B.J. McLeod will race in 2026 Daytona 500
One driver’s misfortune is another’s gain.
B.J. McLeod will race in the 2026 Daytona 500 following Anthony Alfredo’s post-race disqualification Thursday night in the America 250 Florida Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway.
Alfredo, who originally finished 18th, placed ahead of B.J. McLeod (19th) and J.J. Yeley (22nd).
McLeod will race in his first Daytona 500 since 2023, and his sixth overall.
The 42-year-old driver’s highest finish in the race came in 2019, when he finished 19th driving for Rick Ware Racing.
The Daytona 500 is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 15.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
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