Bubba Wallace won the Daytona 500 Duel No. 1 on Thursday, one of two qualifying races for the NASCAR Cup Series opener on Sunday.
Duel 1 was eventful, with three cautions in the first 25 laps that thinned the field. Helio Castroneves was involved in the third caution, an incident that knocked he and fellow open entry Chandler Smith out of the race. Castroneves will start 41st in Sunday’s Daytona 500.
Justin Allgaier raced into the Daytona 500 field as the top open entry car in Duel 1, finishing 9th after surging on a third outside lane.
The second duel qualifying race will take place later on Thursday to set the rest of the Daytona 500 lineup.
Here are the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 duel results from Thursday:
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