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2026 Duel 1 at Daytona     Post NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 1 Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 60 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 1:01:25 Average speed: 153.867 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: 3 for 9 laps Margin of victory: under caut Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 Glossary    Daytona Qualifier Page

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led 21 18 1   Ross Chastain Busch Light   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 62 crash 0 3 7 3   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 63 running 3 12 23 4   Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 63 running 0 4 10 6   Brad Keselowski Castrol   (Jack Roush) Ford 63 running 0 7 20 7   Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 63 running 0 18 1 8   Kyle Busch zone Jalapeño Lime   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 63 running 0 2 11 12   Ryan Blaney MenardsPEAK   (Roger Penske) Ford 63 running 0 20 17 16   A.J. Allmendinger Celsius   (Matt Kaulig) Chevrolet 62 crash 0 23 5 17   Chris Buescher Body Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 55 crash 1 1 6 22   Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 63 running 15 13 16 23   Bubba Wallace XFINITY   (23XI Racing) Toyota 63 running 0 22 12 24   William Byron Raptor   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 55 crash 0 16 21 36   Chandler Smith QuickTie / Matheus Lumber   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 63 running 0 11 13 41   Cole Custer HaasTooling.com   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 63 running 3 5 9 42   John H. Nemechek Dollar Tree   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 63 running 3 10 4 48   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 63 running 0 17 14 51   Cody Ware Jacob Construction   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 63 running 0 9 2 60   Ryan Preece Kroger/ Viva Towels   (Jack Roush) Ford 63 running 38 8 22 66   Casey Mears SI Yachts / Gracie Foundation   (Carl Long) Ford 63 running 0 14 3 67   Corey Heim Robinhood   (23XI Racing) Toyota 63 running 0 15 15 84   Jimmie Johnson Carvana   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 63 running 0 6 19 97   Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 63 running 0 19 8 99   Corey LaJoie Trimble   (Trackhouse Racing) Ford 62 crash 0 * Race extended to 63 laps due to overtime.

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 46 46     47 49 3   #4,66 stopped frontstretch none 50 56 7     57 61 5   #3,17,23,24,36 accident backstretch #66 62 62 1     63 63 1   #1,7,16,66,99 accident turn 3 none   Percent of race run under caution: 14.3%             Average green flag run: 18.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Preece 1 3 3   Austin Dillon 4 4 1   John H. Nemechek 5 7 3   Austin Dillon 8 9 2   Ryan Preece 10 44 35   Cole Custer 45 47 3   Joey Logano 48 49 2   Chris Buescher 50 50 1   Joey Logano 51 63 13