Practice to Qualifying

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 14th, 2021

Race #1 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Previous Race
Daytona 500
Next Race

Daytona Beach, Florida - February 14th, 2021: A detail of the Harley J. Earl Trophy prior to the NASCAR Cup Series 63rd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Chris Graythen | Getty Images

Driver	Car #	Make	RNK 1	SPD 1	RNK 2	SPD 2	ST	SPD Q	AVG ST	+/-
Quin Houff	00	Chevrolet	39	186.066	14	190.375	33	0.000	35	+2
Kurt Busch	1	Chevrolet	27	189.068	999.999	999.999	20	0.000	13	-8
Aric Almirola	10	Ford	13	197.850	8	194.267	3	0.000	15	+12
Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	3	199.689	4	195.308	25	0.000	16	-9
Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	35	187.461	16	190.215	14	0.000	11	-3
Garrett Smithley	13	Ford	37	186.143	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	34	+0
Chase Briscoe	14	Ford	16	197.733	21	189.938	30	0.000	14	-16
Derrike Cope	15	Chevrolet	40	184.362	25	188.620	32	0.000	999.999	+0
Kaz Grala	16	Chevrolet	30	188.359	999.999	999.999	40	0.000	30	-10
Chris Buescher	17	Ford	14	197.811	17	190.190	22	0.000	10	-12
Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	4	199.627	2	195.435	10	0.000	17	+7
Martin Truex Jr	19	Toyota	2	199.694	5	195.300	26	0.000	14	-12
Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	24	189.518	1	196.395	24	0.000	12	-12
Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	5	199.623	13	190.573	5	0.000	10	+5
Matt DiBenedetto	21	Ford	12	198.120	18	190.110	23	0.000	9	-14
Joey Logano	22	Ford	17	197.455	10	192.090	9	0.000	8	-1
Bubba Wallace	23	Toyota	1	199.747	3	195.313	6	0.000	16	+10
William Byron	24	Chevrolet	26	189.080	999.999	999.999	2	0.000	14	+12
Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	18	194.649	999.999	999.999	4	0.000	23	+19
Austin Cindric	33	Ford	32	188.174	20	189.994	39	0.000	8	-31
Michael McDowell	34	Ford	8	198.957	19	190.074	17	0.000	12	-5
David Ragan	36	Ford	31	188.273	7	194.380	18	0.000	30	+12
Ryan Preece	37	Chevrolet	19	194.569	15	190.295	11	0.000	16	+5
Anthony Alfredo	38	Ford	20	194.078	999.999	999.999	36	0.000	27	-9
Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	15	197.802	23	188.719	8	0.000	12	+4
Cole Custer	41	Ford	10	198.295	26	182.061	27	0.000	24	-3
Ross Chastain	42	Chevrolet	34	187.574	999.999	999.999	34	0.000	18	-16
Erik Jones	43	Chevrolet	11	198.181	999.999	999.999	31	0.000	16	-15
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Chevrolet	21	191.910	9	193.603	21	0.000	23	+2
Alex Bowman	48	Chevrolet	23	189.613	999.999	999.999	1	0.000	10	+9
Kyle Larson	5	Chevrolet	22	190.359	999.999	999.999	13	0.000	4	-9
Cody Ware	51	Chevrolet	44	177.092	999.999	999.999	35	0.000	30	-5
Josh Bilicki	52	Ford	43	177.389	27	178.752	37	0.000	36	-1
Joey Gase	53	Ford	42	179.279	24	188.632	28	0.000	37	+9
Ryan Newman	6	Ford	9	198.645	22	189.805	7	0.000	23	+16
Noah Gragson	62	Chevrolet	36	186.266	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	26	+0
Timmy Hill	66	Toyota	38	186.135	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	+0
Corey Lajoie	7	Chevrolet	7	199.159	12	191.514	16	0.000	25	+9
Jamie McMurray	77	Chevrolet	6	199.358	6	194.485	19	0.000	999.999	+0
BJ McLeod	78	Ford	41	179.426	999.999	999.999	38	0.000	30	-8
Tyler Reddick	8	Chevrolet	33	187.719	999.999	999.999	29	0.000	15	-15
Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	29	188.758	999.999	999.999	12	0.000	8	-4
Ty Dillon	96	Toyota	28	189.032	999.999	999.999	999.999	999.999	28	+0
Daniel Suarez	99	Chevrolet	25	189.175	11	191.518	15	0.000	16	+1

Dabble in Draftkings or Fan Duel?

My OWNER Subscription has these DFS tools:
Dominator Points Cheatsheet.
Salary Cap Calculator.
Season Salary Trends.
Points by Track.
Points by Start Position.
Season Points Trend.
Points by Race.
Season Boxscore.

Race Weekend Links

New links are added as the race weekend progresses.

Daytona International Speedway Track Page
Entry List
Practice 1
Practice 2
Combined Practice
Practice to Qualifying
Lineup
Pit Stall Selections (pdf)
Results
Loop Data Box Score
Draftkings Fantasy Points
Fan Duel Fantasy Points
Accupredict Position Prediction Performance

Race Trends

Aggregated race statistics grouped into 2-, 5- and 10-year groupings to identify trends in races at specific tracks.

2 Years (6 races)

Cautions: 3.5 DN
Caution Laps: 16.1 DN
Lead Changes: 22.6 UP
Passes: 6,329.0 UP
Race Speed: 161.982 mph UP

5 Years (19 races)

Cautions: 4.4 DN
Caution Laps: 19.3 DN
Lead Changes: 21.3 DN
Passes: 4,569.0 DN
Race Speed: 157.451 mph UP

10 Years (29 races)

Cautions: 5.5
Caution Laps: 25.0
Lead Changes: 23.3
Passes: 5,944.0
Race Speed: 152.9 mph

Qualifying Fast Facts

Daytona International Speedway
63rd Annual DAYTONA 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Alex Bowman
Age: 27
Team : No. 48 Ally Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Alex Bowman won the Pole Award for the 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 47.056 seconds, 191.261 mph.
This is his third pole in 190 NASCAR Cup Series races.
Hendrick Motorsports has won 14 Daytona 500 poles, the series most: Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990), Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008), Mark Martin (2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011), Chase Elliott (2016, 2017), Alex Bowman (2018, 2021), William Byron (2019).
This is his second pole in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
Aric Almirola (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
Alex Bowman becomes the first driver to sit on the Daytona 500 front row four consecutive seasons (2018-2021).