Starting from 3rd place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at DAYTONA, his 3rd winy in the NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 qualifying races (2019, 2020, 2023). 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt/Rheem Toyota, started from 11th place. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford, started from 4th place.
4th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 13th place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 36 * Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 2nd place. Zane Smith driver of the No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford has raced his way into the DAYTONA 500 in Duel 1.
The race had no Caution Flags.
The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; A. Bowman 0; R. Blaney 1-5; R. Chastain 6; R. Blaney 7-31; J. Logano 32-60.
Race Results for the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at DAYTONA – Thursday, February 16, 2023
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 60 Laps – 150. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 60 Running 2. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt/Rheem Toyota 60 Running 3. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 60 Running 4. 7. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 60 Running 5. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 60 Running 6. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 60 Running 7. 6. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 60 Running 8. 15. Car 36 * Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford 60 Running 9. 5. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford 60 Running 10. 2. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 60 Running 11. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 60 Running 12. 14. Car 43 Erik Jones GUNS N’ ROSES Chevrolet 60 Running 13. 17. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Club Chevrolet 60 Running 14. 12. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson Carvana Chevrolet 60 Running 15. 16. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 60 Running 16. 18. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet 59 Running 17. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 59 Running 18. 21. Car 13 * Chandler Smith(i) Quick Tie Inc. Chevrolet 59 Running 19. 10. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy/Interstate Batteries Toyota 59 Running 20. 19. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 59 Running 21. 20. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Chevrolet 59 Running
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: No. 13 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 47 Mins, 58 Secs. Average Speed: 187.63 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.018 Seconds. Caution Flags: 0 for laps; Laps:. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 16, 2023 – Daytona International Speedway
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Starting from 2nd Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at DAYTONA, his second victory in the NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 qualifying races. 2nd Place Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, started from 4th place. 3. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 7th place.
4th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford, started from 9th place followed by 5th placr Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx 50 Toyota, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford, started from 8th place. Conor Daly and the No. 50 TMT Racing Chevrolet team have raced their way into the DAYTONA 500 in Duel 2.
The race had 2 Caution Flags for 9 laps: 1st Caution on Lap 7 for Debris Backstretch. 2nd Caution on Lap 42 for #8, 99, 67, 62, 15, 31 Crashon the Backstretch.
Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers; K. Larson 1; A. Almirola 2-4; K. Larson 5; A. Almirola 6-10; K. Larson 11; K. Busch 12-13; K. Larson 14; K. Busch 15-40; D. Suarez 41-42; K. Larson 43-45; A. Almirola 46; K. Larson 47-48; A. Almirola 49-54; A. Cindric 55-57; T. Gilliland 58; A. Almirola 59-60.
Race Results for the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at DAYTONA – Thursday, February 16, 2023
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 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 60 Running 3. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 60 Running 4. 9. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford 60 Running 5. 20. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 60 Running 6. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 60 Running 7. 17. Car 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford 60 Running 8. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 60 Running 9. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx 50 Toyota 60 Running 10. 8. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 60 Running 11. 14. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Wendy’s Chevrolet 60 Running 12. 6. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 60 Running 13. 10. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Monster Energy Toyota 60 Running 14. 15. Car 31 Justin Haley Cirkul Chevrolet 60 Running 15. 3. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 60 Running 16. 18. Car 78 BJ McLeod Power Slap Rumble Chevrolet 60 Running 17. 21. Car 50 * Conor Daly(i) BitNile.com Chevrolet 59 Running 18. 16. Car 62 * Austin Hill(i) Bennett Transportation/Beard Chevrolet 41 Accident 19. 5. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 40 Accident 20. 19. Car 15 Riley Herbst(i) SunnyD Ford 40 Accident 21. 12. Car 67 * Travis Pastrana Black Rifle Coffee Toyota 40 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason to indicated: No. 78 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 0 Hrs, 59 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 151.813 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.122 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 9 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 19, 2023 – Daytona International Speedway
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