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2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

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2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
DateFebruary 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)
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:
185.185 miles per hour (298.026 km/h)
Race 2:
185.98 miles per hour (299.31 km/h)
Race 1
Pole positionKyle Larson
Most laps ledKyle Larson (35)
WinnerBrad Keselowski
Race 2
Pole positionAlex Bowman
Most laps ledJoey Logano (33)
WinnerChris Buescher
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds (Television)
Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

The 2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2022 Daytona 500.

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Background

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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. 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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Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.680 and a speed of 181.159 mph (291.547 km/h).[7]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.789 49.680
2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.870 49.711
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.765 49.765
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.946 49.854
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.927 49.913
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.078 49.989
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 50.051 50.043
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.152 50.077
9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 50.157 50.106
10 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.139 50.137
11 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.159
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 50.160
13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 50.162
14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.187
15 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.191
16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 50.196
17 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.196
18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.202
19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.203
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.204
21 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 50.205
22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.209
23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.218
24 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.225
25 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 50.285
26 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.312
27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.315
28 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 50.378
29 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.539
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.550
31 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.559
32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.639
33 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.689
34 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.884
35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.928
36 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 51.010
37 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 51.094
38 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 51.100
39 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 51.153
40 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 51.216
41 55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 52.005
42 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 52.263
Official qualifying results

Duels

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Duel 1

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Mainly uneventful, Kyle Larson led through lap 34, when the Fords took charge after green flag stops, leading the remainder of the event. With inside of five to go, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Ryan Blaney and went on to win. Kaz Grala made a final lap pass on J.J. Yeley to make the Daytona 500.

Duel 1 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 60 10
2 11 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 60 9
3 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60 8
4 10 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 7
5 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 6
6 12 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 60 5
7 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 4
8 8 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 3
9 13 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 60 2
10 4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 60 1
11 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 60 0
12 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
13 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 0
14 18 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
15 16 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0
16 15 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 59 0
17 6 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 59 0
18 19 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 58 0
19 21 55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 58 0
20 20 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 58 0
21 17 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0
Official race results

Duel 2

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Also somewhat uneventful, Denny Hamlin spun on pit road while trying to make a green-flag pit stop on lap 27. On the final lap, Joey Logano tried to made a block on the inside on Chris Buescher, but spun himself out and collected Harrison Burton. The only caution of either duel was displayed and Chris Buescher took the win over Michael McDowell, with RFK Racing sweeping the duels. Greg Biffle made the Daytona 500 over Timmy Hill.

Duel 2 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60 10
2 11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 9
3 5 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 8
4 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 7
5 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 6
6 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 5
7 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60 4
8 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 3
9 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 59 2
10 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 59 1
11 15 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
12 12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
13 19 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 59 0
14 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
15 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0
16 17 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 59 0
17 20 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 58 0
18 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 58 0
19 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 58 0
20 21 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 56 0
21 18 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 34 0
Official race results

Media

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Television

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FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Jamie Little
Regan Smith

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: Kyle Rickey
Steve Post
Kim Coon

References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Utter, Jim (February 16, 2022). "Kyle Larson wins Daytona 500 pole in all-Hendrick front row". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.