The 2025 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 67th running of the event, held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports won his second straight Daytona 500 after Denny Hamlin, Cole Custer, and Chase Briscoe made contact while battling for the lead on the final lap, causing a crash that took out most of the field. Byron, who was seventh at the time of the contact, avoided the crash on the high line and held off Tyler Reddick for the final third of the lap to win. Two-time race champion and seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson finished 3rd. Polesitter Chase Briscoe and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top five, and Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten. Cindric and Team Penske teammate Joey Logano dominated much of the race, which finished nearly eight hours after it started due to a thunderstorm.
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.
The race was the debut for Shane van Gisbergen in the race after signing with Trackhouse Racing. The race was also the debut of multiple teams including Haas Factory Team, JR Motorsports, & Tricon Garage. This was also the first race with more than 40 cars since 2015, with Hélio Castroneves guaranteed to be in the 500 under the new Open Exemption Provisional rule.
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 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 2 Austin Cindric (W) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin (W) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (W) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Justin Allgaier (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team 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) Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tricon Garage Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 66 Chandler Smith (i) Garage 66 Ford 71 Michael McDowell (W) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 84 Jimmie Johnson (W) Legacy Motor Club Toyota 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 91 Hélio Castroneves (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
First practice (February 12) Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.005 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.005 187.480 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 48.150 186.916 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.291 186.370Official first practice results
Qualifying Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.249 and a speed of . Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson were the two fastest open drivers to qualify on speed.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.218 49.249 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 49.370 49.325 3 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 49.356 49.335 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.401 49.358 5 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.484 49.376 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.496 49.413 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.487 49.444 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.492 49.465 9 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.460 49.466 10 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.504 49.522 11 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.505 — 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.506 — 13 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.507 — 14 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.535 — 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.538 — 16 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 49.545 — 17 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 49.571 — 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 49.573 — 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.616 — 20 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 49.630 — 21 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.636 — 22 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tricon Garage Toyota 49.641 — 23 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.660 — 24 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.695 — 25 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49.742 — 26 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 49.744 — 27 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 49.770 — 28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 49.783 — 29 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 49.783 — 30 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49.789 — 31 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 49.825 — 32 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 49.830 — 33 40 Justin Allgaier (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.863 — 34 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 49.865 — 35 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 49.879 — 36 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 49.912 — 37 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49.997 — 38 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.025 — 39 91 Hélio Castroneves (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.062 — 40 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.090 — 41 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 50.148 — 42 66 Chandler Smith (i) Garage 66 Ford 50.351 — 43 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 50.626 — 44 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 51.055 — 45 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 51.835 —Official qualifying results
The Duel at Daytona
The Duel at Daytona races 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 3–32. 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. Positions 33–36 are filled by the four drivers that posted the fastest lap in pole qualifying that didn't lock in a position in the Duel's. Positions 37–41 are set by the four cars highest in the 2019 owner's points that didn't lock in a position in the Duels and weren't among the cars that posted the four fastest timed laps in pole qualifying.
Duel 1
Duel 1 results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60 102 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 93 5 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 84 19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 75 14 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 60 66 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 57 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 48 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 39 17 40 Justin Allgaier (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 60 010 7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 111 13 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 012 9 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 013 2 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 60 014 3 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 015 12 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tricon Garage Toyota 60 016 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 60 017 23 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 60 018 18 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 019 1 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26 020 22 66 Chandler Smith (i) Garage 66 Ford 13 021 16 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 13 022 20 91 Hélio Castroneves (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 13 023 6 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 6 0Official race results
Duel 2
Duel 2 results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 60 102 18 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 93 9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60 84 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 75 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60 66 17 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 60 57 7 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 48 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60 39 19 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 210 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 111 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 012 13 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 60 013 20 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 60 014 15 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 015 22 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 60 016 16 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 60 017 21 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 60 018 11 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 019 14 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 60 020 8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 48 021 12 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 47 022 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47 0Official race results
Starting lineup