The #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro driven by Shane van Gisbergen at the Daytona 500.
Duel 1 went the way of Team Penske’s Joey Logano, while Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott took out Duel 2.
Van Gisbergen escaped a last lap tangle to emerge sixth at the end of Duel 1, earning him a seventh row start.
“We obviously didn’t qualify as well as we would have liked,” said van Gisbergen, who was 37th in qualifying and lined up 19th for Duel 1.
“We missed it a little bit. But once the race started, our #97 SuperFile Chevy was really nice.
“We were just patient at the start; saving fuel and riding in the back being safe.
“Once we were ready to go, I could creep up the pack quite nicely. It was really fun to be competitive and put ourselves in a good spot.
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“We got close to a couple of wrecks, but missed them. We had a good pit stop and it worked out really well. It’s a good starting spot for Sunday.”
Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch will start the Daytona 500 from pole position in the #8 Chevrolet Camaro by virtue of his efforts in qualifying.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe qualified second in the #19 Toyota Camry.
The results from Duel 1 and Duel 2 set the starting line-up from third place to 41st, with the exception of those who have elected to go to back-up cars and will start from the rear.
Those drivers in back-up cars include the #1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro of Ross Chastain, the #17 RFK Racing Mustang in the hands of Chris Buescher, and the #24 Hendrick Motorsports’ Camaro driven by William Byron who were all involved in the Duel 1 crash.
The driver who did not qualify included Corey LaJoie (#99 RFK Racing), Anthony Alfredo (#62 Beard Motorsports), Chandler Smith (#36 Front Row Motorsports), and JJ Yeley (#44 NY Racing Team).
The Daytona 500 takes place on Monday, February 16. Coverage will be live on Kayo Sports and Fox Sports from 5:30am AEDT.
NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 starting grid, Daytona International Speedway
Pos
Num
Driver
Team
Car
1
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
2
19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
3
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
6
77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
7
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
8
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
9
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
10
71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
11
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota Camry
12
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
13
97
Shane Van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
14
21
Josh Berry
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford Mustang
15
7
Daniel Suarez
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
16
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Hyak Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
17
66
Casey Mears
Garage 66
Ford Mustang
18
34
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
19
60
Ryan Preece
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
20
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
21
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
22
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
23
41
Cole Custer
Haas Factory Team
Chevrolet Camaro
24
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota Camry
25
4
Noah Gragson
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
26
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
27
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
28
35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
29
67
Corey Heim(i)
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
30
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
31
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota Camry
32
88
Connor Zilisch #
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
33
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Ford Mustang
34
10
Ty Dillon
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
35
16
AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
36
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
37
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
38
78
BJ McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
39
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
40
40
Justin Allgaier(i)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
41
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
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