Joey Logano: Wins Daytona Duel 1

Logano won the Duel 1 qualifying race for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night.

Analysis:

Ryan Preece would set the pace for much of this 60-lap battle and his Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing teammates would lock down the Top 4 for a significant number of laps. However, after the lone green-flag pit stops things would get shuffled up front and the Penske Fords would get in the mix. Some late accidents would also add some surprises as the race would go to overtime. Logano would be out front when a wreck would break out on the last lap involving Corey Lajoie. That would bring out the caution and Logano would be the winner. He will start third on the grid in Sunday's Daytona 500.