DAYTONA BEACH — After the first true night of racing during 2026 Speedweek, the Daytona 500 starting lineup is set.
The NASCAR Cup Series drivers ran two 150-mile Duel qualifiers Thursday, Feb. 12, at Daytona International Speedway. Joey Logano won the first after a caution flag flew for a last-lap wreck. Chase Elliott claimed the second one. They will trail Wednesday pole winner Kyle Busch and runner-up Chase Briscoe, starting third and fourth, respectively, in Sunday’s Great American Race.
The Duel victory was the fourth of Logano’s career (2019, 2020, 2023, 2026), which is the most among active drivers. He led 15 laps.
Elliott fronted the pack for nine laps on his way to his third Duel win (2017, 2018).
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Casey Mears and BJ McLeod also made the Daytona 500 as open entries.
The first Duel finalized the grid order of the inside lane. The second determined the outside.
First Daytona Duel finishing order
Second Daytona Duel finishing order
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500 qualifying results: Finishing order of both NASCAR Duels
Reporting by Chris Vinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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