2026 Daytona 500 starting lineup, drivers grid set Who's in, who's battling for final spots in Daytona Duels.

— We know most of the NASCAR drivers who will appear in the 2026 Daytona 500 lineup.

Thirty-six are guaranteed spots on the 41-car starting grid due to their teams possessing charters. A 37th (Jimmie Johnson) also holds a non-negotiable spot by way of the Open Exemption Provisional, which reserves a place for a part-time, "world-class driver." IndyCar legend Helio Castroneves was the first to use it last season.

But there are still eight "open" entries — non-chartered operations — vying for four spots. They are: Chandler Smith, Justin Allgaier, J.J. Yeley, Anthony Alfredo, Casey Mears, Corey Heim, B.J. McLeod and Corey LaJoie.

Wednesday's qualifying and Thursday's 150-mile Duel races will determine which of those guys sneak in.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers put on a show in two decidedly different races in Thursday night's Duel at Daytona, with Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric taking the trophies when the night ended.

The Duel, which divides drivers among two 60-lap, 150-mile races, determined the full starting lineup for the 67th annual Daytona 500.

Wallace, Cindric Wins Daytona 500 Duel races: Highlights, Duel No.1 & Duel No.2 Full Results.

NASCAR Field Entries List: 2026 Daytona 500 Drives Grid, Full starting lineup for daytona duels.

* indicates open entry

No. 1 No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet: Ross Chastain

No. 2 No. 2 Team Penske Ford: Austin Cindric

No. 3 No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet: Austin Dillon

No. 4 No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford: Noah Gragson

No. 5 No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet: Kyle Larson

No. 6 No. 6 RFK Racing Ford: Brad Keselowski

No. 7 No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet: Daniel Suarez

No. 8 No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet: Kyle Busch

No. 9 No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet: Chase Elliott

No. 10 No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet: Ty Dillon

No. 11 No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota: Denny Hamlin

No. 12 No. 12 Team Penske Ford: Ryan Blaney

No. 13 No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet: A.J. Allmendinger

No. 14 No. 17 RFK Racing Ford: Chris Buescher

No. 15 No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota: Chase Briscoe

No. 16 No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota: Christopher Bell

No. 17 No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford: Josh Berry

No. 18 No. 22 Team Penske Ford: Joey Logano

No. 19 No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota: Bubba Wallace

No. 20 No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet: William Byron

No. 21 No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford: Todd Gilliland

No. 22 No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota: Riley Herbst

No. 23 No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford: Chandler Smith*

No. 24 No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford: Zane Smith

No. 25 No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet: Justin Allgaier*

No. 26 No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet: Cole Custer

No. 27 No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota: John Hunter Nemechek

No. 28 No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota: Erik Jones

No. 29 No. 44 NY Racing Chevrolet: J.J. Yeley*

No. 30 No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota: Tyler Reddick

No. 31 No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

No. 32 No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet: Alex Bowman

No. 33 No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet: Cody Ware

No. 34 No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota: Ty Gibbs

No. 35 No. 60 RFK Racing Ford: Ryan Preece

No. 36 No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet: Anthony Alfredo*

No. 37 No. 66 MBM Motorsports Ford: Casey Mears*

No. 38 No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota: Corey Heim*

No. 39 No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet: Michael McDowell

No. 40 No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet: Carson Hocevar

No. 41 No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet: B.J. McLeod*

No. 42 No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota: Jimmie Johnson*

No. 43 No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet: Connor Zilisch

No. 44 No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet: Shane van Gisbergen

No. 45 No. 99 RFK Racing Ford: Corey LaJoie*

When is the Daytona 500: Start-time, channel, TV Schedule, Streaming

The NASCAR season opens Sunday with the 68th edition of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. ET and the green flag is at 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX and the FOX Sports app).

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