Joey Logano, Chase Elliott wins the 2026 Daytona 500 Duel races: Highlights, full results.
NASCAR Cup Series drivers put on a show in two decidedly different races in Thursday night's Duel at Daytona, with Chase Elliott and Joey Logano taking the trophies when the night ended.
The Duel, which divides drivers among two 60-lap, 150-mile races, determined the full starting lineup for the 68th annual Daytona 500.
— Joey Logano won the fourth America 250 Florida Duel of his career on Thursday night to secure a third-place starting spot, With an earnest push from Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, Logano was at the front of the field when NASCAR called the third caution of the first Duel on Lap 63, three laps into overtime.
In a second Duel that ran caution-free, Chase Elliott took control of the race on Lap 53 of 60 and held off Carson Hocevar by 0.065 seconds to win his third 150-mile qualifying race and earn the fourth starting position for the Daytona 500.
Chase Elliott wins the 2026 Daytona Duel No. 2
Chase Elliott wins Duel No. 2 over Carson Hocevar, Kyle Larson
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Kyle Larson peeks low, but it's a pretty uneventful finish altogether.
Christopher Bell makes a move low to move up to 5th in Turn 4, but it has no bearing on the winner.
Chase Elliott wins Duel No. 2 and will start fourth in the Daytona 500.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver made it through the field and held the lead into the last lap over Carson Hocevar. Elliott managed to keep Hocevar at bay entering the final turns and didn't let the Spire Motorsports driver get a run on him to end the race.
Complete 2025 Daytona Duel No. 2 results
1. Chase Elliott, No. 9
Carson Hocevar, No. 77
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5
Michael McDowell, No. 71
5. Christopher Bell, No. 20
Josh Berry, No. 21
7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
Todd Gilliland, No. 34
9. Ty Gibbs, No. 54
Denny Hamlin, No. 11
11. Erik Jones, No. 43
Tyler Reddick, No. 45
13. Riley Herbst, No. 35
Zane Smith, No. 38
15. Connor Zilisch, No. 88
Ty Dillon, No. 10
17. Austin Cindric, No. 2
BJ McLeod, No. 78
19. Chase Briscoe, No. 19
Justin Allgaier, No. 40
21. JJ Yeley, No. 44
Anthony Alfredo, No. 62 (disqualified)
Joey Logano wins the 2026 Daytona Duel No. 1
As they crash behind him, Joey Logano wins Duel 1.
Ryan Blaney is second, as the outside line surged on the final lap. Austin Dillon is third.
On the Lajoie-Nemechek contact, it appears AJ Allmendinger pushed Nemechek out of whack, stacking up the line and forcing Nemechek off the line.
The Team Penske driver made his way to the front during the big wreck by Wallace and held on for his fourth Duel win. Logano will start from third position on Sunday's race on the inside track behind polesitter Busch.
Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek and Brad Keselowski round out the top five of Duel 1. Casey Mears made a last-lap push during the Duel to make it into the Daytona 500 for Garage 66 Ford.
2026 Daytona Duel No. 1 full results
1. Joey Logano, No. 22
2. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
3. Austin Dillon, No. 3
4. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
5. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
6. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97
7. Casey Mears, No. 66
Daniel Suarez, No. 7
Ryan Preece, No. 60
10. Alex Bowman, No. 48
11. Noah Gragson, No. 4
12. Cole Custer, No. 41
Bubba Wallace, No. 23
14.. Corey Heim, No. 67
Jimmie Johnson, No. 84
16. Chandler Smith, No. 36
Cody Ware, No. 51
18. Kyle Busch, No. 8
Corey LaJoie, No. 99
20. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
21. Ross Chastain, No. 1
William Byron, No. 24
23. Chris Buescher, No. 17
Who won the 2024 Daytona Duel races?
Bubba Wallace won Duel No. 1 in the No. 23 Toyota of 23XI Racing, topping defending Daytona 500 winner William Byron on the final lap. With the victory, Wallace secures the No. 3 starting spot in Sunday’s race.
Who won last year's Daytona 500?
William Byron won the 67th annual Daytona 500 to kick off the 2025 season. The 26-year-old edged Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman at the checkered flag. Byron’s win gave team owner Rick Hendrick a record-tying nine Daytona 500 victories, becoming the sixth different driver in the team's history to win the iconic race.
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