The initial lineups for the Daytona Duel qualifying races on Thursday night have been set.
The first race is scheduled to start at 7:21 pm Eastern Time on FS1. The second race is scheduled to start at around 8:45 pm ET.
Daytona Duel 1 in the initial lineup
Daytona Duel 2’s initial line-up
Alex Bowman will start on pole in Daytona’s first duel. He will have Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, who started eighth in the race. The Penske team will have three cars at the starting line with Austin Cindric (10th), Joey Logano (11th) and Matt DiBenedetto of Wood Brothers Racing (ninth).
William Byron will start on pole in the second Daytona Duel. He will have Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott, who started fifth in the race. Joe Gibbs Racing will have three cars in this race with Kyle Busch (starts eighth), Martin Truex Jr. (14th) and JGR-lined 23XI Racing with Bubba Wallace (second).
The cars not chartered in the first race are Ryan Preece, Cindric, Ty Dillon and Timmy Hill. Preece secured an opening spot in the Daytona 500 based on his qualifying speed.
The cars not chartered in the second race are those of David Ragan, Kaz Grala, Garrett Smithley and Noah Gragson. Ragan secured an opening spot in the Daytona 500 based on his qualifying speed.