2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

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2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
DateFebruary 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
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:
167.963 miles per hour (270.310 km/h)
Race 2:
161.146 miles per hour (259.339 km/h)
Race 1
Pole position Joey Logano
Most laps led Kyle Larson (20)
Winner Tyler Reddick
Race 2
Pole position Michael McDowell
Most laps led Bubba Wallace (21)
Winner Christopher Bell
Television
Network FS1 & MRN
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick (Television)
Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Dillon Welch (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

The 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 15, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both were contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2024 Daytona 500.

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

Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.465 and a speed of 181.947 mph (292.815 km/h). [9]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford49.64149.465
234 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford49.78349.536
35 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet49.73049.550
42 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford49.79949.667
59 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet49.78249.675
624 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet49.77649.676
73 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet49.74549.705
88 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet49.82449.725
91 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet49.83749.756
1021 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford49.90349.909
1138 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford49.906
1215 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford49.946
1341 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford49.952
1414 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford49.966
1517 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford49.978
1610 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford49.979
1748 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet49.996
1812 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford50.003
1999 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet50.058
2062 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet50.098
2116 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet50.101
2243 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota50.101
234 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford50.102
2431 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet50.133
256 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford50.170
2619 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota50.177
2760 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford50.200
2823 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota50.208
2954 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota50.220
3051 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford50.226
3147 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet50.231
3220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota50.251
337 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet50.261
3411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota50.293
3584 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota50.323
3645 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota50.334
3771 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet50.485
3877 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet50.589
3942 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota50.608
4078 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet50.749
4144 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet51.261
4236 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford0.000
Official qualifying results

Duels

Duel 1

Duel 1 results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
11945Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota6010
239Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet609
3948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet608
42077Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet607
51243Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota606
61099Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet605
7122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord604
81554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota603
925Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet602
10817Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord601
1151Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet600
121884Jimmie JohnsonLegacy Motor ClubToyota600
13741Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFord600
141419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota600
15177Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet600
162144J. J. Yeley (i)NY Racing TeamChevrolet600
17638Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord600
1843Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet600
191162Anthony Alfredo (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet590
201647Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet510
211331Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet490
Official race results

Duel 2

Duel 2 results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
11620Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6010
222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord609
31711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota608
41942John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota607
5521Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord606
61871Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet605
7126Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord604
8324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet603
9714Chase BriscoeStewart–Haas RacingFord602
101551Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord601
111423Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota600
122136Kaz Grala (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord600
131016A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet600
142078B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsChevrolet600
151360David RaganRFK RacingFord600
16134Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord600
17114Josh Berry (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord480
18912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord470
1948Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet470
20615Riley Herbst (i)Rick Ware RacingFord470
21810Noah GragsonStewart–Haas RacingFord470
Official race results

Media

Television

FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Josh Sims
Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Dillon Welch
Steve Post
Kim Coon
Jason Toy
Brienne Pedigo

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