NASCAR is making this change to the 2022 Daytona 500
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Cars will qualify for the Daytona 500 pole through a two-round single-car qualifying system in 2022.
This year, qualifying will start with all the entries making single car runs and the top 10 moving on to a final round that will determine the front row for Sunday's race. A similar format was in place prior to 2020, but had 12 cars make the pole round.
The finishing order will also be used to set the lineups for the Daytona Duels races on Thursday night. The field will be split into two lineups based on their odd and even single-car qualifying finishes for the Duels, the results of which will determine the rest of the 40 car field for the Daytona 500 behind the front row.
Thirty-six chartered cars are guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500, and 18 will be in each Duel. Cars from Duel one will start the Daytona 500 in their finishing order on the inside row and cars from Duel two on the outside row. The highest-finishing open car from each Duel will also earn a spot in the race, while the final row will be filled by the two open cars with the best single-car qualifying results.