Daytona #2 2026 NASCAR Total Speed Rankings
| Rank | Driver | #1 (Lap 1-41) | #2 (41-82) | #3 (82-123) | #4 (123-166) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Dillon | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Ty Dillon | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8.75 | 21 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 12 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 9.5 | 31 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Zane Smith | 6 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14.25 | 23 |
| 7 | William Byron | 27 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 14.75 | 22 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 5 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 17 |
| 8 | John H. Nemechek | 3 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Ryan Preece | 15 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | Harrison Burton | 1 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 17.75 | 12 |
| 11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 35 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 17.75 | 5 |
| 11 | Ty Gibbs | 7 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 17.75 | 34 |
| 14 | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 20 |
| 15 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 17 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 18.5 | 28 |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | 31 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 18.75 | 11 |
| 17 | Tyler Reddick | 29 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 10 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 19.5 | 39 |
| 19 | Carson Hocevar | 20 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 19.75 | 38 |
| 20 | Connor Zilisch | 28 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 20.25 | 25 |
| 21 | Noah Gragson | 11 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 20.5 | 26 |
| 22 | Cole Custer | 39 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 20.75 | 10 |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | 23 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 20.75 | 2 |
| 24 | Austin Hill | 19 | 24 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 27 |
| 24 | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 19 |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 37 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 21.25 | 30 |
| 27 | Josh Berry | 38 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| 28 | Austin Cindric | 21 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 23.25 | 6 |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney | 34 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 23.75 | 33 |
| 30 | Chase Briscoe | 9 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 24.25 | 13 |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 24 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 24.5 | 4 |
| 32 | Brad Keselowski | 18 | 30 | 22 | 35 | 26.25 | 14 |
| 33 | Joey Logano | 22 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 26.5 | 18 |
| 34 | Alex Bowman | 14 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 27.75 | 8 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 36 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 28.25 | 35 |
| 36 | Casey Mears | 32 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 29.25 | 37 |
| 36 | Corey Heim | 26 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 29.25 | 16 |
| 38 | Joey Gase | 33 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 30.75 | 36 |
| 39 | Chris Buescher | 16 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 33.25 | 40 |
| 40 | Daniel Dye | 40 | 38 | 35 | 25 | 34.5 | 29 |