NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can Am Duel at Daytona Tonight February 18th

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Can-Am Duel Set For Thursday Night

On Thursday night  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will compete in the Can-Am Duels to set the rest of the field for the Daytona 500. Watch all the action at Daytona International Speedway tonight at 7 pm ET on FOX Sports 1.

Last Sunday’s qualifying set the front row, with Chase Elliott on the pole and Matt Kenseth starting second, but the Can-Am Duels will lock in spots three through 40 for the Daytona 500.

How To Qualify For The Daytona 500 Now

  • Thirty-six Charter teams will be assigned a starting position
  • Four Open teams are eligible for starting positions
  • The highest finishing Open team in each Can-Am Duel race earns a starting position
  • The final two starting positions are awarded to Open teams based on Coors Light Pole Qualifying if not already a top finisher in a Duel race
  • Qualifying sets the front row for the Daytona 500 and the starting lineup for the Can-Am Duel fields, with the number of Charter team and Open team cars split evenly throughout both races
  • If the second Can-Am Duel race is cancelled due to weather, the highest finishing Open team from the first race earns a starting position, with the other three Open teams determined by qualifying
  • If both Can-Am Duel races are cancelled due to weather, qualifying determines all four Open teams
  • Non-charter drivers Ryan Blaney (No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford) and Matt DiBenedetto (No. 93 BK Racing Toyota) guaranteed themselves spots in the Daytona 500 via their performances in last Sunday’s Coors Light Pole Qualifying.

For tonight, the first duel consists of the even numbered qualifiers, while the second duel consists of the odd numbered qualifiers. The order of finishers in each duel (minus Elliott and Kenseth) will set the odd and even positions for the Daytona 500.

Last season’s Duel races were won by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson. Dale Earnhardt won his Duel race a record 12 times, double the total of Cale Yarborough (6) who is second on the all-time list. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads active drivers with four Can-Am Duel victories.

Click here for the starting lineup in the first Can-Am Duel.

Click here for the starting lineup in the second Can-Am Duel.