seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who returns on a part-time basis after two seasons in IndyCar, and action sports star Travis Pastrana. Johnson will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet as the new co-owner of Legacy Motor Club, while Pastrana joins 23XI Racing to make his Cup debut as a teammate to two-time Daytona 500 runner up Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick.

2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Zane Smith qualified for the Daytona 500 through Thursday night's Duel qualifying races, as did IndyCar veteran Conor Daly, who made the field in improbable fashion despite major mechanical and handling issues throughout the week. NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers Chandler Smith and Austin Hill were unsuccessful in their Daytona 500 qualifying bids and are the two drivers who failed to qualify.

Daytona 500 starting lineup

  1. #48 - Alex Bowman
  2. #5 - Kyle Larson
  3. #22 - Joey Logano
  4. #10 - Aric Almirola
  5. #20 - Christopher Bell
  6. #2 - Austin Cindric
  7. #12 - Ryan Blaney
  8. #9 - Chase Elliott
  9. #17 - Chris Buescher
  10. #6 - Brad Keselowski
  11. #34 - Michael McDowell
  12. #7 - Corey LaJoie
  13. #4 - Kevin Harvick
  14. #38 - Todd Gilliland
  15. #23 - Bubba Wallace
  16. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  17. #36 - Zane Smith
  18. #11 - Denny Hamlin
  19. #21 - Harrison Burton
  20. #41 - Ryan Preece
  21. #24 - William Byron
  22. #42 - Noah Gragson (R)
  23. #1 - Ross Chastain
  24. #99 - Daniel Suarez
  25. #43 - Erik Jones
  26. #45 - Tyler Reddick
  27. #3 - Austin Dillon
  28. #31 - Justin Haley
  29. #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
  30. #14 - Chase Briscoe
  31. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  32. #78 - B.J. McLeod
  33. #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
  34. #50 - Conor Daly
  35. #51 - Cody Ware
  36. #8 - Kyle Busch
  37. #77 - Ty Dillon
  38. #15 - Riley Herbst
  39. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
  40. #67 - Travis Pastrana

Failed to Qualify: Austin Hill, Chandler Smith