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A new NASCAR Cup Series season will begin on Monday afternoon with the sport’s biggest race: the Daytona 500.
Although the weather forecast could wreak havoc on festivities at Daytona International Speedway, the green flag is scheduled to fly at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will give the command to start engines, and DJ Khaled will wave the green flag.
Team Penske’s Joey Logano won the pole position in qualifying, and will be joined on the front row by former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell.
Here’s the full lineup of 40 drivers for Sunday’s race. Follow along with Motorsports Wire for full coverage of NASCAR’s opening weekend.
#22 Joey Logano
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Team: Team Penske
Manufacturer: Ford
Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2015)
#34 Michael McDowell
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Team: Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer: Ford
Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2021)
#45 Tyler Reddick
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/3reddick.jpg?w=1000)
Team: 23XI Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
#20 Christopher Bell
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Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
#9 Chase Elliott
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/5elliott.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#2 Austin Cindric
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Team: Team Penske
Manufacturer: Ford
Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2022)
#48 Alex Bowman
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Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#11 Denny Hamlin
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Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
Daytona 500 wins: 3 (2016, 2019, 2020)
#77 Carson Hocevar
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/9hocevar.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#42 John Hunter Nemechek
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Team: Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer: Toyota
#43 Erik Jones
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Team: Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer: Toyota
#21 Harrison Burton
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Team: Wood Brothers Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#99 Daniel Suarez
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/13suarez.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#71 Zane Smith
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Team: Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#54 Ty Gibbs
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/15gibbs.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
#6 Brad Keselowski
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Team: RFK Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#5 Kyle Larson
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Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#24 William Byron
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Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#17 Chris Buescher
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/19buescher.jpg?w=1000)
Team: RFK Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#14 Chase Briscoe
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Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#1 Ross Chastain
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/21chastain.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Trackhouse Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#51 Justin Haley
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/22haley.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Rick Ware Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#84 Jimmie Johnson
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Team: Legacy Motor Club
Manufacturer: Toyota
Daytona 500 wins: 2 (2006, 2013)
#23 Bubba Wallace
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Team: 23XI Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
#41 Ryan Preece
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Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#36 Kaz Grala
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Team: Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer: Ford
#19 Martin Truex Jr.
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Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Manufacturer: Toyota
#16 AJ Allmendinger
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Team: Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#7 Corey LaJoie
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Team: Spire Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#4 Josh Berry
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Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#38 Todd Gilliland
![](https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/02/31gilliland.jpg?w=1000)
Team: Front Row Motorsports
Manufacturer: Ford
#12 Ryan Blaney
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Team: Team Penske
Manufacturer: Ford
#3 Austin Dillon
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Team: Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2018)
#8 Kyle Busch
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Team: Richard Childress Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2023)
#15 Riley Herbst
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Team: Rick Ware Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#31 Daniel Hemric
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Team: Kaulig Racing
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#10 Noah Gragson
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Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
Manufacturer: Ford
#62 Anthony Alfredo
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Team: Beard Motorsports
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
#60 David Ragan
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Team: RFK Racing
Manufacturer: Ford