# 2013 Budweiser Duels

The 2013 Budweiser Duels were a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races that were held on February 21, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, were the qualifying races for the 2013 Daytona 500. The first race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Greg Biffle finished second, while Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five. Afterward, the second race was won by Kyle Busch. Kasey Kahne followed in the second position, while Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.

## Report
### Background

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 miles (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.

### Races
#### Race 1

In the first Duel, consisting of cars that had qualified in an odd-numbered position, 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne dominated the race until Denny Hamlin lost control of his car on lap 53, crashing into Montoya, Edwards, and Bayne, ending their races. After the caution and green flag pit stops. Kevin Harvick took over the race lead and captured the first Duel, with Scott Speed taking the transfer spot. Brian Keselowski would be the only car in the first Duel that failed to qualify.

#### Race 2

The second duel was dominated by Jeff Gordon. With no cautions, Kyle Busch took the lead after crew chief Dave Rogers made the call to take only fuel. Busch would hold off Kasey Kahne and Austin Dillon to take his second Duel win. Mike Bliss was the second driver to miss the Daytona 500 after getting a window net penalty early.

## Results
### Qualifying 1

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed | Grid |
| 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 45.817 | 196.4341 | 1 |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 45.924 | 195.976 | 2 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 45.936 | 195.925 | 3 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 45.972 | 195.771 | 4 |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 45.973 | 195.767 | 5 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.016 | 195.584 | 6 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 46.034 | 195.508 | 7 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 46.037 | 195.495 | 8 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 46.097 | 195.240 | 9 |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 46.105 | 195.207 | 10 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.134 | 195.084 | 11 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 46.163 | 194.461 | 12 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.215 | 194.742 | 13 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 46.218 | 194.729 | 14 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 46.236 | 194.654 | 15 |
| 26 | Michael Waltrip | Swan Racing | Toyota | 46.317 | 194.313 | 16 |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 46.474 | 193.657 | 17 |
| 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 46.502 | 193.540 | 18 |
| 51 | Regan Smith | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 46.609 | 193.096 | 19 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 46.738 | 192.563 | 20 |
| 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 47.284 | 190.339 | 21 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 47.357 | 190.046 | 22 |
| 52 | Brian Keselowski | Hamilton Means Racing | Toyota | 48.946 | 183.876 | 23 |
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### Race results 1

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Led |
| 1 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | | 23 |
| 2 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | +0.165 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.354 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.379 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.446 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.535 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Ford | 60 | +0.593 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 60 | +0.622 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.678 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Penske Racing | Ford | 60 | +0.730 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.738 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | +0.811 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | +0.829 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 26 | Michael Waltrip | Swan Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.854 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 60 | +0.944 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 83 | David Reutimann | BK Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.961 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +6.294 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Regan Smith | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +31.440 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.467$^†$ | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 52 | Brian Keselowski | Hamilton Means Racing | Toyota | 58 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 52 | Contact | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 52 | Contact | 37 |
| $^†$ Truex Jr. black-flagged for window out of car. |||||||||
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### Qualifying 2

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed | Grid |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45.850 | 196.292 | 1 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 45.931 | 195.946 | 2 |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45.953 | 195.852 | 3 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 45.973 | 195.7674 | 4 |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 45.983 | 195.725 | 5 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 46.027 | 195.537 | 6 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.035 | 195.503 | 7 |
| 33 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.063 | 195.385 | 8 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 46.100 | 195.228 | 9 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.117 | 195.156 | 10 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 46.144 | 195.042 | 11 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 46.203 | 194.793 | 12 |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 46.215 | 194.742 | 13 |
| 55 | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 46.229 | 194.683 | 14 |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 46.245 | 194.616 | 15 |
| 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 46.331 | 194.254 | 16 |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 46.501 | 193.544 | 17 |
| 32 | Terry Labonte | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 46.508 | 193.515 | 18 |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 46.633 | 192.996 | 19 |
| 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 46.852 | 192.024 | 20 |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 47.333 | 190.142 | 21 |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 47.509 | 189.438 | 22 |
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### Race results 2

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Led |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0:46:50 | 19 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.093 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +0.203 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.314 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.403 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 55 | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 60 | +0.831 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +3.747 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +9.425 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | +17.232 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | +17.442 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 60 | +17.660 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | +38.154 | 38 |
| 13 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 60 | +38.305 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 35 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 32 | Terry Labonte | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 36 | J. J. Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 22 | 22 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | 55 | +5 laps | 0 |
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