2014 Budweiser Duels
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The 2014 Budweiser Duels were a pair of
These were the first Budweiser Duel races to be held in primetime, as the races were previously held in the early afternoon. The Duels were telecast on Fox Sports 1.
Report
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of six
Practice and qualifying
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the first of two practice sessions for the Duel races with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h). Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Ryan Truex, Trevor Bayne and Parker Kligerman were involved in a crash on the frontstretch of Daytona during early practice on February 19, that resulted in heavy damage for Logano, Menard, Blaney, Truex, and Kligerman. This forced the teams to set up backup cars for the Duel races the following evening. Workers had to repair two sections of the catch fencing, ending practice early. Brian Vickers and Cole Whitt were also involved in a crash earlier during this practice, forcing Vickers to a backup car while Whitt's team was forced to repair their primary, as Swan Racing's only backup was given to Kligerman. Blaney eventually withdrew from the race after his team could not secure a backup car.[11] Kligerman stated that it was the first flip of his career, and that he "assumed it would be rougher. It was pretty soft. I was up in the fence floating along. Then it just slid over softly".[11] Logano stated that Kenseth had "started making a move to go down" and that he "was making the run, and I was going to fill that hole. He started to come back up and I was there".[11] Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second of two practice sessions for the Duel races with a time of 45.096 and a speed of 199.574 mph (321.183 km/h).
Races
Race 1
Race 2
Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 8:40 p.m., and Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 2. Keselowski held the race lead for the next portion of the race, holding it until his pit stop on lap 36, which handed the lead to Casey Mears. On his pit stop, Keselowski was deemed to have been speeding while exiting, and had to serve a pass-through penalty. Denny Hamlin took the lead with 23 laps to go, and maintained the race lead until the end of the race, winning under caution.[12]
Coming through turn four on the final lap, Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas, got loose after being tapped in the left corner panel, overcorrected and hit the wall collecting Jamie McMurray in the process. Truex Jr. had no way to avoid the wreck and rear-ended McMurray. While slowing to avoid the wreck, Clint Bowyer got rear-ended by Ryan Truex, slid to the runoff area taking David Ragan with him. Bowyer flipped over in the air and landed on all four wheels with the only damage being a destroyed drive-train. Ragan and Michael Waltrip were also caught in the wreck and both hit the inside wall head-on. Carl Edwards was caught by McMurray, but sustained minimal damage. McMurray made contact with Johnson again as they continued on into the grass, destroying the front ends of their cars.[12] Bobby Labonte and Terry Labonte, who were both 30 seconds behind the leader on the final lap, raced their way into the Daytona 500, at the expense of Eric McClure, Morgan Shepherd and Ryan Truex.[12] Hamlin's team owner, Joe Gibbs, stated Hamlin had "worked extremely hard" for the result, and he thought his team was "all hungry when the year started".[12]
Results
Duel 1
Qualifying
Race results
Duel 2
Qualifying
Race results
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Driver started at the rear of the field, for changing to a backup car post-qualifying.
- ^ Tony Stewart started at the rear of the field, for a post-qualifying engine change.
- ^ Dave Blaney withdrew from the Daytona 500 after wrecking his primary car in the pre-qualifying practice session. He was unable to secure a backup car.
References
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Budweiser Duel 1 Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Budweiser Duel 2 Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Third Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Fourth Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Budweiser Duel 1 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Budweiser Duel 2 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ a b "Daytona International Speedway Track Facts". Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c Long, Dustin (February 19, 2014). "Wild Ride for Kligerman". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Long, Dustin (February 20, 2014). "Kenseth, Hamlin Duel Winners". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Long, Dustin (February 20, 2014). "Harvick's Car Fails Inspection". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.