| Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 17, 2022 |
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance | Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 1: 185.185 miles per hour (298.026 km/h) Race 2: 185.98 miles per hour (299.31 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Kyle Larson |
| Most laps led | Kyle Larson (35) |
| Winner | Brad Keselowski |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Joey Logano (33) |
| Winner | Chris Buescher |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
The 2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2022 Daytona 500.
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.
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.680 and a speed of 181.159 mph (291.547 km/h). [7]
Mainly uneventful, Kyle Larson led through lap 34, when the Fords took charge after green flag stops, leading the remainder of the event. With inside of five to go, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Ryan Blaney and went on to in. Kaz Grala made a final lap pass on J.J. Yeley to make the Daytona 500.
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 16 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 50 | Kaz Grala (i) | The Money Team Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 55 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 62 | Noah Gragson (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Also somewhat uneventful, Denny Hamlin spun on pit road while trying to make a green-flag pit stop on lap 27. On the final lap, Joey Logano tried to made a block on the inside on Chris Buescher, but spun himself out and collected Harrison Burton. The only caution of either duel was displayed and Chris Buescher took the win over Michael McDowell, with RFK Racing sweeping the duels. Greg Biffle made the Daytona 500 over Timmy Hill.
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 59 | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 59 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 44 | Greg Biffle (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 15 | David Ragan | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 56 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 27 | Jacques Villeneuve | Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
| FS1 | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds | Jamie Little Regan Smith |
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit 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 |
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