After Sunday’s qualifying events, the final Daytona 500 line up 2020 is ready. Out of the 43 drivers, 40 has qualified for the final game “The 62nd Daytona 500“
Chad Finchum, Joey Gase, and BJ McLeod were failed to qualify. If we consider the qualifying as a showdown of the 2020 Daytona 500, it could be massive on next week.
Below is the list of the forty drivers who were qualified.
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Daytona 500 Line Up 2020
| Position | Driver | Car No | Speed mph | Best Time | Manufacturer | Team |
| 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 194.582 | 46.253 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 2 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 194.363 | 46.305 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 194.305 | 46.319 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 193.886. | 46.419 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 193.432 | 46.528 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 192.876 | 46.662 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 7 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 192.588 | 46.732 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 8 | William Byron | 24 | 192.443 | 46.767 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 95 | 192.234 | 46.818 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing |
| 10 | Erik Jones | 20 | 192.066 | 46.859 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 22 | 192.033 | 46.867 | Ford | Team Penske |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 192.025 | 46.869 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 191.873 | 46.906 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 14 | Cole Custer | 41 | 191.812 | 46.921 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 191.693 | 46.950 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 191.685 | 46.952 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 191.616 | 46.969 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 18 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 191.559 | 46.983 | Chevrolet | |
| 19 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 191.555 | 46.984 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 191.542 | 46.987 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 21 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 191.514 | 46.994 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 191.278 | 47.052 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 191.270 | 47.054 | Ford | Team Penske |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 191.205 | 47.070 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 25 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | 191.180 | 47.076 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 26 | David Ragan | 36 | 190.876 | 47.151 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing |
| 27 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 190.658 | 47.205 | Ford | Team Penske |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 77 | 190.428 | 47.262 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports |
| 29 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 190.384 | 47.273 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 190.062 | 47.353 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing |
| 31 | Justin Haley | 16 | 190.018 | 47.364 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing |
| 32 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 189.510 | 47.491 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 33 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 188.945 | 47.633 | Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 27 | 187.356 | 48.037 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 35 | Timmy Hill | 66 | 186.625 | 48.225 | Ford | MBM Motorsports |
| 36 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | 185.479 | 48.523 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 37 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 185.166 | 48.605 | Ford | Go Fas Racing |
| 38 | Quin Houff | 00 | 183.887 | 49.102 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing |
| 39 | JJ Yeley | 54 | 183.292 | 49.102 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing |
| 40 | Brennan Poole | 15 | 181.781 | 49.510 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
Daytona 500 Qualifying Results
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Sunday’s qualifying pole at Daytona International Speedway. He finished the 2.5-mile lap in 46.253 seconds at 194.582 mph speed, which was insane. With this result, he fixed the number one spot on Daytona 500. His wins break the domination of Hendrick Motorsports drivers,
After Ricky, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, and Jimmie Johnson finished the next fastest laps with a close call.
2020 Daytona 500 Predictions
Defending Champion Denny Hamlin will start at 5th position as he is one of the contenders, fans will keep an eye on him. Though Ricky Stenhouse won the qualifying pole, from the statistics, we can say that pole winner rarely wins the Daytona 500 title.
Also, the prediction is not as easy as it is a long race for a few hours. Since the Daytona NASCAR competition is divided into three segments, the first two segments will be relaxing. Everything will change in the final sections. Drivers will want to beat their competitors in the last parts. As a result, it could produce some crashes.
As we know that, since 1988, there have been restrictor plates on the track, and those plates are coming off on 2020 Daytona. So, the young generation may see a new event. Changing of restrictor plates could change the result.
Considering the statistics and driver’s behavior, the human may not be able to predict the result entirely. That’s why NASCAR has a prediction computer model simulator, which simulates all the races more than 10,000 times and considers all the available factors on the track, including the most recent results to predict the winner.
This computer model did an excellent job in 2019 Daytona. According to the computer’s top 10 predictions, it predicted eight drivers correctly. The forecast also included Denny Hamlin as the top 4 drivers.
For the 2020 Daytona 500 prediction, the computer model predicts Clint Bowyer as a top contender. The machine is also targeting Joey Logano. Among 40 players Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Brad Keselowski may finish in the top 10 positions.
Conclusion
As the race day is getting closer, all the fans are making the hype about the prediction. The NASCAR world was waiting for the Daytona 500 line up 2020. Now, they have the line up in their hand; they are ready to calculate the winner.
Though crashes on track can occur anytime, and prediction may go wrong because of that. But, there is the harm in crossing the finger about your favorite driver. We have to wait until Sunday night to get the ultimate result.