The 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels was a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 16, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both were contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2023 Daytona 500.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 16, 2023 |
| 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: 187.63 miles per hour (301.96 km/h) Race 2: 151.813 miles per hour (244.319 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Ryan Blaney (30) |
| Winner | Joey Logano |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Kyle Larson |
| Most laps led | Kyle Busch (28) |
| Winner | Aric Almirola |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
Report
editBackground
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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. 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
editAlex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.536 and a speed of 181.686 mph (292.395 km/h).[8]
Qualifying results
editDuels
editDuel 1
editDuel 1 results
edit| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | 36 | Zane Smith (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Duel 2
editDuel 2 results
edit| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 50 | Conor Daly (i) | The Money Team Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 62 | Austin Hill (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 67 | Travis Pastrana | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 40 | 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: Tony Stewart |
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: Kyle Rickey |
Steve Post Kim Coon Brienne Pedigo |
Notes
edit- ^ Kyle Busch's Round 2 time was disallowed after he went below the yellow line during his qualifying run.
References
edit- ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (February 15, 2023). "Alex Bowman earns Daytona 500 pole; Johnson and Pastrana lock in". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 15, 2023.