2016 Can-Am Duels
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |
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| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance |
Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed |
Race 1 Race 2 |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | Chase Elliott (R) |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Matt Kenseth |
| Television | |
| Network | Fox Sports 1 & MRN |
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip (Television) Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
The 2016 Can-Am Duels will be a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races that will be held on February 18, 2016, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they will be the qualifying races for the 2016 Daytona 500.
Report
Background
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.[5] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[6] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[6]
Practice
First practice (February 13)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.364 and a speed of 194.116 mph (312.399 km/h).[7]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.364 | 194.116 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 46.427 | 193.853 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.444 | 193.782 |
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Second practice (February 13)
Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 45.934 and a speed of 195.933 mph (315.324 km/h).[8]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 45.934 | 195.933 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 45.954 | 195.848 |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 45.966 | 195.797 |
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Pole qualifying
Qualifying results
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Practice (post-qualifying)
Third practice (February 17)
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Races
Race 1
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Media
Television
| Fox Sports 1 | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Color-commentator: Color commentator: | |
Radio
| MRN Radio | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Announcer: | Turns 1 & 2: Backstretch: Turns 3 & 4: | |
Notes
References
- ↑ "2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski, LLC. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- 1 2 "Daytona International Speedway Track Facts". Daytona International Speedway. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ↑ Long, Dustin (February 13, 2016). "Dale Earnhardt Jr. fastest in first practice Saturday at Daytona". nascartalk.nbcsports.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NBC Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ Spencer, Lee (February 13, 2016). "Penske teammates draft their way to the top of second 500 practice". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport.com, Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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