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

Tom Gatto

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

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.DriverCar No.Team
1Kyle Larson5Hendrick Motorsports
2William Byron24Hendrick Motorsports
3Chase Elliott  9Hendrick Motorsports
4Ross Chastain1Trackhouse Racing
5Daniel Suarez99Trackhouse Racing
6Daniel Hemric16Kaulig Racing
7Ryan Blaney12Team Penske
8Tyler Reddick8Richard Childress Racing
9Brad Keselowski6Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
10Chase Briscoe14Stewart-Haas Racing
11Austin Cindric2Team Penske
12Erik Jones43Petty GMS Motorsports
13Kurt Busch4523XI Racing
14Justin Haley31Kaulig Racing
15Cole Custer41Stewart-Haas Racing
16Todd Gilliland38Front Row Motorsports
17Noah Gragson62Beard Motorsports
18Landon Cassill77Spire Motorsports
19Kaz Grala50TMT Racing
20BJ McLeod78Live Fast Motorsports
21J.J. Yeley55Motorsports Business Management

Duel 2 starting lineup

Pos.DriverCar No.Team
1Alex Bowman48Hendrick Motorsports
2Aric Almirola10Stewart-Haas Racing
3Martin Truex Jr.19Joe Gibbs Racing
4Denny Hamlin11Joe Gibbs Racing
5Harrison Burton21Wood Brothers Racing
6Joey Logano22Team Penske
7Christopher Bell20Joe Gibbs Racing
8Bubba Wallace2323XI Racing
9Kyle Busch18Joe Gibbs Racing
10Austin Dillon3Richard Childress Racing
11Michael McDowell34Front Row Motorsports
12Ty Dillon42Petty GMS Motorsports
13Kevin Harvick4Stewart-Haas Racing
14Chris Buescher17Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
15Corey LaJoie7Spire Motorsports
16Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47JTG Daugherty Racing
17Cody Ware51Rick Ware Racing
18Jacques Villeneuve27Team Hezeberg
19Greg Biffle44NY Racing Team
20David Ragan15Rick Ware Racing
21Timmy Hill66Motorsports 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

EventTime (ET)TVRadio
Menards ARCA Series practice4 p.m.NoneNone
Camping World Truck Series practice5 p.m.FS1None
NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona 17 p.m.FS1MRN
NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona 28:45 p.m.FS1MRN

 

 

 

 

Friday, Feb. 18

EventTime (ET)TVRadio
Menards ARCA Series qualifying1:30 p.m.NoneNone
Camping World Truck Series qualifying3 p.m.FS1None
Xfinity Series practice4:35 p.m.FS1None
NASCAR Cup Series third practice6 p.m.FS1MRN
Truck Series: NextEra Energy 2507:30 p.m.FS1MRN

Saturday, Feb. 19

EventTime (ET)TVRadio
NASCAR Cup Series final practice10:30 a.m.FS2MRN
Xfinity Series qualifying11:35 a.m.FS1MRN
ARCA Series: Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire1:30 p.m.FS1MRN
Xfinity Series: Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 3005 p.m.FS1MRN

Sunday, Feb. 20

EventTime (ET)TVRadio
Daytona 5002:30 p.m.FoxMRN

Tom Gatto

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.