2015 daytona 500 driver lineup

The season began at daytona international speedway with the sprint unlimited exhibition race, the budweiser duels, and the daytona 500. No one seemed more surprised than joey logano as he stood atop his no. Starting lineup for 59th annual daytona 500 fox sports. Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for each race. Denny hamlin won the race in a photo finish over martin. With the 2015 daytona 500 less than 24 hours away, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch everything is all set for sundays race, with qualifying and. Feb 15, 2015 sorensons team xtreme racing is scheduled to contest just eight events in 2015 and has no statistical claim to a provisional for entry into the daytona 500, thus emphasizing his finish in qualifying. The 2020 nascar cup season takes the green flag this week with the daytona 500.

Unlike all other races during the nascar season, qualifying for the daytona 500 only sets the first two 2 positions on the starting grid the front row, with some possible exceptions see below. The race had 27 lead changes among 12 different drivers, as well as 7 caution flag periods for 26 laps. The front row for this years daytona 500 is as follows. We know jeff gordon and jimmie johnson will start from the front row, but get the rest of the positions here. The 2016 daytona 500, the 58th running of the event, was a nascar sprint cup series race. A pole for the 2018 daytona 500 and an eighthplace finish at talladega shows its possible. The 2016 daytona 500, the 58th running of the event, was a nascar sprint cup series race held on february 21, 2016, at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. The 2015 daytona 500, the 57th running of the event, was held on february 22, 2015 at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. The busch clash is an annual invitationonly nascar cup series exhibition event held at daytona international speedway in february, the weekend before the daytona 500. The field and starting lineup for sundays daytona 500 have been set. Feb 22, 2015 the field and starting lineup for sundays daytona 500 have been set. Get to know the drivers that will be starting their engines sunday during the 62nd annual daytona 500. Peyton manning to lead field in pace car for daytona 500. This event featured guest star wwe wrestler john cena as a pace car driver.

Joey logano has finished sixth or better in six of the last nine races, including a win in the 2015 daytona 500. Denny hamlins photo finish at the daytona 500 was a victory for the driver, toyota. The 43 drivers competing in the 2015 daytona 500, in order of starting position. Gordon retired at the end of 2015 and called the 2016 race from the. The 2015 cgrfs rolex 24 at daytona driver roster is an impressive group of international racing champions representing two indianapolis 500 titles dixon2008, kanaan20, a daytona 500 mcmurray2010, four verizon indycar series championships dixon2003, 2008, 20 and kanaan2004, seven prototype championships pruett2004, 2006, 2008. He finished 10th in the fall daytona race after an illtimed pit stop took him out of the lead just before rain came and prematurely ended the race. Joe gibbs racing was the team to beat in 2019, and denny hamlin was the one who opened the teams winning ways in this race last season. Included in the picture are james hinchcliffe and carlos huertas, who have both since been ruled out of the race. The starting lineup for the 2015 indianapolis 500 in photos.

Another fyi while most of you may know this already, qualifying for the daytona 500 occurred on sunday, just prior to the clash. Another driver likely to battle at the front of the field is kurt busch, the 2017 daytona 500 champion. Paschal went on to win the race for the second year in. The daytona 500 is a 500milelong 805 km nascar cup series motor race held annually at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. Winless in six daytona 500 starts, with best finish of fifth in 2008. Jul 06, 2018 a pole for the 2018 daytona 500 and an eighthplace finish at talladega shows its possible. Feb 21, 2015 the 43 drivers competing in the 2015 daytona 500, in order of starting position. Final slots were filled in following thursdays canam duels at daytona, and now all thats left is to drop the green flag on sunday, feb. Nascar sprint cup race number 1 of 36 sunday, february 22, 2015 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl. Denny hamlins photo finish at the daytona 500 was a victory for the driver, toyota racing development and nascar on a large scale. Following the completion of thursdays budweiser duels, the full running order for the 2015 daytona 500 was officially revealed. Nascar starting lineup for sundays daytona 500 athlon sports. The 2015 daytona 500 the 57th running of the great american race will feature 43 drivers going for nascars most prestigious trophy. Qualifying results, pole winner, driver entry list.

Fortythree drivers will do battle for 500 miles to determine who will go down in history as the winner of the 57th annual daytona 500. Contested over 161 laps extended from the scheduled 160 laps on the 2. Despite a qualifying debacle, the daytona 500 field for sunday looks strong at the front and features all the stars expected of the great american race. Qualifying is complete, the duels have been run and the grid has been set for the 57th annual daytona. Starting grid, drivers and more in his final daytona 500, jeff gordon will lead the field to the startfinish line sunday afternoon, and hell have plenty of. Notable drivers to run the rolex 24 and daytona 500 daytona. Hamlin has won the daytona 500 twice 2019 and 2016 while logano won back in 2015. Heres a look at the official 40car field for this years great american race. Joey logano, the 2015 daytona 500 winner, posted the fastest lap at 200. Driver jim paschal 42 drives by some of the 12,596 fans during the nascar 500lap late model race at the fairgrounds speedway aug.

Manning, a twotime super bowlwinning quarterback, will be the honorary pace car driver for the 60th running of the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway. The 2015 coke zero 400 powered by cocacola was a nascar sprint cup series race that was held between july 5 and 6th, 2015 at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. No female drivers in daytona 500, but pipeline has potential. A full rundown of the 43car nascar sprint cup series grid for the 57th annual daytona 500 at daytona international speedway. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. It is the first competitive event of the season and serves as a kickoff event for the nascar portion of speedweeks the race originally consisted of a 20lap50mile, allout sprint for the previous seasons pole. The first daytona 500 was held in 1959, coinciding with the opening of the speedway, and since 1982, it has been the seasonopening race of the cup series. However, it was kyle busch who pulled off the championship win at the end of the season. Drivers competing in the 2015 daytona 500 usa today. The 2015 indianapolis 500 starting field poses with the borgwarner trophy. The 2015 daytona 500 winner has a strong car under him this year, winning the clash last weekend. Its the third time hamlin has won the daytona 500, and he is the first driver to win backtoback years at the great american race since sterling marlin in 1994 and 1995.

Check out the nascar starting lineup for the sundays daytona 500 at. Starting lineup for the daytona 500 nascar talk nbc sports. It was contested over twentythree races, beginning with the nextera energy resources 250 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford ecoboost 200 at homestead. Drivers competing in the 2015 daytona 500 courierjournal.

Daytona 500 results 2015 led by joey logano who picked up his first daytona 500 win as the field crashes on the final lap. He won this race two years ago when he led 115 of the laps. The 2005 daytona 500, the 47th running of the event, was held on february 20, 2005 at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida as the first race of the 2005 nascar nextel cup season. Nascar cup series at daytona starting lineup breakdown. Drivers competing in the 2015 daytona 500 fox sports.

Feb 15, 2020 driver jim paschal 42 drives by some of the 12,596 fans during the nascar 500lap late model race at the fairgrounds speedway aug. Daytona international speedway plays host to 40 teams and drivers in the. Nascar driver hailie deegan takes part in an interview during daytona 500 auto racing media day at daytona international speedway, wednesday, feb. The 40 drivers competing in the 2020 daytona 500, in order of starting position.

Dale jarrett won the pole and jeff gordon won the race, making this his third daytona 500 win. Starting lineup for daytona 500 official site of nascar. The 20 daytona 500 is the super bowl of nascar, and the layout of the starting lineup is proving that there are some bigname drivers in position to dominate the great american race. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the cup schedule. Get to know the drivers competing in the 2020 daytona 500. If he accomplished the feat, hed be the first driver since sterling marlin in 199495. Ford drivers dominated the session, securing the top eight positions on the speed chart. Nov 04, 2019 just five years later, mcmurray became only the third driver to win both the rolex 24 at daytona and the daytona 500, joining mario andretti and a. Starting lineup for 2017 daytona 500 official site of nascar. Ap photo these photos taken in february 2020 show drivers in the starting lineup for. These photos taken in february 2020 show drivers in the starting lineup for sundays nascar daytona 500 auto race. Et monday after rain halted sundays race after just 20 of 200 laps had been completed. Qualifying is complete, the duels have been run and the grid has been set.

This lineup is pending the replacement driver for kyle busch, who was injured in the nascar xfinity series alert today florida 300. Starting grid, drivers and more in his final daytona 500, jeff gordon will lead the field to the startfinish line sunday afternoon, and hell have plenty of hendrick. Nascar racing schedule, news, results, and drivers. Jimmie johnson has the clear edge in sundays race as he was the driver compared to the. Drivers who will be forced to start at the rear of the field are noted in bold. Contested over 203 laps extended from 200 laps due to a greenwhitechecker finish on the 2. The starting lineup for the 2020 daytona 500 is set. Weekend schedule drivers driver stats buy tickets camping info fantasy live. Denny hamlin has finished sixth or better in the seven of the last 11 races, including wins in the daytona 500 in 2016 and 2019. Tv channel, start time, starting lineup for nascars biggest race of the year. He remains one of the sports best drivers in the superspeedway draft. The 2015 nascar camping world truck series was the 21st season of the nascar camping world truck series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by nascar in north america.

The 2015 nascar sprint cup series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 44th modernera cup season. The only driver with less than five years of experience to win the race was trevor bayne in 2011 he became the youngest daytona 500 winner in history at 20 years and one day. Sundays pole qualifying determined the drivers starting out in the. Driver stats buy tickets camping info fantasy live mobile app nascar podcasts nascar shop. Daytona 500 starting lineup in pictures motorsport. Motorsports had sat on the pole for every daytona 500 since 2015.