Ford teammates Joey Logano and Michael McDowell will lead the field to the green flag in the 66th annual Daytona 500 with a pair of Toyota teammates lined up behind them.
The 40-car field was set Thursday night with a pair of Bluegreen Vacations Duel races, won by Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell. By doing so, the two will make up the second row for the Daytona 500. Reddick will start third and Bell will start fourth.
Chase Elliott (fifth) will start alongside Austin Cindric (sixth) in row three. Cindric is a former Daytona 500 champion.
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Alex Bowman (seventh) and Denny Hamlin (eighth) make up row four. Hamlin is seeking his fourth Daytona 500 victory.
Carson Hocevar (ninth) and John Hunter Nemechek (10th) make up row five. Hocevar was the highest-qualifying rookie.
Of the four drivers who had to earn a spot in the Daytona 500 through either their qualifying speed or Duel race, Jimmie Johnson will start the highest. Johnson, a two-time Daytona 500 champion, starts 23rd while Kaz Grala starts 26th, Anthony Alfredo starts 39th and David Ragan starts 40th.
There are four drivers going to backup cars after crashes in the Duel races. Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Noah Gragson, and Daniel Hemric will drop to the rear of the field for the start of Sunday’s race.
Ford has 16 drivers qualified for the race, Chevrolet has 15 and Toyota has nine.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the defending Daytona 500 champion.