2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
DateFebruary 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
LocationDaytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
DistanceRace 1:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
63 laps, 157.5 mi (252 km)
Avg SpeedRace 1:
191.966 miles per hour (308.939 km/h)
Race 2:
158.071 miles per hour (254.391 km/h)
Race 1
Pole positionAlex Bowman
Most laps ledAric Almirola (52)
WinnerAric Almirola
Race 2
Pole positionWilliam Byron
Most laps ledWilliam Byron (34)
WinnerAustin Dillon
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer (Television)
Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

The 2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 11, 2021, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2021 Daytona 500.

Report

Background

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

Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 47.056 and a speed of 191.261 mph (307.805 km/h).[7]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.056
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.314
3 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord47.324
4 23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota47.474
5 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet47.477
6 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord47.489
7 20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.573
8 37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet47.585
9 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.631
10 99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet47.636
11 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.695
12 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.695
13 36David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord47.730
14 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet47.742
15 5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.752
16 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.780
17 21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord47.881
18 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord47.895
19 33Austin Cindric (i)Team PenskeFord47.900
20 16Kaz GralaKaulig RacingChevrolet47.925
21 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord47.943
22 14Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord47.956
23 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord47.960
24 42Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet47.972
25 41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord48.060
26 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord48.072
27 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord48.124
28 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota48.165
29 43Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet48.189
30 17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord48.269
31 8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.347
32 38Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord48.422
33 96Ty Dillon (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota48.446
34 77Jamie McMurraySpire MotorsportsChevrolet48.746
35 7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet48.767
36 00Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet49.571
37 13Garrett Smithley (i)MBM MotorsportsFord49.880
38 78B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord49.985
39 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord50.016
40 51Cody WarePetty Ware RacingChevrolet50.074
41 53Joey GaseRick Ware RacingFord50.630
42 52Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord50.926
43 15Derrike CopeRick Ware RacingChevrolet0.000
44 62Noah Gragson (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results

Duels

Duel 1

Duel 1 results

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6010
2420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota609
3126Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord608
41122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord607
5537Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet606
61796Ty Dillon (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota605
785Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet604
8699Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet603
91434Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord602
101877Jamie McMurraySpire MotorsportsChevrolet601
11347Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet600
12921Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord600
13711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota600
141341Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord600
15168Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet600
161033Austin Cindric (i)Team PenskeFord590
171543Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet590
181900Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet580
192066Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord570
20148Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet560
212151Cody WarePetty Ware RacingChevrolet560
222252Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord140
Official race results

NOTE: Points in italics are owner points only. The driver is ineligible because he declared points in another national series. Owner points, not driver points, will be used by NASCAR in calculating points for purposes of setting fields for the majority of Cup Series races in 2021.

Duel 2

Duel 2 results

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
143Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6310
2223Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota639
334Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord638
4818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota637
559Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet636
6912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord635
7177Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet634
8636David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord633
971Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet632
101517Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord631
11132Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord630
121419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota630
132053Joey GaseRick Ware RacingFord630
141016Kaz GralaKaulig RacingChevrolet630
151114Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord610
161813Garrett Smithley (i)MBM MotorsportsFord610
172115Derrike CopeRick Ware RacingChevrolet590
182262Noah Gragson (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet560
19124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet560
201242Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet560
211638Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord350
221978B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord350
Official race results

Media

Television

FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit 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

  1. "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. "Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  7. Utter, Jim (February 10, 2021). "Alex Bowman wins Daytona 500 pole in all-Hendrick front row". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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