title: 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
text: # 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels
  
  The 2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 13, 2020, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2020 Daytona 500.
  
  ## Report
  
  ### Background
  
  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. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four–turn superspeedway that is 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.253 and a speed of 194.582 mph (313.149 km/h).
  
  ### Qualifying results
  
  | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 46.253 |
  | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.305 |
  | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.319 |
  | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.419 |
  | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.528 |
  | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.662 |
  | 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.732 |
  | 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.767 |
  | 9 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 46.818 |
  | 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.859 |
  | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 46.867 |
  | 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.869 |
  | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.906 |
  | 14 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.921 |
  | 15 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 46.950 |
  | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 46.952 |
  | 17 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 46.969 |
  | 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.983 |
  | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 46.984 |
  | 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 46.987 |
  | 21 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.994 |
  | 22 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47.052 |
  | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 47.054 |
  | 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 47.070 |
  | 25 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 47.076 |
  | 26 | 36 | David Ragan | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 47.151 |
  | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 47.205 |
  | 28 | 77 | Ross Chastain (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.262 |
  | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47.273 |
  | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 47.353 |
  | 31 | 16 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 47.364 |
  | 32 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.491 |
  | 33 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.633 |
  | 34 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.037 |
  | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 48.225 |
  | 36 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 48.523 |
  | 37 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 48.605 |
  | 38 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 48.943 |
  | 39 | 54 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 49.102 |
  | 40 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.510 |
  | 41 | 49 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 49.515 |
  | 42 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 50.068 |
  | 43 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 0.000 |
  | Official qualifying results ||||||
  
  ## Duels
  
  ### Duel 1
  
  **Duel 1 results**
  
  | Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 10 |
  | 2 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 9 |
  | 3 | 8 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 8 |
  | 4 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 7 |
  | 5 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
  | 6 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
  | 7 | 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 4 |
  | 8 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
  | 9 | 5 | 95 | Christopher Bell (R) | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 60 | 2 |
  | 10 | 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 |
  | 11 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
  | 12 | 13 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 13 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 14 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 15 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 16 | 9 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 17 | 16 | 16 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 18 | 18 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
  | 19 | 20 | 00 | Quin Houff (R) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 |
  | 20 | 21 | 49 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 |
  | 21 | 22 | 51 | Joey Gase (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 |
  | 22 | 19 | 96 | Daniel Suárez | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 28 | 0 |
  | Official race results ||||||||
  
  ### Duel 2
  
  **Duel 2 results**
  
  | Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 10 |
  | 2 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 9 |
  | 3 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 8 |
  | 4 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 7 |
  | 5 | 7 | 41 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 6 |
  | 6 | 5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 5 |
  | 7 | 8 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 4 |
  | 8 | 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
  | 9 | 14 | 77 | Ross Chastain (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 10 | 9 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
  | 11 | 15 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 12 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 13 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
  | 14 | 13 | 36 | David Ragan | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 15 | 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 16 | 17 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
  | 17 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
  | 18 | 20 | 15 | Brennan Poole (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
  | 19 | 18 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
  | 20 | 21 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 |
  | 21 | 19 | 54 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 |
  | Official race results ||||||||
  
  ## Media
  
  ### Television
  
  FS1 :
  
  | Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
  | - | - |
  | Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
  
  ### Radio
  
  MRN Radio :
  
  | Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Winston Kelley Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon |
  