# 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels

The 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 15, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both were contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2024 Daytona 500.

## Report
### Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of five superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International 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

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.465 and a speed of 181.947 mph (292.815 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 49.641 | 49.465 |
| 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 49.783 | 49.536 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.730 | 49.550 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 49.799 | 49.667 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.782 | 49.675 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.776 | 49.676 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.745 | 49.705 |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.824 | 49.725 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 49.837 | 49.756 |
| 10 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 49.903 | 49.909 |
| 11 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 49.906 | — |
| 12 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 49.946 | — |
| 13 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 49.952 | — |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 49.966 | — |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 49.978 | — |
| 16 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 49.979 | — |
| 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.996 | — |
| 18 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 50.003 | — |
| 19 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50.058 | — |
| 20 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.098 | — |
| 21 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.101 | — |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 50.101 | — |
| 23 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 50.102 | — |
| 24 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.133 | — |
| 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 50.170 | — |
| 26 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.177 | — |
| 27 | 60 | David Ragan | RFK Racing | Ford | 50.200 | — |
| 28 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 50.208 | — |
| 29 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.220 | — |
| 30 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50.226 | — |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 50.231 | — |
| 32 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.251 | — |
| 33 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.261 | — |
| 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.293 | — |
| 35 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 50.323 | — |
| 36 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 50.334 | — |
| 37 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.485 | — |
| 38 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.589 | — |
| 39 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 50.608 | — |
| 40 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.749 | — |
| 41 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 51.261 | — |
| 42 | 36 | Kaz Grala (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

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

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

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

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 36 | Kaz Grala (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 60 | David Ragan | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 47 | 0 |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | Riley Herbst (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 47 | 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: Kevin Harvick | 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: Dillon Welch | Steve Post Kim Coon Jason Toy Brienne Pedigo |