The NASCAR Chevy teams showed strength during the twin BlueGreen Vacations Duels at Daytona on February 15th, 2024, but couldn’t outfox two Toyota teams heading to the checkered flag in either race.
In Duel 1, Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 Toyota TRD Camry, found himself under fire from three Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) Camaro ZL1 racers – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Camaro; Alex Bowman, No. 48 Camaro; and Kyle Larson, No. 5 Camaro – but managed to slice in front of Elliott and Larson both, blocking them coming out of Turn 4 and heading into the banked trioval beneath the flag stand.
Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson’s No. 84 Camry outdueled the No. 44 Camaro of JJ Yeley for the final starting position in the Daytona 500, meaning Yeley will not compete in The Great American Race this year.
“Side-by-side [with Johnson] coming to two to go, I thought we were in really good shape,” Yeley said. “I made a split-second decision to go to the outside, carry the momentum, clear him, make the racetrack two-wide where he couldn’t pass. He stayed in the middle. The 19 [Martin Truex Jr.] pushed him. The momentum carried him all the way to the checkered flag.”
Duel 2 saw Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Camry in Victory Lane, having survived a massive 11-car pileup on Lap 48 that took out several top NASCAR Chevy contenders, including the No. 24 Camaro of William Byron and the No. 8 Camaro of Kyle Busch.
“I was just getting a push from the No. 6 [Brad Keselowski] there, and the No. 24 [Byron] I saw kind of got messed up, out of line and slowed down,” Busch said of the incident. “I tried to lift and roll out of the gas smoothly. I was still gaining too fast, and then I got all the way out of the gas. Got bumped again from behind and just accordioned into the No. 24 and sent him spinning.”
Check out full results for both Duel races at Daytona below, along with the starting grid for the 2024 Daytona 500, which is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 18th, although the forecast calls for quite a bit of rain that may delay The Great American Race. Don’t forget to subscribe to GM Authority for more GM-related NASCAR Chevy news, GM motorsports and racing news and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Nasty Beast Toyota | 60 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Gainbridge/Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | AdventHealth Toyota | 60 | 5 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 60 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 60 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 60 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 60 | 20 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 18 | 84 | * Jimmie Johnson | Carvana Toyota | 60 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 7 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 60 | 14 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Chili's Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet | 60 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 21 | 44 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 100 Coconut Water Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | gener8tor Ford | 60 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 11 | 62 | * Anthony Alfredo(i) | Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Boost by Kroger.Cottonelle Chevrolet | 51 | 15 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 13 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
| 1 | 16 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota | 60 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Toyota | 60 | 5 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree Toyota | 60 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford | 60 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 18 | 71 | Zane Smith # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Edge Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 60 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 15 | 51 | Justin Haley | TreeTop Apple Juice/Jacob Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 60 | 21 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 21 | 36 | * Kaz Grala # | Ruedebusch Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Celsius Chevrolet | 60 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 20 | 78 | * BJ McLeod(i) | Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 13 | 60 | * David Ragan | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 60 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 60 | 17 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | Josh Berry # | SunnyD Ford | 48 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/PEAK Ford | 47 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Zone Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | Riley Herbst(i) | Monster Energy Ford | 47 | 7 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Black Rifle Coffee/Ranger Boats Ford | 47 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Nasty Beast Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Gainbridge/Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | AdventHealth Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 71 | Zane Smith # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Edge Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 51 | Justin Haley | TreeTop Apple Juice/Jacob Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Carvana Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 25 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 36 | Kaz Grala # | Ruedebusch Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 0 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 28 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Celsius Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Chili's Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 4 | Josh Berry # | SunnyD Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | gener8tor Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/PEAK Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Zone Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Boost by Kroger.Cottonelle Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 15 | Riley Herbst(i) | Monster Energy Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 38 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Black Rifle Coffee/Ranger Boats Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 39 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo(i) | Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 40 | 60 | David Ragan | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
Comments
Jimmie Johnson should not be driving a Toyota
I lost all respect for the so called “King” Richard Petty!
Same old stuff as last year. A ho, hum, scrum with cars. Lots of pushing and shoving. They just don’t hold a candle to the races of the 60s, 70s and 80s.
It’s 2024 pal and I for one like watching races where the winners don’t lap the field twice lol
Nascar’s greed has destroyed racing Penske and France are greedy morons There was a time when you didnt pay for parking, pay for camping, pay for practice, pay for qualifying, pay for pit access and pay and pay and pay