Aric Almirola won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1
Starting from 2nd place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway, his 1st win in the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 4th place. 3rd Place Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford, started from 12th place.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 37 Ryan Preece Cottonelle Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 96 * Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops/Black Rifle Coffee Toyota, started from 17th place followed by 7th place Car 5 Kyle Larson Nations Guard Chevrole, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 9 Daniel Suarez iFly Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 77 Jamie McMurray AdventHealth Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place.
The race had 0 Caution Flags for 0 laps.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers.
Race Results for the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 – Thursday, February 11, 2021. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 60 Laps – 150. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 60 Running |
| 2. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 60 Running |
| 3. 12. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 60 Running |
| 4. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 60 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Cottonelle Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 6. 17. Car 96 * Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops/Black Rifle Coffee Toyota 60 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 5 Kyle Larson Nations Guard Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 8. 6. Car 9 Daniel Suarez iFly Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 9. 14. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 60 Running |
| 10. 18. Car 77 Jamie McMurray AdventHealth Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 11. 3. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 12. 9. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 60 Running |
| 13. 7. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota 60 Running |
| 14. 13. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 60 Running |
| 15. 16. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Lenovo Chevrolet 60 Running |
| 16. 10. Car 33 * Austin Cindric(i) Verizon 5G Ford 59 Running |
| 17. 15. Car 43 Erik Jones Armor All Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 18. 19. Car 00 Quin Houff Mane ‘n Tail Chevrolet 58 Running |
| 19. 20. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) VSI Racing Ford 57 Running |
| 20. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 21. 21. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 56 Running |
| 22. 22. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Wisconsin Lighting Lab Ford 14 Overheating |
Race Comments: Aric Almirola won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway, his first victory in the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicles dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #8 (unapproved adjustments/transmission change). Failed to Qualify: Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 46 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 191.966 MPH. Margin of Victory: .041 Seconds. Caution Flags: 0 for laps; Laps:. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers.
Austin Dillon won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2
Starting from 4th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. His 1st win in the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races at Daytona. 2nd Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota, started from 2nd place. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #TheCrew Ford, started from 3rd place.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 7 Corey LaJoie Youtheory Chevrolet, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 36 * David Ragan Select Blinds Ford, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, in 10th place, started from 15th place.
The race had 2 Cautions for 8 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for 16, 38, 14, 13, 78 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 58 for #13, 24, 42, 62, 2 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; B. Wallace 1; W. Byron 2-11; K. Harvick 12-15; B. Wallace 16-17; K. Harvick 18; W. Byron 19-32; A. Dillon 33; K. Harvick 34-37; R. Blaney 38-41; W. Byron 42-51; M. Truex Jr. 52-53; K. Harvick 54-55; M. Truex Jr. 56-62; A. Dillon 63.
Race Results for the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 – Thursday, February 11, 2021. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 63 Laps – 157.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 63 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 63 Running |
| 3. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #TheCrew Ford 63 Running |
| 4. 8. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 63 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 63 Running |
| 6. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 63 Running |
| 7. 17. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Youtheory Chevrolet 63 Running |
| 8. 6. Car 36 * David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 63 Running |
| 9. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 63 Running |
| 10. 15. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 63 Running |
| 11. 13. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 63 Running |
| 12. 14. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 63 Running |
| 13. 20. Car 53 Joey Gase Page Construction Ford 63 Running |
| 14. 10. Car 16 * Kaz Grala Hyper Ice Chevrolet 63 Running |
| 15. 11. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 61 Running |
| 16. 18. Car 13 * Garrett Smithley(i) Trophy Tractor Ford 61 Running |
| 17. 21. Car 15 Derrike Cope Jacob Companies Chevrolet 59 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 62 * Noah Gragson(i) Beard Motorsports/South Point Chevrolet 56 Accident |
| 19. 1. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 56 Accident |
| 20. 12. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 56 Accident |
| 21. 16. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 35 Accident |
| 22. 19. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) NASCAR Heats Ford 35 Accident |
Race Comments: Austin Dillon won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. His first victory in the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races at Daytona. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicles dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #53 (unapporved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 59 Mins, 47 Secs. Average Speed: 158.071 MPH. Margin of Victory: .057 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 11, 2021 – Daytona International Speedway
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