2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

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.

2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
DateFebruary 16, 2023 (2023-02-16)
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:
187.63 miles per hour (301.96 km/h)
Race 2:
151.813 miles per hour (244.319 km/h)
Race 1
Pole positionAlex Bowman
Most laps ledRyan Blaney (30)
WinnerJoey Logano
Race 2
Pole positionKyle Larson
Most laps ledKyle Busch (28)
WinnerAric Almirola
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike 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)

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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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Alex 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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.717 49.536
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.870 49.708
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.926 49.799
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.903 49.800
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.881 49.803
6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.869 49.817
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 49.965 49.985
8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 49.927 49.996
9 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.996 50.070
10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.920 0.000[a]
11 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 49.997
12 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.022
13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 50.031
14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.033
15 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.038
16 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.042
17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.088
18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.091
19 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.107
20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 50.108
21 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.140
22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.182
23 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.202
24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.205
25 67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota 50.208
26 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.236
27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.280
28 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.296
29 36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.318
30 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.332
31 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.346
32 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.375
33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.473
34 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.504
35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.583
36 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 50.609
37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.799
38 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.891
39 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 51.045
40 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 51.053
41 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51.422
42 50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 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 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

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Duel 2 results

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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

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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: Tony Stewart
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: Kyle Rickey
Steve Post
Kim Coon
Brienne Pedigo

Notes

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  1. ^ Kyle Busch's Round 2 time was disallowed after he went below the yellow line during his qualifying run.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.