Relive all the action from Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway that saw Ryan Blaney 's night end early in a late-race wreck and teammates abandon each other in the closing laps.
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00:00 >> Mcdowell chose the outside.
00:12 He and syndric, two mustangs.
00:14 Lead them to green.
00:34 >> They had the start coordinated between the two fords of Austin syndric and michael
00:38 mcdowell for michael mcdowell to come down in front of syndric so they were lined up
00:46 early.
00:47 >> Three wide.
00:48 The crossover, letting mcdowell in, getting established on that bottom.
00:59 It was effective.
01:01 >> One thing I liked being in race two, I got to watch race one and learn the characteristics
01:06 of some of the cars so I knew what to expect.
01:08 I always felt like in race two of the duels I could be more aggressive right off the bat
01:12 because I knew what those characteristics were.
01:16 Even if you didn't have a teammate or something in the first race, you could watch and learn
01:20 and see what was going on.
01:23 >> The big question is how many cars will come with him?
01:26 >> The big question is absolutely.
01:28 Do the cars behind him know they're pitting?
01:32 Don't stack it up behind him.
01:33 >> He gets down off track quickly.
01:35 This is much better organized than in race number one.
01:39 Eight cars pitting.
01:40 Josh?
01:41 >> Start with the 20 of Christopher bell.
01:43 The only real complaint for him is a little bit free in the tri-oval as far as the 23
01:48 of Bubba Wallace.
01:50 Most laps he's ever led in a duel with 21 in this race.
01:53 >> He looks for his first win in the duel.
01:58 >> D.J.
01:59 McCloud has made his stop trying to make the show.
02:01 It looks like most of them will come out together.
02:05 Two packs, a five and a three.
02:11 Now the leader.
02:12 Five Fords in front of Denny Hamlin's Toyota.
02:16 Then two more Fords.
02:17 Will they come this lap?
02:19 >> Yes.
02:20 >> Yes.
02:21 >> Not all of them.
02:25 Again, eight cars headed for pit road.
02:29 Mike the 71 of Zane Smith getting ready to make his second start in the daytona 500 after
02:33 tonight.
02:34 He told me earlier that this race right now way less stressful than last year when he
02:37 had to race in.
02:38 It's been that way on the radio.
02:40 Very calm.
02:41 Hasn't said a word.
02:42 Jamie?
02:43 >> Austin, Michael Mcdowell both pulling into their pit box.
02:45 They've been working together.
02:46 You saw them light them up on pit road.
02:49 They want to take care of their tires.
02:51 Just enough fuel here to make it to the end.
02:54 >> That will leave five cars on the racetrack that have not pitted.
02:58 Led by Harrison Burton, Ryan Blaney, Brad keselowski.
03:01 They're all Fords.
03:03 David Ragan, Kaz Grala.
03:08 And they're all in this time it looks like.
03:15 Zane Smith too fast exiting pit road.
03:18 That will be a drive-through penalty at pit road speed.
03:22 >> Group up as you see Michael Mcdowell at the front of that pack.
03:25 >> You know who's right behind him?
03:27 Denny Hamlin.
03:28 Where did he come from?
03:31 >> Cendric to the inside on chase Briscoe.
03:34 >> Save that fuel riding around in the back that you talked about.
03:36 You harped on us, Kevin.
03:38 That's exactly what you just saw with Denny Hamlin.
03:40 Quick pit stop put him right up front.
03:43 Right where he needed to be.
03:45 >> Blaney went to move up.
03:46 Make a pass.
03:47 Byron blocked him.
03:48 >> Oh, Byron Blaney.
03:49 Into the wall.
03:50 >> Kyle Busch.
03:51 >> And just like last year, Blaney gets caught up in the big one.
04:11 >> He's getting out okay.
04:12 Saw it coming.
04:13 He made the move.
04:14 Byron made the block.
04:15 It just got him stacked up behind him.
04:18 >> He had a tank swapping and it was gone.
04:22 >> Noah Gregson, Blaney walks away from his car.
04:27 He is okay.
04:28 The A.M.R.
04:29 Safety crew quickly on the scene.
04:32 Riley Herbst race ends early.
04:35 >> That was a big shot for Blaney.
04:40 >> It all starts, I saw, it starts with Blaney behind William Byron.
04:47 He goes to make a move.
04:48 Byron with the big block.
04:49 Watch this.
04:52 Kind of a late block.
04:53 Got him stacked up.
04:54 Went back to the bottom.
04:57 Side draft and then just stacked him up behind him.
05:00 >> Kyle Busch got into the back of the 24 and turned him sideways.
05:05 >> Did Brad keselowski get into the back of Kyle Busch?
05:14 >> Tore up a lot of good race cars, Clint.
05:17 You hate to see that in these qualifying races.
05:20 >> Keselowski, as you mentioned, he was right there in the middle of it as well.
05:31 >> I think this is going to start with this car right here.
05:38 Blaney is going to pull up.
05:43 What's going to happen here is Brad keselowski is in the back of the 8.
05:47 You can see the flames coming out of Kyle Busch's car trying to keep from getting into
05:50 the back of the 24.
05:51 The 6 is pushing Kyle Busch so hard he can't get checked up.
05:55 You saw the flames come out of the pipes.
05:58 >> Doesn't take much.
05:59 That movement, as soon as he moved, it was kind of a late block but still a good block.
06:05 When Blaney went back down to the bottom, it just stacked him up and they run him over
06:10 from behind.
06:11 >> The flames tell all signs when they come out of the pipes.
06:16 It accordions faster at 200 miles an hour.
06:28 >> Oh.
06:33 >> That's a heavy hit.
06:34 Right into the wall.
06:35 Head on like that.
06:36 It doesn't get any harder.
06:37 >> That is the -- one of the hardest hits you can take in a race car when you get turned
06:45 in the middle of the straightaway right front into the wall.
06:48 It is so violent.
06:50 I'm so happy to see him put that window down quick.
06:53 I know the car was on fire and he was in a hurry.
06:55 You can hear it in his voice how bad it hurt.
06:57 You'll see him shoot up right here.
07:05 You hear him go back to the gas, saving grace.
07:09 >> We'll have eight laps to run.
07:11 Cars that were in the accident go to the tail end of the longest line.
07:14 That's why the inside lane is so much shorter than the outside.
07:17 Here we go.
07:18 >> That's weird.
07:19 >> Toyota is on the inside.
07:20 >> I think he's going to get a little bit of a run.
07:21 >> He's going to get a run.
07:22 >> He's going to get a run.
07:23 >> He's going to get a run.
07:24 >> He's going to get a run.
07:25 >> He's going to get a run.
07:26 >> He's going to get a run.
07:27 >> He's going to get a run.
07:28 >> He's going to get a run.
07:29 >> He's going to get a run.
07:30 >> He's going to get a run.
07:31 >> He's going to get a run.
07:32 >> He's going to get a run.
07:35 >> Toyota is on the bottom.
07:36 Ford is up top.
07:37 >> That was a weird restart with all those cars on the outside.
07:41 It looked like the inside line wasn't going.
07:43 All of a sudden here comes that outside line with all those cars.
07:46 >> Comes a huge run by Mcdowell off the bumper.
07:51 That was a quick move right there.
07:52 Heads up move.
07:53 >> Look at that 36.
07:54 >> He's trying to race his way into the daytona 500 and he moves into fifth position.
08:21 >> I don't know if there's damage on that car or not.
08:24 He doesn't seem like he can really pull up to the car of Sendrick in front of him quite
08:29 as good as he was before.
08:31 >> A lot of it is probably due to the 36 car.
08:34 When those guys get going, the 36 car is not close enough to Brad.
08:37 >> Denny Hamlin.
08:38 >> He's going to miss the block by his teammate.
08:42 That is not at all what he wanted.
08:45 >> Mcdowell pays the price.
08:48 >> That was close.
08:49 >> That was a last minute decision by him.
08:51 He elected to go up and make that block.
08:53 I know he didn't want to get off the bumper of his teammate.
08:56 >> That almost wadded up the whole field.
09:00 >> Including that Mcdowell that was going to start on the front row Sunday.
09:04 >> Late block.
09:06 >> That was as close as it gets.
09:10 >> When Denny went up to make that block, it was in the worst spot it could be going
09:14 into the trial.
09:15 Then Michael Mcdowell had to lift and there was so much momentum.
09:18 It almost pushed him out of line from the front and the back.
09:22 Big push by the 2.
09:23 See the 2, everybody lift just like the last wreck.
09:27 Michael Mcdowell went up to keep that wreck from happening.
09:29 >> In the back, Grala and McCloud battling for the last spot in the field.
09:35 Deep in the pack.
09:36 Last next to the last row.
09:38 >> It shows you how much a three wide scenario slows down that line and just the effect that
09:46 it made.
09:47 >> They are battling for the daytona 500.
09:51 >> Cass Grala must finish ahead of these other two cars or he goes home.
09:56 >> It's going to come down to help.
09:58 Who can get help behind them?
10:01 >> McCloud holding his own.
10:03 Moving up.
10:04 And once again, we're going to come to the white flag.
10:07 Brought to you by credit one bank as Denny Hamlin leads them toward the checkered flag.
10:12 This battle to qualify is just as good as race one.
10:16 >> As outside lines form and these Fords are going for it.
10:21 Big time push by Sendrick into Harrison Burton.
10:24 Here they come.
10:25 You see bell move up and slow that momentum, Kevin.
10:31 >> He blocked the Fords there with the momentum.
10:32 He's going to try to use that.
10:33 Denny Hamlin with another aggressive block and bell right back in front of the 21.
10:38 >> Almost too aggressive.
10:39 Not almost.
10:40 It was too aggressive.
10:41 Got him down.
10:42 The momentum goes to the outside with bell.
10:44 >> Just couldn't squeeze down.
10:46 Sendrick does.
10:47 Goes underneath Harrison Burton.
10:49 Austin Sendrick chasing Christopher bell for the win.
10:53 McCloud right together side by side.
10:56 One of them makes it.
10:57 One of them goes home.
10:58 Here we come to the line.
11:00 Christopher bell is going to win it.
11:02 Second is Sendrick.
11:03 And making the daytona 500.
11:06 Appears to be Kaz grala.
11:08 >> Harrison Burton was really hoping he was going to get that help and stay with him off
11:12 of forward by Sendrick.
11:13 Sendrick went forward on the bottom.
11:15 >> He's not going to be happy about that.
11:17 I think being on the same team, I think Harrison Burton is going to be severely unhappy with
11:21 Austin Sendrick.
11:22 >> Yeah.
11:23 I think rightfully so.