Chandler Smith will not make the Daytona 500 after a big hit into the outside wall; Hélio Castroneves will utilize provisional after damage.

Chandler Smith's hopes of making the 2025 Daytona 500 have come to an end. Smith was involved in a hard crash on Lap 14 of Thursday's duel race. After climbing inside the top-five, contact from Justin Haley sent both Smith and Haley hard into the outside wall,