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2024 Daytona 500 starting lineup: Joey Logano starts season on pole

Peter Casey USA TODAY Sports Joey Logano Ford Chevrolet Mark J Rebilas Daytona 500 Toyota Jason Parkhurst Joe Gibbs Racing (Person)

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

Team: Team Penske

Manufacturer: Ford

Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2015)

#34 Michael McDowell

Team: Front Row Motorsports

Manufacturer: Ford

Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2021)

#45 Tyler Reddick

Team: 23XI Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

#20 Christopher Bell

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

#9 Chase Elliott

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#2 Austin Cindric

Team: Team Penske

Manufacturer: Ford

Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2022)

#48 Alex Bowman

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#11 Denny Hamlin

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

Daytona 500 wins: 3 (2016, 2019, 2020)

#77 Carson Hocevar

Team: Spire Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#42 John Hunter Nemechek

Team: Legacy Motor Club

Manufacturer: Toyota

#43 Erik Jones

Team: Legacy Motor Club

Manufacturer: Toyota

#21 Harrison Burton

Team: Wood Brothers Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#99 Daniel Suarez

Team: Trackhouse Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#71 Zane Smith

Team: Spire Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#54 Ty Gibbs

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

#6 Brad Keselowski

Team: RFK Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#5 Kyle Larson

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#24 William Byron

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#17 Chris Buescher

Team: RFK Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#14 Chase Briscoe

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#1 Ross Chastain

Team: Trackhouse Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#51 Justin Haley

Team: Rick Ware Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#84 Jimmie Johnson

Team: Legacy Motor Club

Manufacturer: Toyota

Daytona 500 wins: 2 (2006, 2013)

#23 Bubba Wallace

Team: 23XI Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

#41 Ryan Preece

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#36 Kaz Grala

Team: Front Row Motorsports

Manufacturer: Ford

#19 Martin Truex Jr.

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

Manufacturer: Toyota

#16 AJ Allmendinger

Team: Kaulig Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#7 Corey LaJoie

Team: Spire Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#4 Josh Berry

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#38 Todd Gilliland

Team: Front Row Motorsports

Manufacturer: Ford

#12 Ryan Blaney

Team: Team Penske

Manufacturer: Ford

#3 Austin Dillon

Team: Richard Childress Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2018)

#8 Kyle Busch

Team: Richard Childress Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Team: JTG Daugherty Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

Daytona 500 wins: 1 (2023)

#15 Riley Herbst

Team: Rick Ware Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#31 Daniel Hemric

Team: Kaulig Racing

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#10 Noah Gragson

Team: Stewart-Haas Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

#62 Anthony Alfredo

Team: Beard Motorsports

Manufacturer: Chevrolet

#60 David Ragan

Team: RFK Racing

Manufacturer: Ford

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