Logano and Harvick win Daytona Duels

Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford) and Joey Logano (Team Penske – Ford) dominated the two Duels organized on the Daytona (Florida) oval last night.

The two events made it possible to determine the starting grid for the Daytona 500, the two winners thus placing themselves on the second row of the grid and so on, after the first row determined during last weekend's qualifying, and which saw William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports – Chevrolet) takes pole.

Harvick est sorti lauréat d’une première confrontation qui a notamment vu un contact entre Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota) et Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), Busch évitant toutefois un contact avec les barrières de protection.

For his part, Harvick distinguished himself by leading the last 44 laps before crossing the line as winner ahead of the other Ford Mustangs of Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Roush Fenway Racing) and Paul Menard (Wood Brothers Racing).

In the second race, Logano waited until the last lap to take control of the event against Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing). Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing) and Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) follow in the standings ahead of Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) who completes the top 5.

Here is the starting grid for the Daytona 500, before any penalties.

1. William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
2. Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
3. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing)
4. Joey Logano (Team Penske)
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Roush Fenway Racing)
6. Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing)
7. Paul Menard (Wood Brothers Racing)
8. Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing)
9. Matt DiBenedetto (Leavine Family Racing)
10. Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing)
11. Martin Truex Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing)
12. Kurt Busch Chip (Ganassi Racing)
13 Bubba Wallace (Richard Petty Motorsports)
14. Ryan Blaney (Team Penske)
15. Chris Buescher (JTG Daugherty Racing)
16. Jamie McMurray (Spire Motorsports)
17. Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports
18. Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
19. Ryan Newman (Roush Fenway Racing)
20. Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing)
21. Ryan Preece (JTG Daugherty Racing)
22. Ty Dillon (Germain Racing)
23. Daniel Suarez (Stewart-Haas Racing)
24. David Ragan (Front Row Motorsports)
25. Parker Kligerman (Gaunt Brothers Racing)
26. Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
27. Landon Cassill (Starcom Racing)
28. Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)
29. Daniel Hemric (Richard Childress Racing)
30. Brendan Gaughan (Beard Motorsports)
31. Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing)
32. Corey LaJoie (GO FAS Racing)
33. Matt Tifft (Front Row Motorsports)
34. Michael McDowell (Front Row Motorsports)
35. Brad Keselowski (Team Penske)
36. Ross Chastain (Premium Motorsports)
37. Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing)
38. BJ McLeod (Petty Ware Racing)
39. Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing)
40. Casey Mears (Germain Racing)