# 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

The 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels was a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 16, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both were contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2023 Daytona 500.

## 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-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.

## Qualifying

Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.536 and a speed of 181.686 mph (292.395 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.717 | 49.536 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.870 | 49.708 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.926 | 49.799 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.903 | 49.800 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 49.881 | 49.803 |
| 6 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.869 | 49.817 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 49.965 | 49.985 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 49.927 | 49.996 |
| 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 49.996 | 50.070 |
| 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.920 | 0.000 |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 49.997 | — |
| 12 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50.022 | — |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 50.031 | — |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.033 | — |
| 15 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50.038 | — |
| 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50.042 | — |
| 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50.088 | — |
| 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 50.091 | — |
| 19 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.107 | — |
| 20 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 50.108 | — |
| 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.140 | — |
| 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.182 | — |
| 23 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 50.202 | — |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.205 | — |
| 25 | 67 | Travis Pastrana | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 50.208 | — |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.236 | — |
| 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 50.280 | — |
| 28 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 50.296 | — |
| 29 | 36 | Zane Smith (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.318 | — |
| 30 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.332 | — |
| 31 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.346 | — |
| 32 | 62 | Austin Hill (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.375 | — |
| 33 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.473 | — |
| 34 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50.504 | — |
| 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 50.583 | — |
| 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.609 | — |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50.799 | — |
| 38 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50.891 | — |
| 39 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.045 | — |
| 40 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.053 | — |
| 41 | 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 51.422 | — |
| 42 | 50 | Conor Daly (i) | The Money Team Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Duels
### Duel 1
#### Duel 1 results

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | 36 | Zane Smith (i) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Duel 2
#### Duel 2 results

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 50 | Conor Daly (i) | The Money Team Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 62 | Austin Hill (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 67 | Travis Pastrana | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 40 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

## Media
### Television

FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Tony Stewart | Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

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 Brienne Pedigo |