Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric lock in front row of Daytona 500
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Briscoe spoiled Ford’s pole position party during Wednesday night’s qualifying session for the 67th running of the DAYTONA 500.
Fastest in both rounds of time trials, Briscoe turned a lap in 49.249 seconds (182.745 mph) to secure the top starting spot for Sunday’s race (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The pole position was the first for a Toyota driver in the Great American Race. Briscoe edged 2022 DAYTONA 500 winner Austin Cindric (182.463 mph) by 0.076 seconds for the top spot on the grid.
Given the race’s unique qualifying format, Briscoe, in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing, and Cindric are the only two drivers locked into their starting positions for Sunday’s race.
“A great way to start our season,” said an ecstatic Briscoe, who earned his third career pole. “Unbelievable way to start off the year. Unbelievable way to start off with Toyota. To be able to be the guy to deliver them the first anything when they’ve already accomplished so much is pretty cool.
“Can’t thank (owner) Coach Gibbs enough, the entire Joe Gibbs Racing organization. The whole offseason, everybody kept telling me the focus was trying to qualify better at superspeedways. That’s something I really struggled at last year. For our 19 group to come here and sit on the pole at the biggest race of the year is pretty special.”
The rest of the field will be set in Thursday night’s Duel at Daytona 15-mile qualifying races, though both Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson know they’ll be in the field for NASCAR’s most prestigious race after posting the two fastest qualifying times among nine drivers of unchartered cars.
Truex qualified 22nd overall and Johnson 29th.
“Definitely a big relief,” said Truex, who is driving the first TRICON Garage entry in the Cup Series. “You never know what can happen in the Duels, they can get crazy, something on pit road can get you in trouble. Great job to all of the guys. They worked their butts off on this car.
“They were sweating all afternoon, and luckily, we were able to put a good lap in… All of the guys at TRICON and also at JGR, Toyota and TRD. I’m sure, it’s a big deal for them—both cars that just locked in are Toyotas. Big night for them, and hopefully, we can have some fun the rest of the weekend.”
Johnson drove the No. 84 Toyota fielded by Legacy Motor Club, the team he co-owns.
“What I went through last year (in the Duels) was so frightening, and I’m glad I don’t have to go through it again,” Johnson said. “I certainly respect this process and don’t envy the guys that have to race their way in.”
In the final round, Ford drivers were second through fifth fastest, with Cindric, Ryan Preece, reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano and Josh Berry occupying those respective positions on the speed chart.
Denny Hamlin, Austin Dillon (in the fastest Chevrolet), Christopher Bell, Ty Dillon and Kyle Larson were sixth through 10th fastest in the money round.
Briscoe will start from the pole in Thursday’s first Duel, with Cindric leading the field to green in the second qualifying race. Preece will start second in Duel 1, with Logano on the outside of the front row in Duel 2.
Qualifiers in odd-numbered positions fill the field behind the pole winner in Duel 1, with even-numbered qualifiers filling the field of Duel 2. The highest-finishing unchartered driver in each of the Duels will advance to the DAYTONA 500.
Time Trial Results
Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wednesday, 2/12/2025 @ 10:07 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 02/15/87 42.783 210.364
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 2
1 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 49.249 182.745 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 49.325 182.463 1 1 0.076 0.076
3 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 49.335 182.426 1 1 0.086 0.010
4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 49.358 182.341 1 1 0.109 0.023
5 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 49.376 182.275 1 1 0.127 0.018
6 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 49.413 182.138 1 1 0.164 0.037
7 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 49.444 182.024 1 1 0.195 0.031
8 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota 49.465 181.947 1 1 0.216 0.021
9 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 49.466 181.943 1 1 0.217 0.001
10 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 49.522 181.737 1 1 0.273 0.056
*Required to qualify on time, OP - Top 30 in Owner Points, PC - Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 1
1 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 49.218 182.860 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 49.356 182.349 1 1 0.138 0.138
3 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 49.370 182.297 1 1 0.152 0.014
4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 49.401 182.183 1 1 0.183 0.031
5 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 49.460 181.965 1 1 0.242 0.059
6 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 49.484 181.877 1 1 0.266 0.024
7 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 49.487 181.866 1 1 0.269 0.003
8 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota 49.492 181.848 1 1 0.274 0.005
9 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 49.496 181.833 1 1 0.278 0.004
10 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 49.504 181.803 1 1 0.286 0.008
11 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 49.505 181.800 1 1 0.287 0.001
12 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 49.506 181.796 1 1 0.288 0.001
13 8 Kyle Busch zone Chevrolet 49.507 181.792 1 1 0.289 0.001
14 34 Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 49.535 181.690 1 1 0.317 0.028
15 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 49.538 181.679 1 1 0.320 0.003
16 6 Brad Keselowski Kroger/Cottonelle Ford 49.545 181.653 1 1 0.327 0.007
17 71 Michael McDowell Go Bowling Chevrolet 49.571 181.558 1 1 0.353 0.026
18 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 49.573 181.550 1 1 0.355 0.002
19 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 49.616 181.393 1 1 0.398 0.043
20 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 49.630 181.342 1 1 0.412 0.014
21 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 49.636 181.320 1 1 0.418 0.006
22 56 * Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota 49.641 181.302 1 1 0.423 0.005
23 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 49.660 181.232 1 1 0.442 0.019
24 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 49.695 181.105 1 1 0.477 0.035
25 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 49.742 180.934 1 1 0.524 0.047
26 45 Tyler Reddick Nasty Beast Toyota 49.744 180.926 1 1 0.526 0.002
27 35 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy/Zero Sugar Toyota 49.770 180.832 1 1 0.552 0.026
28 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 49.783 180.785 1 1 0.565 0.013
29 84 * Jimmie Johnson Carvana Toyota 49.783 180.785 1 1 0.565 0.000
30 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 49.789 180.763 1 1 0.571 0.006
31 7 Justin Haley Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet 49.825 180.632 1 1 0.607 0.036
32 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 49.830 180.614 1 1 0.612 0.005
33 40 * Justin Allgaier(i) Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet 49.863 180.495 1 1 0.645 0.033
34 77 Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 49.865 180.487 1 1 0.647 0.002
35 01 * Corey LaJoie Take 5 Oil Change/DuraMax Ford 49.879 180.437 1 1 0.661 0.014
36 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 49.912 180.317 1 1 0.694 0.033
37 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 49.997 180.011 1 1 0.779 0.085
38 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 50.025 179.910 1 1 0.807 0.028
39 91 * Helio Castroneves Wendy's Chevrolet 50.069 179.752 1 1 0.851 0.044
40 62 * Anthony Alfredo(i) Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet 50.090 179.677 1 1 0.872 0.021
41 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 50.148 179.469 1 1 0.930 0.058
42 66 * Chandler Smith(i) Quick Tie Ford 50.351 178.745 1 1 1.133 0.203
43 78 * BJ McLeod HitchGo Chevrolet 50.626 177.774 1 1 1.408 0.275
44 44 * JJ Yeley Green River Whiskey Chevrolet 51.055 176.280 1 1 1.837 0.429
45 51 Cody Ware Parts Plus/Jacob Construction Ford 51.835 173.628 1 1 2.617 0.780
*Required to qualify on time, OP - Top 30 in Owner Points, PC - Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series
Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
Duel 1 at DAYTONA
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wednesday, 2/12/2025 @ 10:14 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Bill Elliott 02/08/87 00:15:10 197.802
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 0.000 0.000
2 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 2: 3 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 0.000 0.000
4 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
\Row 3: 5 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
6 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 4: 7 8 Kyle Busch zone Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
8 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 5: 9 71 Michael McDowell Go Bowling Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
10 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 6: 11 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
12 56 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 7: 13 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 0.000 0.000
14 45 Tyler Reddick Nasty Beast Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 8: 15 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 0.000 0.000
16 7 Justin Haley Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 9: 17 40 Justin Allgaier(i) Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
18 77 Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 10: 19 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
20 91 Helio Castroneves Wendy's Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 11: 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
22 66 Chandler Smith(i) Quick Tie Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 12: 23 44 JJ Yeley Green River Whiskey Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 14 0 Toyota 5 0
Ford 4 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
Duel 2 at DAYTONA
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wednesday, 2/12/2025 @ 10:20 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Bill Elliott 02/08/87 00:15:10 197.802
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 0.000 0.000
2 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 2: 3 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 0.000 0.000
4 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 3: 5 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
6 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 4: 7 34 Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 0.000 0.000
8 6 Brad Keselowski Kroger/Cottonelle Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 5: 9 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 0.000 0.000
10 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 6: 11 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 0.000 0.000
12 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 7: 13 35 Riley Herbst # Monster Energy/Zero Sugar Toyota 0.000 0.000
14 84 Jimmie Johnson Carvana Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 8: 15 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
16 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 0.000 0.000
Row 9: 17 01 Corey LaJoie Take 5 Oil Change/DuraMax Ford 0.000 0.000
18 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 0.000 0.000
Row 10: 19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 0.000 0.000
20 62 Anthony Alfredo(i) Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Row 11: 21 78 BJ McLeod HitchGo Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
22 51 Cody Ware Parts Plus/Jacob Construction Ford 0.000 0.000
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Ford 10 0 Chevrolet 6 0
Toyota 6 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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