Duel Domination: Matt Kenseth & Denny Hamlin win qualifying races under lights for Sunday's Daytona 500
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Joe Gibs racers sweep nighttime races
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Matt Kenseth in the No. 20 wins Duel race 1 and Denny Hamlin in No. 11 wins Duel race 2 on Thursday night under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. The Duel races helped set the field for Sunday's Daytona 500, with No. 3 Sprint Cup rookie Austin Dillon already on the pole and Martin Truex Jr. joining him on the outside front row.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Joe Gibbs Racing swept the inaugural nighttime running of the Budweiser Duel at Daytona with Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin finishing atop the scoring pylon in their respective 150-mile qualifying races on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Kenseth, who led a race-high 31 laps in the first qualifying race, was the victor in a three-wide finish at the checkered flag, edging out Kevin Harvick by .022 seconds with Kasey Kahne a close third.
