Daytona 500 Total Speed Rankings (2025)
| Rank | Driver | #1 (Lap 1-50) | #2 (Lap 50-100) | #3 (Lap 100-150) | #4 (Lap 150-201) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5.25 | 26 |
| 2 | Riley Herbst | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7.75 | 17 |
| 3 | Justin Allgaier | 13 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 10.25 | 9 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10.25 | 31 |
| 5 | Ryan Preece | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11.5 | 6 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 23 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11.75 | 16 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr | 14 | 11 | 12.5 | 38 | ||
| 10 | Erik Jones | 27 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 12.75 | 12 |
| 11 | Helio Castroneves | 9 | 17 | 13 | 39 | ||
| 12 | Kyle Busch | 28 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 13.25 | 34 |
| 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 1 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | 31 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 16.25 | 15 |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 33 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 18.75 | 29 |
| 16 | Todd Gilliland | 19 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 19 | 27 |
| 17 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 19.5 | 7 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 32 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 19.75 | 10 |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | 24 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 19.75 | 28 |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 21 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Joey Logano | 35 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 35 |
| 22 | Cody Ware | 16 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 21.25 | 25 |
| 22 | Cole Custer | 11 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 21.25 | 21 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 18 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 21.25 | 11 |
| 25 | Jimmie Johnson | 7 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 21.75 | 3 |
| 26 | Corey LaJoie | 30 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 22 |
| 26 | Ross Chastain | 36 | 8 | 22 | 40 | ||
| 28 | William Byron | 34 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 22.25 | 1 |
| 29 | Denny Hamlin | 26 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 22.5 | 24 |
| 30 | John H. Nemechek | 22 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 23.25 | 5 |
| 31 | Austin Dillon | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24.5 | 23 |
| 32 | Zane Smith | 6 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 36 |
| 33 | Tyler Reddick | 29 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 25.75 | 2 |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 12 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 26.5 | 19 |
| 35 | Josh Berry | 20 | 25 | 36 | 27 | 37 | |
| 36 | Austin Cindric | 39 | 31 | 13 | 26 | 27.25 | 8 |
| 37 | Chase Briscoe | 37 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 28.5 | 4 |
| 38 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 17 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 32.5 | 33 |
| 39 | Carson Hocevar | 41 | 37 | 26 | 31 | 33.75 | 30 |
| 40 | Ty Dillon | 38 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 14 |
| 41 | AJ Allmendinger | 40 | 40 | 41 |