El momento de la espera ha terminado. La edición No. 59 de las "500 Millas de Daytona" está a punto de comenzar, en el marco de la nueva era de la NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series.
Daniel Suárez será el segundo mexicano en participar en este evento, en tanto que Chase Elliott y Dale Earnhardt Jr. buscan revancha tras los accidentes que tuvieron el año pasado y Jimmie Johnson arranca la defensa de su título, además de buscar la octava corona que lo colocaría como el piloto más exitoso en la historia.
Esta es la parrilla de salida del evento, que arranca a las 13:30 hrs (Tiempo de México).
P | PILOTO | EQUIPO |
1 | #24-Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet |
2 | #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet |
3 | #1-Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing/Chevrolet |
4 | #11-Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota |
5 | #4-Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing/Ford |
6 | #14-Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing/Ford |
7 | #2-Brad Keselowski | Team Penske/Ford |
8 | #41-Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing/Ford |
9 | #20-Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota |
10 | #3-Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing/Chevrolet |
11 | #6-Trevor Bayne | Roush-Fenway Racing/Ford |
12 | #10-Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing/Ford |
13 | #43-Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motosports/Ford |
14 | #31-Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing/Chevrolet |
15 | #22-Joey Logano | Team Penske/Ford |
16 | #42-Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing/Chevrolet |
17 | #72-Cole Whitt | Tristar Motorsports/Ford |
18 | #13-Ty Dillon (N) | Richard Childress Racing/Chevrolet |
19 | #19-Daniel Suárez (N) | Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota |
20 | #38-David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports/Ford |
21 | #18-Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing/Toyota |
22 | #95-Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing/Chevrolet |
23 | #17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush-Fenway Racing/Ford |
24 | #48-Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet |
25 | #32-Matt DiBenedetto | Go FAS Racing/Ford |
26 | #5-Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports/Chevrolet |
27 | #34-Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports/Ford |
28 | #96-DJ Kennington | Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota |
29 | #23-Joey Gase | BK Racing/Toyota |
30 | #15-Michael Waltrip | Premium Motorsports/Toyota |
31 | #83-Corey LaJoie | BK Racing/Toyota |
32 | #33-Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport-TRG/Chevrolet |
33 | #27-Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing/Chevrolet |
34 | #77-Erik Jones (N) | Furniture Row Racing/Toyota |
35 | #78-Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing/Toyota |
36 | #21-Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing/Ford |
37 | #37-Chris Buescher | JTG-Daugherty Racing/Chevrolet |
38 | #47-AJ Allmendinger | JTG-Daugherty Racing/Chevrolet |
39 | #75-Brendan Gaughan | Beard Motorsports/Chevrolet |
40 | #7-Elliott Sadler | Tommy Baldwin Racing/Chevrolet |
La carrera será a 200 vueltas, divididas en Etapas de 60, 60 y 80 vueltas; hay 10 ganadores previos y tres debutantes, así como representantes de Estados Unidos, Canadá y México.