The Daytona Duels in 2019, now officially called the Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, will set the field for the 61st running of the Daytona 500. The qualifying races also will dish out the first set of regular-season points for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The starting lineup for the 2019 Daytona 500, which takes the green flag Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, was partially set when William Byron won the pole in qualifying a week prior to the race. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, will join him on the front row, starting second. But the first two spots in the 2019 Daytona 500 lineup are all that are set going into Thursday's Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, which will determine the other 38 starting positions. MORE: Watch the Duels at Daytona live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The starting lineups for this year's Daytona Duels are set based on pole qualifying speeds. Byron will race in Duel 1, Bowman will race in Duel 2, and so on, alternating throughout the qualifying results to set the two fields. Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott were third and fourth fastest, respectively, in Daytona 500 qualifying, meaning Hendrick Motorsports cars will make up the front row to start both Duels on Thursday. Below is all you need to know about this year's Duel races at Daytona, including the TV schedule, the points format and how they will set the field for the 2019 Daytona 500. When are the Daytona Duels 2019? Date : Thursday, Feb. 14 : Thursday, Feb. 14 Start times : 7 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. ET : 7 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. ET TV : FS1 : FS1 Streaming : fuboTV, FOX Sports Go : fuboTV, FOX Sports Go Radio : MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio : MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Format: Two 60-lap, 150-mile races Thursday's Daytona Duels are welcome after a few quiet days and nights at Daytona International Speedway, though NASCAR's Truck Series will take the track for practice hours before the Monster Energy Cup Series cars take the green flag in Duel 1 at 7 p.m. ET. Before that green flag drops, though, FOX's pre-race coverage will begin on FS1 (live stream fuboTV) at 5:30 p.m. ET with "NASCAR RaceDay from Daytona." The start time for Duel 2, scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET, is tentative based on the time it takes to complete Duel 1. According to NASCAR's TV schedule for Daytona Speedweeks, the 2019 Gander RV Duel races at Daytona also will re-air Friday at 3 a.m. ET (FS1) and again 9 a.m. ET (FS2). MRN's radio coverage of this year's Daytona Duels is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday. NASCAR SCHEDULE: Date, time, TV info for every 2019 Cup race Daytona 500 qualifying: Duels starting lineups The starting lineups for Thursday's Gander RV Duel races at Daytona were determined by the finishing order of Sunday's single-car qualifying. The cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions (first, third, fifth, etc.) will compete in Duel 1. Even-numbered qualifiers will compete in Duel 2. The results of the first Duel on Thursday will set the inside row for the 2019 Daytona 500, and the results of the second Duel will set the outside row. With the front row for the Daytona 500 already set, that means the winner of Duel 1 will start Sunday's race third. The winner of Duel 2 will start Sunday's race fourth, and so on. With 42 cars entered this year, two teams — between Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Brendan Gaughan and Joey Gase, drivers of the four non-Charter Cup teams that did not lock themselves into the Daytona 500 field via qualifying — will not make the field of 40 depending on how they finish in the Duels. (Tyler Reddick and Casey Mears clinched spots in the Daytona 500 as the fastest non-Charter teams in qualifying.) Each Duel will be a 60-lap, 150-mile race. Duel 1 Starting position Driver Team 1. William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 2. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 3. Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing 4. Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing 5. Brad Keselowski Team Penske 6. Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing 7. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 8. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 9. Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing 11. Daniel Suarez Stewart-Haas Racing 12. Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing 13. Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing 14. Ryan Truex Tommy Baldwin Racing 15. Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing 16. Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing 17. Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports 18. Matt Tifft Front Row Motorsports 19. Parker Kligerman Gaunt Brothers Racing 20. Landon Cassill StarCom Racing 21. Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Duel 2 Starting position Driver Team 1. Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 2. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 3. Joey Logano Team Penske 4. Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing 5. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 6. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 7. Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 8. Ryan Blaney Team Penske 9. Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing 10. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing 11. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports 12. Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 13. Casey Mears Germain Racing 14. Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports 15. Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports 16. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 17. Ty Dillon Germain Racing 18. Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports 19. Corey LaJoie GO FAS Racing 20. BJ McLeod Petty Ware Racing 21. Joey Gase Motorsports Business Management MORE: Aric Almirola took high road after Daytona 500 wreck — now he's back Daytona Duels 2019: Format, points payout Each Gander RV Duel at Daytona on Thursday will be a 60-lap, 150 mile race. Each Duel again will award regular-season points heading into the Daytona 500. The winner of each Duel will get 10 points, with one less point per place from second through 10th, which will earn one point. Unlike at the end of stages in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, the winner of each Duel will not receive one playoff point. The points payout for each Duel on Thursday is as follows: Place in Duel Points 1st 10 points 2nd Nine points 3rd Eight points 4th Seven points 5th Six points 6th Five points 7th Four points 8th Three points 9th Two points 10th One point Daytona Speedweeks TV schedule 2019: (All times ET) Wednesday, Feb. 13 12 p.m.: Daytona 500 Media Day | FS1/FOX Sports GO Thursday, Feb. 14 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series final practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 7 p.m.: Gander RV Duel at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Friday, Feb. 15 12 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 1 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 3 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 7:30 p.m.: NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Saturday, Feb. 16 9:30 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 12 p.m.: Daytona 500 final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Sunday, Feb. 17<doc-sep>John Raoux/Associated Press On Sunday, the first green flag of the 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series season will drop as 40 drivers compete in the Daytona 500. And now, the starting order is set for the Great American Race. Thursday night's Gander RV Duels at Daytona set the order for the field beyond the front row. Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Alex Bowman had already secured their starting positions by posting the two fastest lap times, respectively, during the final round of qualifying this past Sunday. There will be several more Cup Series practices between Friday and Saturday, but the drivers won't participate in any more competitive action until the start of the Great American Race on Sunday. Daytona 500 Information Date: Sunday, Feb. 17 Video Play Button Videos you might like Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox Daytona 500 Starting Lineup 1. William Byron 2. Alex Bowman 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Joey Logano 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 6. Clint Bowyer 7. Paul Menard 8. Aric Almirola 9. Matt DiBenedetto 10. Denny Hamlin 11. Martin Truex Jr. 12. Kurt Busch 13. Bubba Wallace 14. Ryan Blaney 15. Chris Buescher 16. Jamie McMurray 17. Jimmie Johnson 18. Chase Elliott 19. Ryan Newman 20. Austin Dillon 21. Ryan Preece 22. Ty Dillon 23. Daniel Suarez 24. David Ragan 25. Parker Kligerman 26. Kyle Larson 27. Landon Cassill 28. Erik Jones 29. Daniel Hemric 30. Brendan Gaughan 31. Kyle Busch 32. Corey LaJoie 33. Matt Tifft 34. Michael McDowell 35. Brad Keselowski 36. Ross Chastain 37. Cody Ware 38. B.J. McLeod 39. Tyler Reddick 40. Casey Mears Harvick, Logano Build Momentum With Duel Wins John Raoux/Associated Press A pair of former Cup Series champions notched wins in Thursday night's duel races, as Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano each secured victories, earning them starting positions in the second row for Sunday's Daytona 500. In the first duel race, Harvick cruised to victory, bouncing back after getting into a pair of wrecks at the start of Daytona Speedweeks. He wrecked his car in the first practice session of the season at Daytona, then he was collected in a multi-car crash during this past Sunday's Advance Auto Parts Clash. Harvick, the 2014 Cup Series champion, is a former Daytona 500 winner, as he won the Great American Race in 2007. His third-place starting position is his best in the Daytona 500 since he started third in 2013. The second duel race had a more exciting finish, as Logano passed several cars in the final lap to secure the victory. Sitting in fourth place, Logano moved out of line and received a push to the front from Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney. After winning his first career Cup Series championship last season, Logano has carried over some momentum into 2019 by earning a duel race victory and a strong starting spot for the Daytona 500. He is also a past winner of the Great American Race, as he won it in 2015. Logano, who will start fourth, and Harvick each received 10 championship points for their victories. The second-place finishers in the duel races earned nine points, the third-place finishers earned eight points and so on. Harvick and Logano both drive a Ford, which is now racing a Mustang in Cup Series events as of this season. "Cool to see a couple of Mustangs in victory lane already," Logano said, according to ESPN.com. "The big one's still Sunday. It's a confidence builder for everyone."<doc-sep>Hello? There's no Racing News down here. Where ya off to? Bob, this doesn't look good... Are you lost... The blue dot on the GPS won't help you here. It's probably too late to turn back now anyway. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. Like a mummy at night fightin' with bright lightnin'. I'm not here to save you. I'm just here for the ride. So, let me entertain you and everything will be fine. Have you had it up to here? That's Rock Bottom. Click here to exit the well.<doc-sep>
The 2019 Daytona 500 is only days away, and the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup cars will hit the track under the lights on Thursday night to determine the starting order in the Gander RV Duels. What are the Duels, and when should you tune in? We’re here to help. The 2019 Gander RV Duels will begin with Race No. 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET on FS1. Race No. 2 is tentatively scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET on FS1. You can stream the TV coverage online via Fox Sports Go, or via fuboTV. The qualifying system at Daytona is unique to the rest of the schedule, as only the two spots on the front row are determined by a normal qualifying run. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron, in the No. 24 car, will be on the pole for Sunday’s race, alongside teammate Alex Bowman. Both drivers will also start on the pole in their respective duel on Friday night. How do the Duels work? Each duel is a 60-lap, 150-mile race. To set the field for each Duel, NASCAR takes alternating drivers according to their qualifying position. Drivers that finished in odd-numbered spots will compete in the first Duel, and drivers in even-numbered positions will race in the second. The grid for the Daytona 500 will be set according to the finishing order of each Duel, with the drivers from the first race making up the inside line, and the drivers from the second race making up the outside line. There are also some championship implications to Thursday’s action. The winner of each Duel will receive 10 points in the overall standings. Drivers finishing second will receive nine points, down to one point for 10th place finishers. A total of 42 cars are racing for 40 spots in the 500, but 36 “chartered” cars are guaranteed a spot, which means there are six non-charter drivers competing for the final four entries. Casey Mears and Tyler Reddick have already locked themselves in due to their qualifying speed, which leaves Parker Kligerman, Ryan Truex, Brendan Gaughan and Joey Gase to fight over the remaining two spots. Starting lineups: Duel No. 1: 1. William Byron 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Daniel Hemric 4. Martin Truex Jr 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Paul Menard 7. Kyle Busch 8. Kevin Harvick 9. Tyler Reddick 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 11. Daniel Suarez 12. Chris Buescher 13. Ryan Newman 14. Ryan Truex 15. Ryan Preece 16. Matt DiBenedetto 17. Bubba Wallace 18. Matt Tifft 19. Parker Kliggerman 20. Landon Cassill 21. Cody Ware Duel No. 2: 1. Alex Bowman 2. Chase Elliott 3. Joey Logano 4. Clint Bowyer 5. Austin Dillon 6. Denny Hamlin 7. Erik Jones 8. Ryan Blaney 9. Aric Almirola 10. Kurt Busch 11. David Ragan 12. Michael McDowell 13. Casey Mears 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Brendan Gaughan 16. Kyle Larson 17. Ty Dillon 18. Ross Chastain 19. Corey LaJoie 20. BJ McLeod 21. Joey Gase