Daytona 500 results: Tyler Reddick claims the crown

1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet
3. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
4. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
5. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
6. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
7. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
8. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
9. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
10. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
11. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
12. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
14. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
15. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
16. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
17. Cody Ware, No. 51 Chevrolet
18. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
19. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
20. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
21. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
22. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
23. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
24. Cole Custer, No. 41 Chevrolet
25. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
26. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
27. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
28. Corey Heim, No. 67 Toyota
29. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Toyota
30. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 97 Chevrolet
31. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
32. Casey Mears, No. 66 Ford
33. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet
34. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford
35. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota
36. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota
37. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
38. Justin Allgaier, No. 40 Chevrolet
39. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
40. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet
41. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Chevrolet

Daytona 500 TV/streaming schedule

All times Eastern

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Sunday, Feb. 15
1:30 p.m.: Daytona 500 (Fox)

Daytona 500 starting lineup

1. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
4. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
7. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
10. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
12. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
14. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
15. Daniel Suárez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet*
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
17. Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
18. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
19. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
20. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
22. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
23. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
24. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
25. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
26. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
27. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
28. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
29. Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
30. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
31. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
32. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
33. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
34. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
35. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
36. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
37. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet*
38. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
39. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet*
40. Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
41. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford*

*-Moved to the rear of the field for switching to a back-up car.

The long 15-week wait is almost over as the NASCAR Cup Series regular season returns with its biggest annual event, the Daytona 500. This year will mark the 66th running of “The Great American Race” on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway.

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In all, 41 drivers compete on Sunday, led to the green flag by Kyle Busch, who won the pole and is looking for his first Daytona 500 win in 21 starts. The field includes former seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson, who is being granted an Open Exemption Provisional, meaning the two-time event winner is locked into the field, but cannot earn championship points or prize money.

William Byron is looking to become the only driver ever to win three straight Daytona 500s after joining select company with his second straight win in the 2025 edition. That list includes Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84), Sterling Marlin (1994-95) and Denny Hamlin (2019-20). If he does it, Byron will have won from the lowest position on the grid — 39th — in the history of the event.

This year’s Daytona 500 will feature eight previous winners, with Hamlin entering with the most Harley J. Earl trophies at three.

Daytona 500 race details

Track: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile high-banked tri-oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida
Banking: Turns – 31 degrees | Tri-oval – 18 degrees | Backstretch – 3 degrees
Race length: 200 laps for 500 miles
Stage lengths: Stage 1 – 65 laps | Stage 2 – 65 laps | Stage 3 – 70 laps

Top drivers and best bets for the Daytona 500

Owing to the unpredictable nature of the Daytona 500, two-time defending champion William Byron has the second-best odds at +1400. Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano hold the best odds at 12-to-1. All odds courtesy of BetMGM.

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Best odds to win the Daytona 500

Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg recommends spreading smaller bets around a handful of drivers rather than big wagers on one or two top names. He suggests good mid-tier value can be found in 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace (+2200) as Wallace has the highest average Daytona finish of anyone in the field at 14.4, including two second-place runs. If you’re looking for a longshot, Bromberg points out that Josh Berry’s (+3500) Wood Brothers team has an alliance with the aforementioned favored Penskes while Erik Jones (+4000) has five straight top-20 finishes at Daytona and won this event back in 2018.

Daytona 500 entry list

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
Daniel Suárez, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
Chandler Smith, No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford*
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet*
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet*
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet*
Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford*
Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota*
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
B.J. McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet*
Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie, No. 99 RFK Racing Ford*

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*-Open entry, not guaranteed to make the 41-car field.

Daytona 500 race week weather

According to Yahoo Weather, the forecast is ideal all week with daytime highs ranging from 67-76 degrees. There is only a single-digit percentage chance of rain all week … except for race day. That chance climbs to a 25% chance of rain right around the scheduled green flag (2:30 p.m. ET) on Sunday.