Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric were the big winners of Thursday night's Duels at Daytona while Justin Allgaier and Corey LaJoie secured their places in Sunday's Daytona 500.

Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric win the Duel qualifying races as Justin Allgaier and Corey LaJoie make the Daytona 500

Justin Allgaier is looking to defend his Xfinity Series championship from 2024 this year. While he has a spot in the Daytona 500 tomorrow with JR Motorsports, he was hoping to get his full-time season started with a strong performance.

With a push from teammate Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace surged ahead of 2024 Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win Thursday night‘s first Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying race and earn the third starting position for Sunday‘s 67th running of the “Great American Race” (2:30 p.

Justin Allgaier, left, and Jimmie Johnson talk on the pit road during Wednesday's qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Justin Allgaier will need to earn his Daytona 500 starting spot in the Duel at Daytona on Thursday to score JR Motorsports' first Cup start.

Justin Allgaier, who will continue to attempt working his way into the Daytona 500 starting field as he pilots the No. 40 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Thursday's

Bubba Wallace won his first Daytona 500 qualifying race as Justin Allgaier ensured JR Motorsports will start its first Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. In the opening Daytona 500 Duel qualifying race Thursday night,

Riverton-native Justin Allgaier during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) NASCAR's signature event is coming up this Sunday.

NASCAR's Daytona 500 on FOX has a unique qualifying format. It isn’t the simplest to understand. Adding to the complicated qualifying procedures is a new rule that could add (but doesn't guarantee) a 41st car to what — in recent years — has normally been a 40-car field.

With a push from teammate Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace surged ahead of 2024 Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win Thursday night’s first Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying race and earn the