The top 10 is stacked with veterans with NASCAR Cup Series champions and four previous Daytona 500 winners leading the 2026 edition of The Great American Race on Sunday.

The 2026 Daytona 500 field is officially set following pole qualifying Wednesday and the Duels at Daytona on Thursday. Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series season opener, Kyle Busch won his first Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Chase Briscoe on the front row leading the field to green Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX. 

And Thursday’s two duels — won by Joey Logano and Chase Elliott — determined the remainder of the starting lineup with a 41-car field, which includes seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. 

[NASCAR: All 41 Daytona 500 Paint Schemes]

Here’s the starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500 with Busch on the pole. 

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing FordMichael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet*Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 FordTodd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing FordTy Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaAlex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaCole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing ToyotaZane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet*BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports ChevroletWilliam Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet*Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports ChevroletChris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford*

*Driver will start from the rear for switching to a backup car.

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