2016 Can-Am Duels
The 2016 Can-Am Duels were a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car races held on February 18, 2016, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2016 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the first Duel race and Kyle Busch won the second Duel race. Report Background 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. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. 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 . Second practice (February 13) Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 45.934 and a speed of . Pole qualifying Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is different from any other race weekend because the starting lineup for the race – except