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 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.įirst 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.
