Duel Intelligence Dashboard

OFFICIAL FIELD SET: 41 CARS [1]
DUEL 1: LOGANO [2]
DUEL 2: ELLIOTT [3]
FINAL OPEN: MCLEOD [1]

⚠️ Post-Race Heartbreak & Upsets

Anthony Alfredo (No. 62) Disqualified: Despite finishing as the top Open car in Duel 2, Alfredo's finish was disallowed following a post-race technical inspection [1, 3]. This preventable tech issue stripped him of his Daytona 500 berth [3].

B.J. McLeod (No. 78), who originally finished behind Alfredo, was awarded the final Daytona 500 spot as a result of the DQ [1, 3].

📉 Duel 1 Timeline & Mishaps

Lap 46: Contact on pit road entry between Noah Gragson and Casey Mears [4, 5].
Lap 56: The "Big One" triggered when Austin Dillon turned leader Bubba Wallace, collecting William Byron, Chris Buescher, and Chandler Smith [5, 6].
Final Lap: Corey LaJoie crashed hard into the wall while running in the top five, collecting AJ Allmendinger [5, 7].

📈 Duel 2 Dynamics

In stark contrast to Duel 1, Duel 2 ran caution-free with 12 lead changes among 10 different leaders [3, 8].

  • Chase Elliott took control on Lap 53 to win by 0.065 seconds [9].
  • Fuel Strategy: The strictly enforced 48-lap fuel window forced green-flag stops between Laps 45-49 [10].

❌ Failed to Qualify (DNQ)

  • Chandler Smith (No. 36) - Wrecked Duel 1 [1, 11].
  • Corey LaJoie (No. 99) - Wrecked Duel 1 [1, 11].
  • Anthony Alfredo (No. 62) - Post-race DQ [1, 3].
  • J.J. Yeley (No. 44) - Duel 2 result [1, 11].