NASCAR at Daytona: Starting lineup for 2022 Daytona 500 and paint schemes for all 40 cars
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The start to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season is officially here, and after multiple varying qualification processes, the starting lineup for the season-opening Daytona 500 is set.
First Wednesday, there was single-car qualifying on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway track to determine the two cars starting on the front row. Reigning champion Kyle Larson won the pole, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, was the second-fastest car and will start the race second.
The remainder of the field’s lineup was set based on the results of the two Duels at Daytona on Thursday night.
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing’s Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher swept the Duels — the first sweep for a team since Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson did it for Hendrick Motorsports in 2015 — and will start the Daytona 500 from the second row in third and fourth, respectively.
So ahead of the 2022 Daytona 500, here’s a look at the starting lineup, including all the paint schemes for the first race of the season.
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