America 250 Florida Duel 2

🏁 Duel 2 Starting Lineup

Pos	Car	Driver	Status
1	19	Chase Briscoe	Outside Pole
2	11	Denny Hamlin	Locked
3	5	Kyle Larson	Locked
4	9	Chase Elliott	Locked
6	20	Christopher Bell	Locked
7	40	Justin Allgaier	LOCKED BY SPEED
17	62	Anthony Alfredo	OPEN - MUST RACE IN
21	78	B.J. McLeod	OPEN - MUST RACE IN
22	44	J.J. Yeley	OPEN - MUST RACE IN

🏎️ Driver Characteristics

• Chase Briscoe (No. 19): Aggressive superspeedway mover; excels in late-race lane switching [12].
• William Byron (No. 24): Defending 2x 500 champ; aiming for historic three-peat; focused on team chemistry [13, 14].
• Joey Logano (No. 22): Master of pack traffic and drafting alliances [13].

⚙️ Preparation Intel

Teams have been wind-tunnel testing and simulating drafts to optimize for the 200 mph cap [8].

• Drafting: Crucial alliance building between Penske Fords [15].
• Tires: Goodyear Eagle setup familiar from 2025; D-5142 / D-5218 [16, 17].
• Strategy: High focus on fuel-mileage plays in the closing 10 laps [18].