How does qualifying for daytona work




















Those two races are better known as the Duels at Daytona, and in they'll take place Thursday, Feb. The green flag for the first race will drop sometime after 7 p. The second race will begin sometime after p.

The Duels determine starting positions for the Daytona , but they also serve an important competitive function: They decide which teams will occupy the two remaining open spots in the car field. Eight teams are competing for four open spots in this year's race; 36 spots were set aside for Cup Series teams that have charter agreements with NASCAR. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman pole and William Byron second are on the front row for Sunday's race after their one-lap qualifying runs Wednesday night.

They will lead the field in their respective Duel races. Below is all you need to know about Thursday's Bluegreen Vacations Duel races at Daytona, including the start times, TV info and starting lineups. The lineup for Duel 1 consists mainly of the drivers who finished in odd-numbered spots in pole qualifying.

The lineup for Duel 2 consists mainly of the drivers who finished in even-numbered spots in pole qualifying. 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. The new wording is: Performance Metrics Qualifying is a total number based on the previous Event. Race field size: Cup: 40 cars 36 chartered teams and 4 open teams Xfinity: 36 cars when qualifying is held, 40 cars if qualifying is canceled or if it is not scheduled to be held.

At tracks 1. Vehicles will be lined up and released based on random draw. The top 20 qualifying owners from the previous race that are present at the current race will be the final 20 positions in the qualifying order based on the random draw. The balance of the field will draw for the first qualifying positions. At tracks more than 1. Road course races: Qualifying consist of two rounds.

The first round is 25 minutes. The 12 eligible vehicles that post the fastest single lap speed and competed in the first round advance to the final round. The remaining eligible vehicles will be assigned starting grid positions 13th — 40th based on their fastest single lap speed posted in the first round in descending order.

The process begins with single-car qualifying on Wednesday night and continues in the Bluegreen Vacations Duels on Thursday night. Each team on the Daytona entry list will get a chance to put down a timed lap in single-car qualifying on Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway. Qualifying is expected to get underway at p. The fastest two cars in single-car qualifying at the 2. The rest of the Daytona starting lineup is determined by the Duel races.

Chevrolet has won the last eight Daytona poles, dating back to Danica Patrick in The most recent pole winner was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Single-car qualifying on Wednesday will set the front row for the Daytona The duels will determine the majority of the rest of the lineup.

For the start of the Daytona , the finishers from Duel 1 will line up on the inside row in order of their Duel finish.



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