Daytona Beach, Fla. — NASCAR's biggest and most prestigious race, the Daytona 500, is set to kickoff the 2019 season of racing on Sunday, Feb. 17.
The RV's have been in town for days, the fans are ready, the drivers are ready and for the first time a few years the weather should be ready as well.
William Byron, 21, ran the fastest time during front row qualifying Sunday, securing pole position for this years great American Race.
Starting on the front row alongside Byron will be his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, and last year's pole-sitter, Alex Bowman.
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Here is the complete line up for the 61st running of the Daytona 500
1.William Byron
2.Alex Bowman
3.Kevin Harvick
4.Joey Logano
5.Rickey Stenhouse Jr.
6.Clint Bowyer
7.Paul Menard
8.Aric Almirola
9.Matt DiBenedetto
10.Denny Hamlin
11.Martin Truex Jr.
12.Kurt Busch
13.Bubba Wallace
14.Ryan Blaney
15.Chris Buescher
16.Jamie McMurray
17.Jimmie Johnson
18.Chase Elliott
19.Ryan Newman
20.Austin Dillon
21.Ryan Preece
22.Ty Dillon