Who didn’t qualify for Daytona 500? Explore eliminated drivers

The 2025 Daytona 500 is ready to happen on Sunday, February 16, at Daytona Worldwide Speedway, which incorporates a distinctive qualifying format that determines which drivers make it to the beginning lineup for the mega occasion. This 12 months, a complete of 45 drivers entered for 41 spots; a number of notable drivers did not qualify for the “Nice American Race.”

The qualifying course of is extremely aggressive, particularly for “open” automobiles, making it difficult for them to safe a spot within the prestigious 500-mile race. Following the completion of the Thursday’s Duels qualifying, J.J. Yeley, Chandler Smith, Anthony Alfredo, and B.J. McLeod are 4 drivers who didn’t qualify for this 12 months’s Daytona 500 discipline.

As solely two spots had been left to safe within the Duels qualifying, Justin Allgaier and Corey LaJoie had been the 2 highest finishers amongst unchartered groups of their respective Duel races and locked their spot into the celebrated NASCAR season opener. That knocked Yeley, Smith, Alfredo, and McLeod out of the beginning grid.

36 chartered drivers had been already confirmed within the 41-driver discipline for Daytona 500. 9 open groups had been competing for 5 spots. Out of them, Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson locked of their spots through Wednesday’s single-car qualifying.

4-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves already had a assured spot via NASCAR’s Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) rule, guaranteeing his entry into the race no matter qualifying efficiency. The remaining two had been secured by LaJoie and Allgaier.

Daytona 500 beginning order, full lineup for season-opener

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe will lead the sector to inexperienced on Sunday after successful the pole place for Daytona 500 after posting the quickest lap with a velocity of 182.745 mph.

On that observe, check out the whole 41-car beginning lineup for “The Nice American Race”:

1. #19 – Chase Briscoe
2. #2 – Austin Cindric
3. #23 – Bubba Wallace
4. #43 – Erik Jones
5. #24 – William Byron
6. #17 – Chris Buescher
7. #10 – Ty Dillon
8. #11 – Denny Hamlin
9. #1 – Ross Chastain
10. #22 – Joey Logano
11. #45 – Tyler Reddick
12. #01 – Corey LaJoie
13. #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
14. #34 – Todd Gilliland
15. #3 – Austin Dillon
16. #12 – Ryan Blaney
17. #9 – Chase Elliott
18. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
19. #40 – Justin Allgaier (i)
20. #20 – Christopher Bell
21. #8 – Kyle Busch
22. #5 – Kyle Larson
23. #54 – Ty Gibbs
24. #35 – Riley Herbst (R)
25. #71 – Michael McDowell
26. #88 – Shane van Gisbergen (R)
27. #60 – Ryan Preece
28. #51 – Cody Ware
29. #21 – Josh Berry
30. #41 – Cole Custer
31. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. #4 – Noah Gragson
33. #77 – Carson Hocevar
34. #6 – Brad Keselowski
35. #7 – Justin Haley
36. #99 – Daniel Suárez
37. #38 – Zane Smith
38. #48 – Alex Bowman
39. #56 – Martin Truex Jr.
40. #84 – Jimmie Johnson
41. #91 – Helio Castroneves

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Edited by Yash Soni