Complete Duels at Daytona results: Conor Daly, Zane Smith grab final two spots in Daytona 500 field.
Joey Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford led 25 of the 60 caution-free laps on his way to the win the opening race.
Aric Almirola crosses the finish line to win the second Duel on Thursday night at Daytona Beach, Florida.Kyle Busch led the most laps in the second Duel, but his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was hit from behind by Daniel Suarez's No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and wrecked from the lead with 18 laps remaining.
That six-car accident also damaged Austin Hill’s Chevrolet so badly he had to pull it into the garage. That gave the final Daytona 500 transfer position to IndyCar Series regular Conor Daly, whose No. 50 TMT Racing Chevrolet finished the race 17th in the 21-car field, a lap down. The car had a mechanical problem Wednesday night and wasn’t even able to turn a pole qualifying lap.“Well, we were inherently unlucky for the last 36 hours, but we got lucky," Daly said.
“I’m sure none of you expected to see me here, but we changed everything but the car’s color in that race," Daly told reporters with a smile, noting he already had 170 text messages as he did post-race interviews. Toyota’s Bubba Wallace was sixth in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota followed by Zane Smith in the No. 36 Front Row Motorsports car. Smith’s effort was good enough to earn the first of the two open Daytona 500 starting positions.
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