Daytona Duels 2019: Qualifying race start times, lineups, TV channel, live stream

Tadd Haislop

Daytona Duels 2019: Qualifying race start times, lineups, TV channel, live stream image

The Daytona Duels in 2019, now officially called the Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, will set the field for the 61st running of the Daytona 500. The qualifying races also will dish out the first set of regular-season points for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

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

Starting positionDriverTeam
1.William ByronHendrick Motorsports
2.Jimmie JohnsonHendrick Motorsports
3.Daniel HemricRichard Childress Racing
4.Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing
5.Brad KeselowskiTeam Penske
6.Paul MenardWood Brothers Racing
7.Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs Racing
8.Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing
9.Tyler ReddickRichard Childress Racing
10.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway Racing
11.Daniel SuarezStewart-Haas Racing
12.Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty Racing
13.Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway Racing
14.Ryan TruexTommy Baldwin Racing
15.Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty Racing
16.Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family Racing
17.Bubba WallaceRichard Petty Motorsports
18.Matt TifftFront Row Motorsports
19.Parker KligermanGaunt Brothers Racing
20.Landon CassillStarCom Racing
21.Cody WareRick Ware Racing

Duel 2

Starting positionDriverTeam
1.Alex BowmanHendrick Motorsports
2.Chase ElliottHendrick Motorsports
3.Joey LoganoTeam Penske
4.Clint BowyerStewart-Haas Racing
5.Austin DillonRichard Childress Racing
6.Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
7.Erik JonesJoe Gibbs Racing
8.Ryan BlaneyTeam Penske
9.Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas Racing
10.Kurt BuschStewart-Haas Racing
11.David RaganFront Row Motorsports
12.Michael McDowellFront Row Motorsports
13.Casey MearsGermain Racing
14.Jamie McMurraySpire Motorsports
15.Brendan GaughanBeard Motorsports
16.Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi Racing
17.Ty DillonGermain Racing
18.Ross ChastainPremium Motorsports
19.Corey LaJoieGO FAS Racing
20.BJ McLeodPetty Ware Racing
21.Joey GaseMotorsports Business Management

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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:

Place in DuelPoints
1st10 points
2ndNine points
3rdEight points
4thSeven points
5thSix points
6thFive points
7thFour points
8thThree points
9thTwo points
10thOne point

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

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.