Final field of 41 set for Daytona 500; Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric win Duels

DAYTONA, Fla. (WGHP) — The field of 41 racers has officially been set for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

This Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the NASCAR series kicks off with the legendary Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Before that though, Thursday’s two Duel races, both 60 laps and 150 miles, took place setting the order of the inside and outside rows respectively.

In case you missed it, you can watch FOX8 WGHP’s Kevin Connolly and Danny Harnden‘s Friday Daytona livestream show in the video player above.

What happened at the Duels?

Bubba Wallace, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing finished first place in the first Duel race and Austin Cindric, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske, won the second Duel race.

The win in the duel race continued an impressive start to the race week for Cindric who also came in second with a best lap of 49.325 seconds during Wednesday night’s qualifying races.

Corey LaJoie, driving the No. 1 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing and Justin Allgaier driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports also both qualified for Sunday’s race.

IndyCar Series star Hélio Castroneves’ hopes of qualifying for the Great American Race without using a special provision were crushed when his car wrecked in a collision that damaged 8 other cars.

“Unfortunately, we’re going to have to take the provisional,” Castroneves said. “That’s not what we wanted, but we will. And, in the end, we have more to learn.”

New this year, NASCAR has introduced an Open Exemption Provisional rule that grants “world-class drivers” a guaranteed spot in a NASCAR Cup Series race. Four-time Indy 500 winner and three-time Rolex 24 champ Hélio Castroneves, of Trackhouse Racing, applied and secured the opportunity to be the OEP entrant for the Daytona 500.

Even though the provision grants Castroneves the ability to still race, he cannot receive season points and will not be eligible for prize money if he wins the Daytona 500.

You can see the results for each Duel race below:

OFFICIAL DUEL AT DAYTONA NO. 1 RESULTS

Finish	Start	Car	Driver
1	15	No. 23 Toyota	Bubba Wallace
2	11	No. 24 Chevrolet	William Byron
3	5	No. 10 Chevrolet	Ty Dillon
4	19	No. 1 Chevrolet	Ross Chastain
5	14	No. 45 Toyota	Tyler Reddick
6	10	No. 16 Chevrolet	AJ Allmendinger
7	4	No. 3 Chevrolet	Austin Dillon
8	8	No. 9 Chevrolet	Chase Elliott
9	17	No. 40 Chevrolet	Justin Allgaier*
10	7	No. 8 Chevrolet	Kyle Busch
11	13	No. 54 Toyota	Ty Gibbs
12	9	No. 71 Chevrolet	Michael McDowell
13	2	No. 60 Ford	Ryan Preece
14	3	No. 21 Ford	Josh Berry
15	12	No. 56 Toyota	Martin Truex Jr.*
16	21	No. 47 Chevrolet	Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17	23	No. 44 Chevrolet	JJ Yeley*
18	18	No. 77 Chevrolet	Carson Hocevar
19	1	No. 19 Toyota	Chase Briscoe
20	22	No. 66 Ford	Chandler Smith*
21	16	No. 7 Chevrolet	Justin Haley
22	20	No. 91 Chevrolet	Helio Castroneves*
23	6	No. 38 Ford	Zane Smith

* denotes Open, non-Charter team

OFFICIAL DUEL AT DAYTONA NO. 2 RESULTS

Finish	Start	Car	Driver
1	1	No. 2 Ford	Austin Cindric
2	18	No. 43 Toyota	Erik Jones
3	9	No. 17 Ford	Chris Buescher
4	3	No. 11 Toyota	Denny Hamlin
5	2	No. 22 Ford	Joey Logano
6	17	No. 01 Ford	Corey LaJoie*
7	7	No. 34 Ford	Todd Gilliland
8	10	No. 12 Ford	Ryan Blaney
9	19	No. 42 Toyota	John Hunter Nemechek
10	4	No. 20 Toyota	Christopher Bell
11	5	No. 5 Chevrolet	Kyle Larson
12	13	No. 35 Toyota	Riley Herbst
13	20	No. 62 Chevrolet	Anthony Alfredo*
14	15	No. 88 Chevrolet	Shane Van Gisbergen
15	22	No. 51 Ford	Cody Ware
16	16	No. 41 Ford	Cole Custer
17	21	No. 78 Chevrolet	BJ McLeod*
18	11	No. 4 Ford	Noah Gragson
19	14	No. 84 Toyota	Jimmie Johnson*
20	8	No. 6 Ford	Brad Keselowski
21	12	No. 99 Chevrolet	Daniel Suárez
22	6	No. 48 Chevrolet	Alex Bowman

* denotes Open, non-Charter team

Who’s in?

With the duels complete, the full lineup for Sunday’s Daytona 500 is now set.

Chase Briscoe, in the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, will take the pole position thanks to his performance during Wednesday night’s qualifying races. His best time was 49.249 seconds or 182.745 mph.

Cindric will start second thanks to his Wednesday qualifying performance and will look to continue the positive momentum he took into Thursday’s Duel into Sunday’s race.

Wallace will start third thanks to his victory in Thursday’s Duel.

Erik Jones, driving the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club will start fourth after his photo finish with Cindric in Thursday’s duel.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson, driving the No. 84 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club, will start 40th and Castroneves will start in last at 41st.

You can see the full starting lineup for Sunday’s race below:

OFFICIAL DAYTONA 500 STARTING LINEUP

STARTING POSITION	CAR	DRIVER	HOW SPOT IS DETERMINED
1	No. 19 Toyota	Chase Briscoe	Busch Light Pole winner
2	No. 2 Ford	Austin Cindric	Second fastest in qualifying
3	No. 23 Toyota	Bubba Wallace	Duel No. 1 results
4	No. 43 Toyota	Erik Jones	Duel No. 2 results
5	No. 24 Chevrolet	William Byron	Duel No. 1 results
6	No. 17 Ford	Chris Buescher	Duel No. 2 results
7	No. 10 Chevrolet	Ty Dillon	Duel No. 1 results
8	No. 11 Toyota	Denny Hamlin	Duel No. 2 results
9	No. 1 Chevrolet	Ross Chastain	Duel No. 1 results
10	No. 22 Ford	Joey Logano	Duel No. 2 results
11	No. 45 Toyota	Tyler Reddick	Duel No. 1 results
12	No. 01 Ford	Corey LaJoie*	Duel No. 2 results
13	No. 16 Chevrolet	AJ Allmendinger	Duel No. 1 results
14	No. 34 Ford	Todd Gilliland	Duel No. 2 results
15	No. 3 Chevrolet	Austin Dillon	Duel No. 1 results
16	No. 12 Ford	Ryan Blaney	Duel No. 2 results
17	No. 9 Chevrolet	Chase Elliott	Duel No. 1 results
18	No. 42 Toyota	John Hunter Nemechek	Duel No. 2 results
19	No. 40 Chevrolet	Justin Allgaier*	Duel No. 1 results
20	No. 20 Toyota	Christopher Bell	Duel No. 2 results
21	No. 8 Chevrolet	Kyle Busch	Duel No. 1 results
22	No. 5 Chevrolet	Kyle Larson	Duel No. 2 results
23	No. 54 Toyota	Ty Gibbs	Duel No. 1 results
24	No. 35 Toyota	Riley Herbst	Duel No. 2 results
25	No. 71 Chevrolet	Michael McDowell	Duel No. 1 results
26	No. 88 Chevrolet	Shane Van Gisbergen	Duel No. 2 results
27	No. 60 Ford	Ryan Preece	Duel No. 1 results
28	No. 51 Ford	Cody Ware	Duel No. 2 results
29	No. 21 Ford	Josh Berry	Duel No. 1 results
30	No. 41 Ford	Cole Custer	Duel No. 2 results
31	No. 47 Chevrolet	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Duel No. 1 results
32	No. 4 Ford	Noah Gragson	Duel No. 2 results
33	No. 77 Chevrolet	Carson Hocevar	Duel No. 1 results
34	No. 6 Ford	Brad Keselowski	Duel No. 2 results
35	No. 7 Chevrolet	Justin Haley	Duel No. 1 results
36	No. 99 Chevrolet	Daniel Suárez	Duel No. 2 results
37	No. 38 Ford	Zane Smith	Duel No. 1 results
38	No. 48 Chevrolet	Alex Bowman	Duel No. 2 results
39	No. 56 Toyota	Martin Truex Jr.*	Qualifying speed
40	No. 84 Toyota	Jimmie Johnson*	Qualifying speed
41	No. 91 Chevrolet	Helio Castroneves*	Open Exemption Provisional

Race Week Schedule

FRIDAY
1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	FOX8 WGHP Live Stream Show
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	ARCA Menards Series Qualifying
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	NCTS Fresh From Florida 250 Qualifying
5:35 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.	NCS Daytona 500 Practice
7 p.m.	NCTS Fresh From Florida 250 Driver Introductions
7:30 p.m.	NCTS Fresh From Florida 250 Race
7:30 p.m.	FOX8 presents Daytona: Countdown to the 500 Special
SATURDAY
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	NXS United Rentals 300 Qualifying
11:40 a.m.	ARCA Menards Series Driver Introductions
12 p.m.	ARCA Menards Series Race
3:04 – 3:55 p.m.	NCS Daytona 500 Practice
4:40 p.m.	NXS United Rentals 300 Driver Introductions
5 p.m.	NXS United Rentals 300
SUNDAY
12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.	FOX8 presents Countdown to Daytona Live
1:30 p.m.	Pre-Race Show featuring Pitbull
2:15 p.m.	Daytona 500 Driver Introductions
2:30 p.m.	Daytona 500