Official lineups for Can-Am Duel qualifying races
Denny Hamlin won one of the duels in 2017 |
Sunday’s Daytona 500 single-car qualifying set only the front row for the ‘Great American Race’ – Alex Bowman is on the pole in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Denny Hamlin will start second in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota when the green flag drops Feb. 18 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The qualifying speeds also set the lineups for Thursday’s Can-Am Duels at Daytona (7 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the twin 60-lap races that determine the full starting lineup for the 60th running of the Daytona 500.
Duel 1 is typically comprised from the odd-numbered drivers on the Daytona 500 qualifying speed chart – first, third, fifth, etc. Duel 2 is then the even-finishing drivers. The duel lineups could be minimally altered from that formula, though, to ensure an even number of Open, non-Charter teams in each duel race.
Below are the official lineups for each Duel race.
DUEL 1 LINEUP
POS |
DRIVER | TEAM |
1. | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
2. | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports |
3. | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
4. | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing |
5. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
6. | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
7. | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
8. | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
9. | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
10. | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske |
11. | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing |
12. | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing |
13. | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Richard Petty Motorsports |
14. | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing |
15. | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing |
16. | Brendan Gaughan | Beard Motorsports |
17. | Justin Marks | Rick Ware Racing |
18. | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Starcom Racing |
19. | David Gilliland | RBR Enterprises |
20. | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports |
DUEL 2 LINEUP
POS |
DRIVER | TEAM |
1. | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
2. | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing |
3. | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing |
4. | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
5. | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
6. | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing |
7. | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
8. | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
9. | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing |
10. | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing |
11. | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing |
12. | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports |
13. | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing |
14. | Danica Patrick | Premium Motorsports |
15. | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing |
16. | Matt DiBenedetto | GO FAS Racing |
17. | DJ Kennington | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
18. | Mark Thompson | Phoenix Air Racing |
19. | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports |
20. | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing |