2016 Can-Am Duels

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2016 Can-Am Duels
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
DateFebruary 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
DistanceRace 1:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Avg SpeedRace 1 172.911 mph (278.273 km/h)
Race 2 191.898 mph (308.830 km/h)
WeatherClear night skies with a temperature of 59 °F (15 °C); wind out of the north/northeast at 14 mph (23 km/h)
Race 1
Pole position Chase Elliott (R)
Most laps led Dale Earnhardt Jr. (43)
Winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Race 2
Pole position Matt Kenseth
Most laps led Kyle Busch (35)
Winner Kyle Busch
Television
Network FS1 & MRN
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip (Television)
Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

The 2016 Can-Am Duels were a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races held on February 18, 2016, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2016 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the first Duel race and Kyle Busch won the second Duel race.

Contents

Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway, where the races were held. Daytona International Speedway on the day of the Daytona 500.JPG
Daytona International Speedway, where the races were held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. [11] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. [12] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. [12]

Practice

First practice (February 13)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.364 and a speed of 194.116 mph (312.399 km/h). [13]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
188 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.364194.116
222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.427193.853
320 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.444193.782
Official first practice results

Second practice (February 13)

Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 45.934 and a speed of 195.933 mph (315.324 km/h). [14]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 45.934195.933
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 45.954195.848
321 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 45.966195.797
Official second practice results

Pole qualifying

Chase Elliott, seen here at Road America, scored the pole for the Daytona 500. Chase Elliott Road America 2015.jpg
Chase Elliott, seen here at Road America, scored the pole for the Daytona 500.

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is different from any other race weekend because the starting lineup for the race – except for the two drivers that post the two fastest timed laps in the final round of qualifying – isn't set on qualifying day. It sets the lineup for the two duel races the following Thursday.

Unlike qualifying at non-restrictor plate races, qualifying at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway consists of two rounds of cars being sent out one at a time to make a single timed lap. The fastest 12 advance to the final round to run for the pole position.

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 45.845 and a speed of 196.314 mph (315.937 km/h). [15] He said that today was "a very, very cool day. I don’t know that this opportunity has sunk in yet, much less sitting on the pole for the Daytona 500. I think the big thing is just the team and the Daytona 500 qualifying is about the team guys and the effort they put into these cars and it’s nothing special I did, it’s really what kind of work they did this off-season to make it happen." [16]

After qualifying seventh and being all but guaranteed into the Daytona 500 based on speed, Ryan Blaney said that he "wasn't really too nervous going into today. I knew we had a really fast race car. We just had to do our job and we did it and we just had to lock ourselves in. I really wasn't feeling any different than I do any other day." [17]

Likewise, Matt DiBenedetto – who is also all but guaranteed in on his speed after qualifying 24th – said that he could "sleep well, finally. I was really nervous all night. This is just a testament to the hard work from the guys on my team. Two-hundredths of a second. I'm really thankful, thankful to be racing in my first Daytona 500, most importantly. I'm really thankful and blessed to be here.” [18]

Martin Truex, Jr was unable to post a time over a roof flap issue. [19] The Stewart Haas Racing cars of Kevin Harvick and Brian Vickers had their times disqualified after their track bars failed inspection.

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2Grid
124 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.03145.8451 (1)
220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.99445.9101 (2)
388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 45.96845.9932 (1)
418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.12746.1052 (2)
517 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.19146.1263 (1)
648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.21546.1923 (2)
721 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.25746.2144 (1)
83 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.20146.2314 (2)
919 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.26946.2345 (1)
1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.26646.2675 (2)
1141 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 46.33046.2706 (1)
1222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.33146.2826 (2)
1313 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 46.332—7 (1)
145 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.367—7 (2)
1531 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.368—8 (1)
1627 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.407—8 (2)
1795 Ty Dillon Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 46.407—9 (1)
182 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 46.421—9 (2)
1943 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46.451—10 (1)
2016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.472—10 (2)
211 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.536—11 (1)
2244 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46.552—11 (2)
2342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.647—12 (1)
2493 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 46.708—12 (2)
2559 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 46.728—13 (1)
267 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 46.743—13 (2)
2783 Michael Waltrip BK Racing Toyota 46.776—14 (1)
2834 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.786—14 (2)
2910 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 46.804—15 (1)
3032 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 46.922—15 (2)
3147 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 46.977—16 (1)
326 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.013—16 (2)
3346 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47.046—17 (1)
3415 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47.059—17 (2)
3538 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.073—18 (1)
3626 Robert Richardson Jr. BK Racing Toyota 47.245—18 (2)
3798 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Toyota 47.275—19 (1)
3835 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.531—19 (2)
3923 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 47.602—20 (1)
4030 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 48.056—20 (2)
4140 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 49.679—21 (1)
4214 Brian Vickers Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 0.000-21 (2)
434 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 0.000-22 (1)
4478 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 0.000-22 (2)
Official qualifying results
KeyMeaning
(1)Race 1
(2)Race 2

Practice (post-qualifying)

Third practice (February 17)

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 44.961 and a speed of 200.173 mph (322.147 km/h). [20]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
159 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 44.961200.173
26 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 45.019199.916
316 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 45.086199.619
Official third practice results

Fourth practice (February 17)

Brian Scott was the fastest in the fourth practice session with a time of 45.045 and a speed of 199.800 mph (321.547 km/h). [21] Kyle Larson and Michael Waltrip will start from the rear of the field in their respective Duel races after being involved in a four-car crash in turn 1. [22]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
144 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 45.045199.800
23 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45.052199.762
318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.061199.729
Official fourth practice results

Final practice (February 18)

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 46.619 and a speed of 193.054 mph (310.690 km/h). [23]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.619193.054
244 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.394189.897
343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47.394189.897
Official final practice results

Races

Race 1

First half

Start

Under clear night Florida skies, Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 7:21 p.m. He drafted ahead of teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to lead the first lap. After stalling out heading to the line, Earnhardt took the lead on lap 3. He spent the next few laps holding the reins of the field controlling the top and bottom lanes. Eventually the field formed a single-file line and rode around the top lane of the track. Brad Keselowski made a few attempts to pass him, but Earnhardt continued to control the track to the point he settled back behind. By lap 27, the single-file train broke up and two lines formed amongst the front pack. A number of cars hit pit road to kick off a cycle of green flag stops on lap 40. Earnhardt hit pit road on lap 41 and teammate Kasey Kahne assumed the lead. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Denny Hamlin.

Second half

The first caution of the race flew on lap 43 for a single-car spin in turn 1. Going for the pass on Michael McDowell, Cole Whitt got turned and sent spinning by Regan Smith. He retired from the race and would go on to miss the Daytona 500.

The race restarted with 13 laps to go. Hamlin got a jump on Earnhardt and pulled to the front with ease. Earnhardt worked his way back to the front and drove underneath Hamlin to retake the lead with five laps to go. As Brian Scott got turned and slammed the inside wall exiting turn 4, Earnhardt took the checkered flag. [24] McDowell raced his way in as the fastest of the non-charter cars while Cole Whitt and Josh Wise did not qualify.

Results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1288 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
2722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60
3421 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford60
4224 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet60
5611 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
6124 Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet60
785 Kasey Kahne Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet60
81116 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford60
91534 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford60
10317 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway RacingFord60
1153 Austin Dillon Richard Childress RacingChevrolet60
12176 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway RacingFord60
13102 Brad Keselowski Team PenskeFord60
141359 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet60
15147 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet60
162023 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota60
172130 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet60
181815 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet60
191632 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford60
201244 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford59
21927 Paul Menard Richard Childress RacingChevrolet58
221998 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Toyota47
Unofficial race results

Race 2

First half

Start

Matt Kenseth led the field to the green flag at 9:02 p.m. He pulled ahead of teammate Kyle Busch to lead the first lap. Unlike the first Duel race, the bottom line disappeared and the field formed a single-file train by the fifth lap. After Ryan Newman led the second pack of cars back up to the lead 11 cars, Martin Truex Jr. jumped in front of him and reformed the bottom line. However, the line lost momentum and merged with the top line. Running with debris on his grille, Kenseth let Busch go by him in turn 1 to get it off and Busch took over the lead on lap 25. Kyle Busch hit pit road on lap 39 and handed the lead to Aric Almirola. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Busch.

Second half

Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap in turn 2 Nascar crash at daytona.jpg
Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap in turn 2

With six laps to go, Jimmie Johnson broke out of line and caused the single-file line to form multiple lines before reforming into a single line. Eventually, Kenseth tried to break the line up again, but the field remained in place. With two laps to go, Casey Mears ran out of gas, nearly caused a wreck amongst the leaders and broke up the single-file train. The final lap saw a multi-car wreck in turn 1 that ended the race and gave the win to Busch. [25] Robert Richardson Jr. raced his way in, while David Gilliland and Reed Sorenson failed to qualify.

Results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
2101 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60
3541 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet60
4419 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs RacingToyota60
5895 Ty Dillon Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet60
61142 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet60
71410 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet60
82214 Brian Vickers Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet60
91293 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota60
101646 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet60
111738 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 60
121935 David Gilliland Front Row MotorsportsFord60
13348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet59
142178 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota59
151547 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet59
16120 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs RacingToyota59
17613 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet59
181826 Robert Richardson Jr. BK RacingToyota59
19943 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford59
201383 Michael Waltrip BK RacingToyota59
212040 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet56
22731 Ryan Newman Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31
Unofficial race results

Media

Television

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip 		Jamie Little
Chris Neville
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace 		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey		Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

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