2016 Can-Am Duels

2016 Can-Am Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
DateFebruary 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
LocationDaytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
DistanceRace 1:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Avg SpeedRace 1 172.911 mph (278.273 km/h)
Race 2 191.898 mph (308.830 km/h)
WeatherClear night skies with a temperature of 59 °F (15 °C); wind out of the north/northeast at 14 mph (23 km/h)
Race 1
Pole positionChase Elliott (R)
Most laps ledDale Earnhardt Jr. (43)
WinnerDale Earnhardt Jr.
Race 2
Pole positionMatt Kenseth
Most laps ledKyle Busch (35)
WinnerKyle Busch
Television
NetworkFS1 & MRN
AnnouncersMike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip (Television)
Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)

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.

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