The 2018 Can-Am Duels were a pair of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 15, 2018, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2018 Daytona 500, and also counted as the first stage of the race, although no playoff points were awarded, the top ten in each race earn championship points as is normal in a stage.

2018 Can-Am Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
DateFebruary 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)
LocationDaytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
DistanceRace 1:
63 laps, 157.5 mi (252 km)
Race 2:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Avg SpeedRace 1:
138.124 mph (222.289 km/h)
Race 2:
181.879 mph (292.706 km/h)
Race 1
Pole positionAlex Bowman
Most laps ledJoey Logano (56)
WinnerRyan Blaney
Race 2
Pole positionDenny Hamlin
Most laps ledChase Elliott (34)
WinnerChase Elliott
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip (Television)
Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

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Background

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Daytona International Speedway, where the races will be 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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Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.002 and a speed of 195.644 mph (314.858 km/h).[7]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.181 46.002
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.201 46.132
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.420 46.217
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.366 46.224
5 24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.328 46.261
6 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.513 46.279
7 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.412 46.280
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.420 46.281
9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.313 46.381
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.534 46.413
11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.422 46.437
12 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.470 46.584
13 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.539
14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.546
15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 46.577
16 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.658
17 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.678
18 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 46.694
19 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 46.698
20 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.781
21 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.816
22 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.817
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.836
24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.899
25 43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 46.938
26 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 47.002
27 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 47.074
28 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 47.081
29 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.095
30 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.144
31 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 47.398
32 51 Justin Marks (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 47.464
33 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 47.675
34 96 D. J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 47.848
35 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 47.866
36 92 David Gilliland (i) RBR Enterprises Ford 47.884
37 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford 48.267
38 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 48.372
39 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 0.000
40 38 David Ragan 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 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 63 10
2 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 63 9
3 13 43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 63 8
4 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 63 7
5 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 63 6
6 11 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 63 5
7 20 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 63 4
8 4 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 63 3
9 12 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 63 2
10 15 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 63 1
11 14 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 63 0
12 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 63 0
13 18 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 63 0
14 1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 63 0
15 17 51 Justin Marks (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 63 0
16 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 0
17 19 92 David Gilliland (i) RBR Enterprises Ford 47 0
18 3 24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0
19 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0
20 7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8 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 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 10
2 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 9
3 3 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 8
4 8 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 7
5 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 6
6 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 5
7 6 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 4
8 10 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 3
9 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 2
10 15 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 1
11 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0
12 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 60 0
13 9 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 60 0
14 14 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
15 17 96 D. J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 58 0
16 19 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0
17 20 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 55 0
18 18 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford 32 0
19 16 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 11 0
20 11 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 11 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: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

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MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

References

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  1. ^ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Duel Race 1 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Duel Race 2 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Fryer, Jenna (February 11, 2018). "Alex Bowman puts No. 88 on the pole at Daytona". Associated Press. Daytona Beach, Florida: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.