How do daytona duels work

With the field now set there are still a few things to mention: Should a driver crash in the duels, one of two things will happen.

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You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano. That means second-place qualifier William Byron will lead the field for his Duel race along with Bubba Wallace fourth in qualifying. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will be the pit reporters. The starting lineups for Thursday's Duels were set by Wednesday's pole qualifying speeds, with the drivers who qualified in odd-numbered positions competing in Duel 1 and the drivers who qualified in even-numbered positions competing in Duel 2.

Daytona : Race. Starting Pos. Driver Team 1. Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 2. Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing 4. Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 5.

Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Team 7. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 8. Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 9.

Austin Cindric Team Penske Joey Logano Team Penske Duel 2 will begin roughly 20 minutes after the conclusion of Duel 1. There are 36 teams with charters that are guaranteed to race in the Daytona Open teams will fill the remaining four spots in the car field. There are expected to be at least 44 cars on the entry list, so there could be at least eight teams vying for the final four spots.

The fastest open team in each duel race will gain entrance into the Daytona field. Yes, the top finishers in each of the duels will earn points. The first-place driver in each duel will get 10 points, the second-place driver nine points and so on down to the 10th-place driver, who will earn one point. The front row for the Daytona is determined by the two fastest single-lap qualifying runs from the initial session. The Duels determine where teams will line up for the majority of the remaining spots on the starting grid.

Open slots in the Daytona are filled by the two best finishing Open Teams one from each race in their respective Duels. If there are any starting positions remaining to be filled upon completion of the Duels, the remaining positions will be filled in order based on final qualifying results.

The Duels are the first chance to earn points in the NASCAR Cup Series standings heading into the first race of the season, essentially rewarding good performances with a slight leg up before the season-opener.