The starting lineup for the 2019 Daytona 500, which takes the green flag Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, was partially set when William Byron won the pole in qualifying a week prior to the race. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, will join him on the front row, starting second. But the first two spots in the 2019 Daytona 500 lineup are all that are set going into Thursday’s Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, which will determine the other 38 starting positions.

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The starting lineups for this year’s Daytona Duels are set based on pole qualifying speeds. Byron will race in Duel 1, Bowman will race in Duel 2, and so on, alternating throughout the qualifying results to set the two fields. Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott were third and fourth fastest, respectively, in Daytona 500 qualifying, meaning Hendrick Motorsports cars will make up the front row to start both Duels on Thursday.

Below is all you need to know about this year’s Duel races at Daytona, including the TV schedule, the points format and how they will set the field for the 2019 Daytona 500.

When are the Daytona Duels 2019?

Date: Thursday, Feb. 14 Start times: 7 p. m. ET, 8:45 p. m. ET TV: FS1 Streaming: fuboTV, FOX Sports Go Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Format: Two 60-lap, 150-mile races

Thursday’s Daytona Duels are welcome after a few quiet days and nights at Daytona International Speedway, though NASCAR’s Truck Series will take the track for practice hours before the Monster Energy Cup Series cars take the green flag in Duel 1 at 7 p.m. ET.

Before that green flag drops, though, FOX’s pre-race coverage will begin on FS1 (live stream fuboTV) at 5:30 p.m. ET with “NASCAR RaceDay from Daytona.” The start time for Duel 2, scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET, is tentative based on the time it takes to complete Duel 1.

According to NASCAR’s TV schedule for Daytona Speedweeks, the 2019 Gander RV Duel races at Daytona also will re-air Friday at 3 a.m. ET (FS1) and again 9 a.m. ET (FS2).

MRN’s radio coverage of this year’s Daytona Duels is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

NASCAR SCHEDULE:Date, time, TV info for every 2019 Cup race

Daytona 500 qualifying: Duels starting lineups

The starting lineups for Thursday’s Gander RV Duel races at Daytona were determined by the finishing order of Sunday’s single-car qualifying. The cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions (first, third, fifth, etc.) will compete in Duel 1. Even-numbered qualifiers will compete in Duel 2. 

The results of the first Duel on Thursday will set the inside row for the 2019 Daytona 500, and the results of the second Duel will set the outside row. With the front row for the Daytona 500 already set, that means the winner of Duel 1 will start Sunday’s race third. The winner of Duel 2 will start Sunday’s race fourth, and so on.

With 42 cars entered this year, two teams — between Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Brendan Gaughan and Joey Gase, drivers of the four non-Charter Cup teams that did not lock themselves into the Daytona 500 field via qualifying — will not make the field of 40 depending on how they finish in the Duels. (Tyler Reddick and Casey Mears clinched spots in the Daytona 500 as the fastest non-Charter teams in qualifying.)

Each Duel will be a 60-lap, 150-mile race.

Duel 1

Duel 2

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Daytona Duels 2019: Format, points payout

Each Gander RV Duel at Daytona on Thursday will be a 60-lap, 150 mile race. Each Duel again will award regular-season points heading into the Daytona 500.

The winner of each Duel will get 10 points, with one less point per place from second through 10th, which will earn one point. Unlike at the end of stages in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, the winner of each Duel will not receive one playoff point.

The points payout for each Duel on Thursday is as follows:

Daytona Speedweeks TV schedule 2019:

(All times ET)

Wednesday, Feb. 13

12 p. m. : Daytona 500 Media Day | FS1/FOX Sports GO

Thursday, Feb. 14

2:30 p. m. : NASCAR Truck Series practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p. m. : NASCAR Truck Series final practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 7 p. m. : Gander RV Duel at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO

Friday, Feb. 15

12 p.
m.
: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 1 p.
m.
: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2 p.
m.
: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 3 p.
m.
NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p. m. : NASCAR Truck Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 7:30 p. m. : NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO

Saturday, Feb. 16

9:30 a.
m.
: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 12 p.
m.
Daytona 500 final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2:30 p. m. : Xfinity Series NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO

Sunday, Feb. 17

1 p.
m.
NASCAR RaceDay: Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show | FOX/FOX Sports GO 2:30 p. m.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 | FOX/FOX Sports GO