Daytona Duels 2022 start times, TV channel, lineups for NASCAR's Daytona 500 qualifying races

Tom Gatto

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The Daytona 500, NASCAR's premier event, has a two-part qualifying system that's unique to motorsports. Part 1 is pole qualifying to determine the front row of the starting grid for the race. Part 2 is the Duels at Daytona to determine the rest of the starting lineup for the 40-car field.

For the 2022 edition of the Great American Race, pole qualifying took place Wednesday night while the twin 150-mile Duel races will be held Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway. Both nights are vitally important to the teams that don't hold NASCAR Cup Series charters and thus aren't guaranteed places in the field. This year's group consists of six non-charter teams competing for four open spots.

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Noah Gragson (Beard Motorsports) and Jacques Villeneuve (Team Hezeberg) claimed the first two open positions through their qualifying speeds Wednesday. Greg Biffle (NY Racing Team), Kaz Grala (TMT Racing), Timmy Hill (Motorsports Business Management) and J.J. Yeley (Motorsports Business Management) will race Thursday for the last two open spots, although they could also get into the race based on qualifying speed.

Kyle Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman will be on the front row for Sunday's race thanks to their speeds in one-lap runs during the final round of qualifying Wednesday. They will lead the field in their respective Duel races.

Below is all you need to know about Thursday's Bluegreen Vacations Duel races at Daytona, including the start times, TV info and starting lineups.

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Daytona Duels 2022 start times

  • Duel 1: 7 p.m. ET
  • Duel 2: 8:45 p.m. ET (approx.)

Drivers who finished in odd-numbered positions in qualifying will race in the first Duel race, which has a listed start time of 7 p.m. ET. Kyle Larson will lead the field for that race.

Drivers who finished in even-numbered positions in qualifying will race in the second Duel, which has a listed approximate start time of 8:45 p.m. ET. Alex Bowman will lead the field for that race.

The four drivers who need to race their way into the Daytona 500 will be split into two groups of two for the Duels. Kaz Grala and J.J. Yeley will race in Duel 1; Greg Biffle and Timmy Hill will race in Duel 2.

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Daytona Duels 2022 TV channel

  • TV networks: FS1 (USA), TSN4 (Canada)
  • Live stream: Fox Sports Go, Fox Sports App, fuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu, Sling, Vidgo, YouTube TV   

Fox Sports is in its 22nd season covering NASCAR and its 19th year covering the Daytona 500. Mike Joy (play-by-play) and Clint Bowyer (analyst) will be in the booth for the FS1 broadcast of the Duels. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch will be the pit reporters.

Canada's TSN4 will air the Duels live, as well.

The radio broadcast of the 2022 Duels at Daytona can be heard on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) or SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Daytona Duels 2022 starting lineups

The starting lineups for Thursday's Duels were set by Wednesday's pole qualifying speeds, with the drivers who qualified in odd-numbered positions competing in Duel 1 and the drivers who qualified in even-numbered positions competing in Duel 2.

Duel 1 starting lineup

Pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
2 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
3 Chase Elliott   9 Hendrick Motorsports
4 Ross Chastain 1 Trackhouse Racing
5 Daniel Suarez 99 Trackhouse Racing
6 Daniel Hemric 16 Kaulig Racing
7 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
8 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
9 Brad Keselowski 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
10 Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
11 Austin Cindric 2 Team Penske
12 Erik Jones 43 Petty GMS Motorsports
13 Kurt Busch 45 23XI Racing
14 Justin Haley 31 Kaulig Racing
15 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
16 Todd Gilliland 38 Front Row Motorsports
17 Noah Gragson 62 Beard Motorsports
18 Landon Cassill 77 Spire Motorsports
19 Kaz Grala 50 TMT Racing
20 BJ McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
21 J.J. Yeley 55 Motorsports Business Management

Duel 2 starting lineup

Pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
2 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
3 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Harrison Burton 21 Wood Brothers Racing
6 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
7 Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
8 Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
9 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
11 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
12 Ty Dillon 42 Petty GMS Motorsports
13 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
14 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
15 Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
17 Cody Ware 51 Rick Ware Racing
18 Jacques Villeneuve 27 Team Hezeberg
19 Greg Biffle 44 NY Racing Team
20 David Ragan 15 Rick Ware Racing
21 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management

Daytona 2022 TV schedule

Below is the TV schedule for the remainder of Daytona Speedweeks in 2022, including the Duels, Daytona 500 Series practice sessions and ARCA, Truck and Xfinity series events, all leading up to Sunday's Daytona 500.

Thursday, Feb. 17

Event Time (ET) TV Radio
Menards ARCA Series practice 4 p.m. None None
Camping World Truck Series practice 5 p.m. FS1 None
NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona 1 7 p.m. FS1 MRN
NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona 2 8:45 p.m. FS1 MRN

 

 

 

 

Friday, Feb. 18

Event Time (ET) TV Radio
Menards ARCA Series qualifying 1:30 p.m. None None
Camping World Truck Series qualifying 3 p.m. FS1 None
Xfinity Series practice 4:35 p.m. FS1 None
NASCAR Cup Series third practice 6 p.m. FS1 MRN
Truck Series: NextEra Energy 250 7:30 p.m. FS1 MRN

Saturday, Feb. 19

Event Time (ET) TV Radio
NASCAR Cup Series final practice 10:30 a.m. FS2 MRN
Xfinity Series qualifying 11:35 a.m. FS1 MRN
ARCA Series: Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire 1:30 p.m. FS1 MRN
Xfinity Series: Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 5 p.m. FS1 MRN

Sunday, Feb. 20

Event Time (ET) TV Radio
Daytona 500 2:30 p.m. Fox MRN

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.