Thanks to NASCAR's enhanced competition format, a new era begins as the 150-mile qualifying races will determine the rest of the starting positions for "The Great American Race" and will now award points that will impact the season-long championship. Driver and Team Owner Points will be awarded to the top ten finishers in each Can-Am Duel.
Each duel is comprised of 21 drivers, with their starting spots based on qualifying times. The winner of each duel will make up the second row for the Daytona 500, and the rest of field will be filled out in accordance with the finishing order of the duels.
- Where: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
- When: Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Fox Sports Go
Below is the official lineup for each race:
| Starting position |
Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2. | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske |
| 3. | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5. | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6. | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 7. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 8. | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9. | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| 10. | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 11. | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing |
| 12. | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13. | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 14. | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports |
| 15. | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing |
| 16. | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 17. | Brendan Gaughan* | Beard Motorsports |
| 18. | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports |
| 19. | Reed Sorenson* | Premium Motorsports |
| 20. | Joey Gase | BK Racing |
| 21. | Corey LaJoie* | BK Racing |
| Starting Position |
Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2. | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 3. | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4. | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5. | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing |
| 6. | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing |
| 7. | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8. | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 9. | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 10. | Erik Jones | Furniture Row Racing |
| 11. | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 12. | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 13. | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14. | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 15. | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing |
| 16. | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports |
| 17. | Michael Waltrip | Premium Motorsports |
| 18. | Elliott Sadler* | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 19. | D.J. Kennington* | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 20. | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport - The Motorsports Group |
| 21. | Timmy Hill* | Rick Ware Racing |
These races have been terrific performance indicators for The DAYTONA 500, as nine Can-Am Duel winners have gone on to win the Harley J. Earl DAYTONA 500 trophy. As a reminder, 36 Charter teams are locked into the Daytona 500, leaving four available spots to be filled by six Open, or non-Charter teams.
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