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
Duel 2 starting lineup
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
