Starting from 9th place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1, his 1st win in the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 qualifying races. This is RFK Racing’s 2nd win in the Bluegreen Vacations Duel – 2022 Brad Keselowski, 2014 Matt Kenseth. 2nd Place Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford, started from 11th place posted his 1st runner-up finish in the Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona International Speedway and was the highest finishing rookie of the race. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford, started from 7th place.
4th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 4th place. The Money Team Racing’s Kaz Grala and the No. 50 team have raced their way into the Daytona 500.
The race had 0 Caution Flags 0 for laps.
The race had 2 Lead Changes 2 among 3 drivers; K. Larson 1-34; R. Blaney 35-56; B. Keselowski 57-60.
Race Results for the Duel 1 – Thursday, February 17, 2022
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 60 Laps – 150. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 60 Running |
| 2. 11. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 60 Running |
| 3. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 60 Running |
| 4. 10. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 60 Running |
| 5. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 6. 12. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 7. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 8. 8. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 9. 13. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 60 Running |
| 10. 4. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 11. 5. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 12. 2. Car 24 William Byron Jr. Axalta Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 13. 14. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 14. 18. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) FOX Nation Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 15. 16. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Credit Card Ford 60 Running |
| 16. 15. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 59 Running |
| 17. 6. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Heritage Pool Supply Group Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 18. 19. Car 50 * Kaz Grala(i) Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 58 Running |
| 19. 21. Car 55 * JJ Yeley(i) Hex.com Ford 58 Running |
| 20. 20. Car 78 BJ McLeod NASCAR Ignition Ford 58 Running |
| 21. 17. Car 62 Noah Gragson(i) Beard Oil/South Point Chevrolet 57 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #50 (Unaproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Caution Flags: 0 for laps; Laps:. Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers. Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 48 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 185.185 MPH Margin of Victory: .264 Seconds.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 17, 2022 – Daytona International Speedway
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Starting from 14th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway, his 1st win in the Daytona 500 qualifying races. This RFK Racing’s third Bluegreen Vacations Duel win (2014 Matt Kenseth, 2022 Brad Keselowski, 2022 Chris Buscher). RFK Racing is the 1st ogranization to sweep both Duel races in a single season since Hendrick Motorsports accomplished the feat in 2015. 2nd Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 11th place. 3rd Place Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford, started from 5th place.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BUSCHRACETEAM Ford, 10th place, started from 13th place. NY Racing Team’s Greg Biffle and the No. 44 team have raced their way into the Daytona 500.
The race had 1 Caution Flags for 1 laps: 1st Caution on Lap 60 for #17, 22, 21, 34 Crash Turn 2.
The race had 11 Lead Changes 11 among 5 drivers; A. Bowman 1; J. Logano 2; A. Bowman 3-7; J. Logano 8-9; A. Bowman 10; J. Logano 11-14; A. Dillon 15-16; C. Buescher 17; R. Stenhouse Jr. 18; C. Buescher 19-33; J. Logano 34-59; C. Buescher 60.
Race Results for the Duel 2 – Thursday, February 17, 2022
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 60 Laps – 150. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 60 Running |
| 2. 11. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 60 Running |
| 3. 5. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford 60 Running |
| 4. 9. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 60 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 60 Running |
| 6. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 60 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 60 Running |
| 8. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 59 Accident |
| 10. 13. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BUSCHRACETEAM Ford 59 Running |
| 11. 15. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Built.com Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 12. 12. Car 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 13. 19. Car 44 * Greg Biffle(i) Grambling State University Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 14. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 15. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 59 Running |
| 16. 17. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 59 Running |
| 17. 20. Car 15 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 58 Running |
| 18. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 58 Running |
| 19. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 58 Running |
| 20. 21. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Bumper.com Ford 56 Running |
| 21. 18. Car 27 *Canadian Jacques Villeneuve Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford 34 Electrical |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicles dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 48 Mins, 24 Secs. Average Speed: 185.98 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 1 for 1 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 20, 2022 – Daytona International Speedway
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