
Line-up for Daytona 500 Now Set
Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott were the winners of Thursday night's Twin Can-Am Duel 150-mile qualifying races. That means that Blaney and Elliott will line up in the second row for Sunday's Daytona 500 behind pole winner Alex Bowman and Denny Hamlin who earned the front row last Sunday.
Joey Logano led all but six laps of the first Duel, but Blaney took control after a restart late in the race and Logano had to settle for a close second. Logano will start in the third row behind Blaney on the inside line.
Elliott will start on the outside of the second row behind Hamlin. Kevin Harvick finished second in the second Duel and will start behind Elliott on Sunday.
A number of big name drivers will start at the rear of the pack after wrecks in the Duels. Jimmie Johnson blew a tire and collided with Aric Almirola, a crash that destroyed both cars. The winner of last weekend's Advance Auto Parts Clash will also start at the rear. Brad Keselowski's car took the brunt of the damage when he clipped Jamie McMurray's Number-1 Chevy. And Kyle Larson's car was wrecked in a four-car crash early in the second Duel.
The apparent strategy for pole sitter Alex Bowman was to stay out of trouble and he ran toward the back of the field in first Duel. As long as he kept his car in good shape he was assured the pole on Sunday. He finished 14th.
Here's the starting lineup for Sunday's race:
- Alex Bowman
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Blaney
- Chase Elliott
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Darrell Wallace, Jr.
- Erik Jones
- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- Clint Bowyer
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Austin Dillon
- David Ragan
- Paul Menard
- Daniel Suarz
- Trevor Bayne
- Jamie McMurray
- A.J. Almendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Michael McDowell
- Ty Dillon
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Brendan Gaughan
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Danica Patrick
- Justin Marks
- D.J. Kennington
- Brad Keselowski
- Corey LaJoie
- William Byron
- Gray Gaulding
- Jimmie Johnson
- Matt DiBennedetto
- Aric Almirola
- Kyle Larson
- David Gilliland
- Mark Thompson
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