Com a disputa dos Duels, na noite de quinta-feira, o grid para as 500 Milhas de Daytona, no Daytona Internatinal Speedway, etapa de abertura da NASCAR Cup Series.
A pole-position já havia sido definida no treino classificatório de quarta-feira, com Joey Logano (Team Penske/Ford) garantindo a pole-position para a prova mais importante do calendário, com o tempo de 49s636, média de 181.947 mph (292.815 km/h)). Michael McDowell (Front Row Motorsports/Ford) marcou o segundo tempo, e completa a primeira fila.
As 38 posições restantes foram definidas nos dois Duel, de 60 voltas cada. Os 42 pilotos inscritos (para 40 vagas no grid), foram divididos em dois grupos. Mesmo já garantidos na primeira fila, Logano e McDowell participaram das preliminares, pois foram distribuídos pontos para os dez primeiros de cada.
Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing/Toyota) venceu o primeiro Duel, e Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota) o segundo Duel. Eles formam a segunda fila do grid.
Segundos colocados nos Duels, Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet) e Austin Cindric (Team Penske/Ford) dividem a terceira fila.
Grid:
Row 1 1. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford 2. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 2 3. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota 4. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 3 5. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 4 7. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 5 9. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 10. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Row 6 11. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota 12. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Row 7 13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 14. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 8 15. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 9 17. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 10 19. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford 20. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 11 21. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22. Justin Haley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Row 12 23. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota 24. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 13 25. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26. Kaz Grala, No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 14 27. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 15 29. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 16 31. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 32. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 17 33. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 18 35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 36. Riley Herbst, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Row 19 37. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 38. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 20 39. Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 40. David Ragan, No. 60 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford