Sunday marks the 60th running of the Daytona 500, also known as The Great American Race.
Today’s race kicks off a new season of competition as NASCAR’s top drivers look to get off to a hot start and begin positioning themselves for the Chase For The Cup right out of the gate.
Sitting on the pole for the big race will be Alex Bowman, with Denny Hamlin on the outside. Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott will sit on the second row.
The Daytona 500 is 200 laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway.
The green flag will be waved at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
Former Daytona 500 winners that will be on the track Sunday afternoon are Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick.
Brad Keselowski is a 7-to-1 favorite to take the checkered flag, while Chase Elliott (8-to-1) and Denny Hamlin (9-to-1) following closely behind. Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch all sit with 12-to-1 odds.
Sunday will also mark the final NASCAR Cup Series start for Danica Patrick, who became the first female driver to ever secure a top-10 finish at Daytona. Patrick will be driving the No. 7 GoDaddy Chevrolet as she looks to stun the field in her final start.
Where will your favorite drive begin the race?
The complete 2018 Daytona 500 starting lineup can be seen below:
- Alex Bowman
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Blaney
- Chase Elliott
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Darrell Wallace Jr.
- Erik Jones
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Clint Bowyer
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Austin Dillon
- David Ragan
- Paul Menard
- Daniel Suarez
- Trevor Bayne
- Jamie McMurray
- AJ Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Michael McDowell
- Ty Dillon
- Martin Truex Jr. (reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion)
- Brendan Gaughan
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Danica Patrick
- Justin Marks
- DJ Kennington
- Brad Keselowski
- Corey LaJoie
- William Byron
- Gray Gaulding
- Jimmie Johnson
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Aric Almirola
- Kyle Larson
- David Gilliland
- Mark Thompson
