Mike Joy: Duel 1 is finished, let's wrap up qualifying week with the second of the 150 mile Duels! 9 cars, 2 spots, who's gonna be in and who's going home?
Race Details
Track: 2.5 Mile Superspeedway
Race Length: 60 Laps/150 Miles
Fuel Window: 30-35 Laps
Tire Wear: Low
Race Start: 8:00 PM
Weather: 59° Cloudy
Chance of Rain: 25%
Starting Lineup
Row 1: Ryan Blaney/Brad Keselowski
Row 2: Todd Gilliland/Kyle Busch
Row 3: Corey Heim (R)/Noah Gragson
Row 4: Chase Elliott/Zane Smith (R)
Row 5: William Byron/Chase Briscoe
Row 6: Shane Van Gisbergen/Sheldon Creed (R)
Row 7: Kasey Kahne/Matt Kenseth
Row 8: David Malukas (R)^/Myatt Snider
Row 9: Trevor Bayne^/Anthony Alfredo
Row 10: Parker Kligerman^/Matt Tifft^
Row 11: Tyler Ankrum^/Michael McDowell
Row 12: Ross Chastain/Elliott Sadler^
Row 13: Greg Biffle^/JJ Yeley^
Row 14: Sam Hornish Jr^
1/60
Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski lead the field to green and this second Duel is underway! Blaney slides up in front of Keselowski and keeps hold of that Penske 1-2!
4/60
The 92 of Sam Hornish Jr just 3 laps into this Duel has blown up! Lots of smoke coming from that Ford and his Daytona 500 dreams are gone just like that.
7/60 -> Caution
Cleanup is underway to clear away that fluid that the 92 laid down after blowing up, some speedy-dry going onto the racetrack.
12/60
A long caution, and the Penske teammates will bring us back to green once again! Ryan Blaney, just like before, slides up in front of his teammate Brad Keselowski and Penske continues to control this field!
16/60
Corey Heim and Todd Gilliland are all on their own on the inside line but they're keeping pace! Roush have been very strong all week in the draft and they're doing just enough to not get freight-trained to the back.
22/60
Trouble in the back, tire down on the 37 of Anthony Alfredo. He's off the pace and gets out of harm's way into the pits.
27/60
David Malukas in the 00 has moved up to 12th, he holds the first transfer spot, and Trevor Bayne is side-by-side with Parker Kligerman for the other one, for 14th place.
30/60
Pit stops, here comes the Chevrolet group and trouble as Greg Biffle spins on pit entry and nearly wipes out Myatt Snider! Biffle is gonna be off the lead draft now.
32/60
Here come the 5 Toyota cars into the pits, a small and disorganized group led by Kyle Busch, it'll be fuel only for all of them as Busch and Kligerman come out 1-2 way ahead of the other 3.
33/60
Ryan Blaney leads the Dodges and Fords into the pits, it's gonna be fuel only for all of them, no problems and Blaney holds onto the lead as this group blends onto the track ahead of the Chevies.
36/60
Chase Briscoe up the middle with help from Sheldon Creed, trying to split the Penske cars up! Aggressive side-drafting, and Briscoe can't split them but he's up to 3rd.
40/60
3 wide behind, the Hendrick cars have found eachother led by Noah Gragson! They're making some forward progress as this field is tired of the Penske domination.
43/60
David Malukas into the top 10, and Parker Kligerman leads Trevor Bayne for the final transfer into the Daytona 500! Tyler Ankrum, JJ Yeley, and Greg Biffle have all lost the draft and Matt Tifft sits 17th, Elliott Sadler is 22nd.
47/60
Chase Briscoe is gonna try and side-draft the Penske duo once again, and this time he's successful! Brad Keselowski is pulled off the rear bumper of Ryan Blaney and Briscoe storms past into the lead!
50/60
Noah Gragson on the top has a big run, here he comes and Chase Briscoe blocks Gragson into the wall! Big tire rub for Gragson as Sheldon Creed takes the lead, but his teammate drops back!
54/60
Noah Gragson off the pace, tire down on the 25! That with Chase Briscoe and then the wall has cut the tire of that 25 and he has to pit.
56/60
The intensity is picking up, Matt Tifft is right on the bumpers of Parker Kligerman and Trevor Bayne! 3 way battle for the transfer spot!
57/60
Zane Smith trying to get something going on the top, Corey Heim goes with him and he's gonna use that momentum to get alongside Sheldon Creed! Side-by-side through turns 3 and 4, Heim takes the spot!
60/60
Final lap of the Duel! Corey Heim leads, blocking both lines! Zane Smith and Sheldon Creed are trying to hang back to get a big run, but Heim hangs back with them and doesn't let them get it! Excellent racecraft from Heim as nothing is coming from behind down the backstretch. Into turn 3, Trevor Bayne and Parker Kligerman are side-by-side for the transfer! Corey Heim comes off of turn 4, blocks top, then bottom, and wins the Duel! And Parker Kligerman beats Trevor Bayne for the final spot!
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results
1 - Corey Heim (R)(4 Laps Led)
2 - Sheldon Creed (R)(7 Laps Led)
3 - Zane Smith (R)
4 - William Byron
5 - Ryan Blaney (46 Laps Led)
6 - Chase Briscoe (3 Laps Led)
7 - David Malukas (R)^
8 - Brad Keselowski
9 - Todd Gilliland
10 - Shane Van Gisbergen
11 - Parker Kligerman^
12 - Trevor Bayne^
13 - Chase Elliott
14 - Matt Tifft^
15 - Kasey Kahne
16 - Kyle Busch
17 - Matt Kenseth
18 - Ross Chastain
19 - Myatt Snider
20 - Michael McDowell
21 - Elliott Sadler^
22 - Noah Gragson (-1)
23 - Tyler Ankrum^ (-1)
24 - JJ Yeley^ (-1)
25 - Greg Biffle^ (-2)
26 - Anthony Alfredo (-2)
DNF
27 - Sam Hornish Jr^
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