2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
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2.5 mi (4 km)
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
63 laps, 157.5 mi (252 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 11, 2021 |
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance | Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 63 laps, 157.5 mi (252 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 1: 191.966 miles per hour (308.939 km/h) Race 2: 158.071 miles per hour (254.391 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Aric Almirola (52) |
| Winner | Aric Almirola |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | William Byron |
| Most laps led | William Byron (34) |
| Winner | Austin Dillon |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
The 2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 11, 2021, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2021 Daytona 500.
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 47.056 and a speed of 191.261 mph (307.805 km/h).[7]