2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
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2.5 mi (4 km)
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 17, 2022 |
| 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: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 1: 185.185 miles per hour (298.026 km/h) Race 2: 185.98 miles per hour (299.31 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Kyle Larson |
| Most laps led | Kyle Larson (35) |
| Winner | Brad Keselowski |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Joey Logano (33) |
| Winner | Chris Buescher |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
The 2022 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2022 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
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.680 and a speed of 181.159 mph (291.547 km/h).[7]