Six NASCAR Ford Teams To Start Top 10 For 2023 Daytona 500

February 18, 2023 5:02 am

While the NASCAR Ford teams missed out on the front row during qualifying for the 2023 Daytona 500, they performed well in the field setting Duels, and therefore dominate the top 10 starting positions.

Joey Logano’s No. 22 Mustang will start third, thanks to his win in the first Duel at Daytona on Thursday night, while the No. 10 Mustang of Aric Almirola will take the green flag from fourth, as he also won his respective Duel. Last year’s Daytona 500 champion, Austin Cindric, will start from sixth place as he attempts to defend his title in the No. 2 NASCAR Ford, while his teammate, Ryan Blaney, will start seventh in the No. 12 Mustang.

Chris Buescher’s No. 17 NASCAR Ford will start ninth, and finally, Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 Mustang will start in 10^th.

The NASCAR Ford teams certainly proved that they can work well together in a pack-racing environment in the Duels, and will likely prove to be a force to be reckoned with during Sunday’s race, which starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on February 19^th, 2023.

NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup, 2023 Daytona 500
Pos	Car Number	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	Car
1	48	Alex Bowman	Ally Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
4	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
5	20	Christopher Bell	DeWalt/Rheem Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
6	2	Austin Cindric	Discount Tire Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
7	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
8	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
10	6	Brad Keselowski	Nexlizet Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
11	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
12	7	Corey LaJoie	Celsius Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Light Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
14	38	Todd Gilliland	gener8tor Skills Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
15	23	Bubba Wallace	McDonald's Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
16	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
17	36	Zane Smith(i)	Wellcare Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
18	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx 50 Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
19	21	Harrison Burton	Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
20	41	Ryan Preece	HaasTooling.com Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
21	24	William Byron	RaptorTough.com Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22	42	Noah Gragson #	Wendy's Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23	1	Ross Chastain	AdventHealth Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24	99	Daniel Suarez	Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25	43	Erik Jones	GUNS N' ROSES Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26	45	Tyler Reddick	Monster Energy Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
27	3	Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops Club Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28	31	Justin Haley	Cirkul Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29	16	AJ Allmendinger	Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30	14	Chase Briscoe	Mahindra Tractors Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
31	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32	78	BJ McLeod	Power Slap Rumble Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33	54	Ty Gibbs #	Monster Energy/Interstate Batteries Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry
34	50	Conor Daly(i)	BitNile.com Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35	51	Cody Ware	Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
36	8	Kyle Busch	3CHI Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
37	77	Ty Dillon	Ferris Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
38	15	Riley Herbst(i)	SunnyD Ford	N/A	N/A	Ford Mustang
39	84	Jimmie Johnson	Carvana Chevrolet	N/A	N/A	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
40	67	Travis Pastrana	Black Rifle Coffee Toyota	N/A	N/A	Toyota TRD Camry