Daytona Duels 2020 live updates, results, highlights from Daytona 500 qualifying races
Buildup to the Daytona 500 and a clean period of NASCAR Cup Series racing is eventually below, with the Daytona Duels using location Thursday night.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman have now claimed the first two spots in the area by means of pole qualifying, but anything else is up for grabs. The outcomes of Duel one will set the within row for Sunday’s race, and the outcomes of Duel 2 will set the outdoors row. There are also two spots for the Daytona 500 that want to be filled, producing Thursday night vital for drivers who haven’t still qualified.
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Denny Hamlin gained the Daytona 500 last year, whilst Austin Dillon claimed the victory in 2018.
We’re maintaining keep track of of reside updates and highlights from Thursday night’s Bluegreen Vacations Duel races at Daytona. Follow alongside underneath.
Daytona Duels 2020 reside updates, highlights
eight:forty five p.m. — Update: Suarez is done for the night, and by extension, also finished for the weekend.
Daniel Suarez is out of the motor vehicle and done for the night. He will not make the 62nd #Daytona500
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) February fourteen, 2020
eight:forty four p.m — Warning is out right after the very first crash of the night. Daniel Suarez — who is continue to preventing for a location in the Daytona 500 — was involved in the wreck.
eight:38 p.m. — Motorists are starting off to pit.
eight:31 p.m. — Stenhouse Jr., who has now clinched the major starting off location in the Daytona 500, carries on to tempo the area below in Duel one. At the rear of him is an array of veteran drivers regularly alternating positions. Proper now it is really Elliott in next and Clint Bowyer in third.
eight:23 p.m. — Stenhouse Jr., Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin direct the pack by means of 5 laps.
eight:17 p.m. — Duel one is formally underway about an hour later on than scheduled.
Coming to the green flag, folks. Once more, it is really 60 laps, no levels. Stenhouse-Elliott-Hamlin-Almirola-Bell.
Suarez, Sorenson, Finchum hoping to race their way in. “We got this,” Suarez radios.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February fourteen, 2020
Weather hold off
eight:08 p.m. — Appears to be like we are about to get going for genuine this time.
eight:01 p.m. — Excellent news: Motorists are headed back to their cars and trucks.
On the stadium PA, they are contacting drivers back to their cars and trucks. Via NASCAR scanner, they are letting crews appear out and uncover cars and trucks now.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February fourteen, 2020
seven:forty eight p.m. — Absolutely nothing new to report on the hold off. It can be continue to unclear when Duel one may possibly be in a position to choose location tonight.
seven:26 p.m. — Large duty tools remaining introduced in.
seven:sixteen p.m. — Following engines have been fired up and wheels have been rolling, rain intensified. Purple flag is out.
Engines are fired and cars and trucks are rolling … on the other hand, the rain has picked up and cars and trucks are going to appear back to pit street.
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) February fourteen, 2020
seven:fifteen p.m. — Oh nooooo.
Skies just opened up on the frontstretch. Followers scattering from the stands.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February fourteen, 2020
seven:ten p.m. — Engines fired. Vehicles moving.
Engines fired for Duel No. one at Daytona. 60 laps, 150 miles. No levels. Daniel Suarez, Reed Sorenson, Chad Finchum hoping to race their way into the Daytona 500 from this Duel.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February fourteen, 2020
seven:08 p.m. — No delays in sight. Duel one is about to get underway.
seven p.m. — Hello, everybody. Welcome to a new NASCAR period. You will find some light rain at Daytona correct now but absolutely nothing as well really serious. With any luck , there will not likely be a hold off.
Pre-race ceremonies starting off now for the Duels, but (as you can see/read/etcetera.), it is really drizzling out there.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) February fourteen, 2020
