- Date: Sunday 18 February
- Time: 7:30pm GMT/2:30pm ET
In the 2024 Daytona 500, 42 NASCAR Cup Series teams are set to compete on Sunday, February 18. Among them, 36 teams with charters are guaranteed a spot in the race, leaving six ‘open’ teams to vie for the remaining four positions.
These ‘open’ teams, including drivers like Jimmie Johnson and Anthony Alfredo, will compete part-time. Qualifying for the Daytona 500 begins with a random draw on Tuesday to determine the order of cars for Wednesday’s qualifying session. Each driver completes a single flying lap around the 2.5-mile track. The two fastest cars secure the front row for the race and also start from pole position in Thursday’s Duel races.
The lineup for these Duel races is based on the Wednesday qualifying results, with odd-numbered qualifiers racing in Duel #1 and even-numbered qualifiers in Duel #2. The top two ‘open’ entries from Wednesday’s qualifying are guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500.
Daytona 500 Schedule & start time
| Date | Session | Session start time |
| Wednesday 14 February ET/Thursday 15 February GMT | Daytona 500 qualifying | 1:15am GMT/8:15pm ET |
| Thursday 15 February ET/Friday 16 February GMT | Duel Race 1 | 12am GMT/7pm ET |
| Thursday 15 February ET/Friday 16 February GMT | Duel Race 2 | 1:45am GMT/8:45pm ET |
| Friday 16 February | Daytona 500 Practice 1 | 10:35pm GMT/5:35pm ET |
| Saturday 17 February | Daytona 500 Practice 2 | 3:30pm GMT/10:30am ET |
| Sunday 18 February | Daytona 500 | 7:30pm GMT/2:30pm ET |
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Additionally, the highest-finishing ‘open’ driver in each Duel race earns a position in the race, with the next fastest driver from qualifying taking a spot if needed. Notably, Hendrick Motorsports has dominated recent Daytona 500 qualifying, but non-Chevrolet cars haven’t secured the pole position since 2012.
2024 Daytona 500 entry list
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Riley Herbst | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Kaz Grala | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 44 | TBA | NY Racing | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 60 | David Ragan | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
