Updated Feb. 11, 2026, 7:28 p.m. CT
Daytona 500 qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series begins Speedweeks on Feb. 11 at Daytona International Speedway.
The qualifying session will set both the front row for the Daytona 500 and the Feb. 12 duel qualifying race lineups. Wednesday’s qualifying will also lock in the two fastest open non-chartered cars into the Daytona 500 field.
Jimmie Johnson has the open exemption provisional in his back pocket, but could get into the field on speed today.
Austin Cindric was fastest in practice, with cars doing mock qualifying runs, earlier on Feb. 11.
Qualifying is set to begin at 7:15 p.m. CT. Follow the action with our live updates.
NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying live updates
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Two rounds, top 10 advance to second round; top two non-chartered cars lock into Daytona 500 field
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford (49.081 seconds)
- Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota (open, non-chartered entry) (49.138)
- Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (open, non-chartered entry) (49.201)
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford (49.321)
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (49.332)
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford (49.459)
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (49.497)
- Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (49.551)
- Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford (open, non-chartered entry) (50.233)
Daytona 500 qualifying will start on FS2
Daytona 500 qualifying will start on FOX Sports 2. The television broadcast began at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT, but qualifying won’t get underway until 8:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. CT.
Iowa-Maryland basketball, currently on FS1, still has more than four minutes of regulation game time remaining in a one-possession game.
NASCAR Daytona entry list for the Daytona 500
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Chandler Smith, No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford (open, non-chartered entry)
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Justin Allgaier, No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet (open, non-chartered entry)
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet (open, non-chartered entry)
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet (open, non-chartered entry)
- Casey Mears, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford (open, non-chartered entry)
- Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota (open, non-chartered entry)
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (open, non-chartered entry)
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (open exemption provisional)
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Corey Lajoie, No. 99 RFK Racing Ford (open, non-chartered entry)
What channel is Daytona 500 qualifying on today for the NASCAR Cup race at Daytona
- Qualifying time: 7:15 p.m. CT Wednesday, Feb. 11
- TV: FOX Sports 1 | Radio: SiriusXM and MRN
- Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app and FOX One; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
- Track: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida
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date: 2026-02-11 23:06:00