2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

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.

2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
DateFebruary 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
LocationDaytona 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 positionJoey Logano
Most laps ledKyle Larson (20)
WinnerTyler Reddick
Race 2
Pole positionMichael McDowell
Most laps ledBubba Wallace (21)
WinnerChristopher Bell
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike 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)

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Background

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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

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.641 49.465
2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.783 49.536
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.730 49.550
4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 49.799 49.667
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.782 49.675
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.776 49.676
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.745 49.705
8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.824 49.725
9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49.837 49.756
10 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.903 49.909
11 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.906
12 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 49.946
13 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.952
14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.966
15 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 49.978
16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 49.979
17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.996
18 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 50.003
19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.058
20 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.098
21 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.101
22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.101
23 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 50.102
24 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.133
25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.170
26 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.177
27 60 David Ragan RFK Racing Ford 50.200
28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 50.208
29 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.220
30 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.226
31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.231
32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.251
33 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.261
34 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.293
35 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.323
36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 50.334
37 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.485
38 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.589
39 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 50.608
40 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 50.749
41 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 51.261
42 36 Kaz Grala (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Duels

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Duel 1

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Duel 1 results

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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

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Duel 2 results

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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

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Television

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.