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Qualifying races for the 2013 Daytona 500
February 2025
The 2013 Budweiser Duels were a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races that were held on February 21, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, were the qualifying races for the 2013 Daytona 500. The first race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Greg Biffle finished second, while Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five. Afterward, the second race was won by Kyle Busch. Kasey Kahne followed in the second position, while Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer, and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.
Report
Background
thumb|200px|left|Daytona International Speedway, where the races were held.
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Race Tracks Turner Sports NASCAR February 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628180503/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ June 28, 2011 dead The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km long.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/Track-Facts.aspx Daytona International Speedway Track Facts Daytona International Speedway February 21, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121016222618/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/Track-Facts.aspx October 16, 2012 The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Races
Race 1
In the first Duel, consisting of cars that had qualified in an odd-numbered position, 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne dominated the race until Denny Hamlin lost control of his car on lap 53, crashing into Montoya, Edwards, and Bayne, ending their races. After the caution and green flag pit stops. Kevin Harvick took over the race lead and captured the first Duel, with Scott Speed taking the transfer spot. Brian Keselowski would be the only car in the first Duel that failed to qualify.
Race 2
The second duel was dominated by Jeff Gordon. With no cautions, Kyle Busch took the lead after crew chief Dave Rogers made the call to take only fuel. Busch would hold off Kasey Kahne and Austin Dillon to take his second Duel win. Mike Bliss was the second driver to miss the Daytona 500 after getting a window net penalty early.
Results
Qualifying 1
Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH1 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 45.817 196.4341 2 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 45.924 195.9763 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 45.936 195.925 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.972 195.771 5 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 45.973 195.7676 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.016 195.5847 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.034 195.5088 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 46.037 195.4959 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.097 195.24010 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 46.105 195.20711 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.134 195.08412 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 46.163 194.46113 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.215 194.74214 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.218 194.72915 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.236 194.65416 26 Michael Waltrip Swan Racing Toyota 46.317 194.31317 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 46.474 193.65718 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 46.502 193.540 19 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 46.609 193.09620 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 46.738 192.563 21 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 47.284 190.33922 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 47.357 190.04623 52 Brian Keselowski Hamilton Means Racing Toyota 48.946 183.876Source:February 17, 2013 Daytona 500 Qualifying Results http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6034&StatType=Qualifying dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130526072525/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6034&StatType=Qualifying May 26, 2013 February 21, 2013 Motor Racing NetworkFebruary 21, 2013 Budweiser Duel 1 Lineup http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6032&StatType=Starting+Lineup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130530105455/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6032&StatType=Starting+Lineup May 30, 2013 February 21, 2013 Motor Racing Network
Race results 1
Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led 1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 23 2 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 0 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 0 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 5 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 60 0 6 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 60 0 7 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 60 0 8 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 60 0 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 10 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 60 0 11 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 60 0 12 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0 13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 60 0 14 26 Michael Waltrip Swan Racing Toyota 60 0 15 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 60 0 16 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 60 0 17 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 60 0 18 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 60 0 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 0 20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0 21 52 Brian Keselowski Hamilton Means Racing Toyota 58 0 22 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 52 0 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 52 37† Truex Jr. black-flagged for window out of car.Source:
Qualifying 2
Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Speed Speed in MPH1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196.292 2 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 195.9463 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 195.852 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 195.7674 5 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 195.7256 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 195.537 7 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 195.503 8 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 195.385 9 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 195.22810 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 195.156 11 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 195.04212 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 194.79313 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 194.74214 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 194.68315 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 194.61616 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 194.25417 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 193.54418 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 193.51519 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 192.99620 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 192.02421 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 190.14222 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 189.438Source:February 21, 2013 Budweiser Duel 2 Lineup http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6033&StatType=Starting+Lineup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130222075522/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6033&StatType=Starting+Lineup February 22, 2013 February 21, 2013 Motor Racing Network
Race results 2
Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Time Led 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 0:46:50 19 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 +0.093 0 3 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 +0.203 0 4 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 +0.314 1 5 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 +0.403 0 6 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 +0.831 0 7 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 +3.747 0 8 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 +9.425 0 9 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 +17.232 0 10 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 +17.442 0 11 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 60 +17.660 1 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 +38.154 38 13 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 60 +38.305 0 14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 59 +1 lap 0 15 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 59 +1 lap 0 16 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 59 +1 lap 0 17 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 59 +1 lap 0 18 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 59 +1 lap 0 19 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 59 +1 lap 0 20 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 59 +1 lap 0 21 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 58 +2 laps 1 22 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 55 +5 laps 0Source:
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