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.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 15, 2024 |
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance | Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 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) |
Report
editBackground
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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
editJoey 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
editDuels
editDuel 1
editDuel 1 results
edit| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Duel 2
editDuel 2 results
edit| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 36 | Kaz Grala (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 60 | David Ragan | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 47 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Media
editTelevision
edit| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
edit| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit 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 |
References
edit- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (February 14, 2024). "Joey Logano earns Daytona 500 pole as Fords sweep the front row". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 14, 2024.