The 2024 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 66th running of the event. It was held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It was the first race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was originally supposed to be run on February 18, but was postponed due to rain.
William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports won the race after Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric, who were running second and third, crashed in the tri-oval coming to the white flag when the former tried to pass Byron for the lead. It was the first Daytona 500 win for Hendrick since 2014. After an early crash, the race was clean until the Big One with nine laps to go. 23 cars were involved in that pileup which brought out the red flag.
Report Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (W) denotes former winner. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (W) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (W) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (W) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell (W) Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (W) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 84 Jimmie Johnson (W) Legacy Motor Club Toyota 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.465 and a speed of . Michael McDowell also qualified second and will appear on the front row for the race. Anthony Alfredo of Beard Motorsports and David Ragan of RFK Racing were the two open cars that qualified for the race via qualifying.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.641 49.465 2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.783 49.536 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.730 49.550 4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 49.799 49.667 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.782 49.675 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.776 49.676 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.745 49.705 8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.824 49.725 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49.837 49.756 10 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.903 49.909 11 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.906 — 12 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 49.946 — 13 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.952 — 14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.966 — 15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 49.978 — 16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.979 — 17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.996 — 18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 50.003 — 19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.058 — 20 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.098 — 21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.101 — 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.101 — 23 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 50.102 — 24 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.133 — 25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.170 — 26 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.177 — 27 60 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford 50.200 — 28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 50.208 — 29 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.220 — 30 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.226 — 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.231 — 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.251 — 33 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.261 — 34 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.293 — 35 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.323 — 36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 50.334 — 37 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.485 — 38 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.589 — 39 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.608 — 40 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 50.749 — 41 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 51.261 — 42 36 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford DNS — Official qualifying results
Bluegreen Vacations Duel
The Bluegreen Vacations Duels are a pair of NASCAR Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles (240 km) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. Both races sets the lineup for positions 3-38. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd–numbered positions on pole qualifying day. The second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even–numbered positions. The finishing results for the charter teams, and the highest finishing open team (team without a charter) in each Duel, will be used to set their grid position. Positions 39-40 belong to the two fastest cars that did not qualify among open teams.
Duel 1
Duel 1 results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 19 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 60 102 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 93 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 84 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 75 12 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 66 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 57 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60 48 15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 39 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 210 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60 111 5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 012 18 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 013 7 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 60 014 14 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 015 17 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 016 21 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 60 017 6 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 018 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 019 11 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 59 020 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 51 021 13 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49 0Official race results
Duel 2
Duel 2 results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 102 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 60 93 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 84 19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 75 5 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 66 18 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 57 12 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 60 48 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 39 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 60 210 15 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 60 111 14 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60 012 21 36 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 013 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 014 20 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 60 015 13 60 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford 60 016 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 017 11 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 48 018 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 47 019 4 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47 020 6 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 47 021 8 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 47 0Official race results
Starting lineup Driver Team Manufacturer Notes1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Fastest in pole qualifying2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Second in pole qualifying3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Duel 1 Winner4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Duel 2 Winner5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Second in Duel 16 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Second in Duel 27 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Duel 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Third in Duel 29 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Fourth in Duel 110 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota Fourth in Duel 211 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota Fifth in Duel 112 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford Fifth in Duel 213 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 114 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 215 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Eighth in Duel 116 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Seventh in Duel 217 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ninth in Duel 118 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Duel 219 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Tenth in Duel 120 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Ninth in Duel 221 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Eleventh in Duel 122 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford Tenth in Duel 223 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota Twelfth in Duel 124 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Eleventh in Duel 225 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Thirteenth in Duel 126 36 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Twelfth in Duel 227 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fourteenth in Duel 128 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Thirteenth in Duel 229 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Fifteenth in Duel 130 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Seventeenth in Duel 231 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Seventeenth in Duel 132 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Eighteenth in Duel 233 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Eighteenth in Duel 134 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nineteenth in Duel 235 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20th in Duel 136 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20th in Duel 237 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 21st in Duel 138 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 21st in Duel 239 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet Qualifying Speed40 60 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford Qualifying SpeedDid not qualify41 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 42 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet Official starting lineup
Practice
First practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.575 seconds and a speed of .