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Drivers to win Duel before first Cup Series points race

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William Byron won the second Bluegreen Vacations Duel race on Thursday, making him just the sixth driver in NASCAR history to win one of the Daytona 500 qualifying races before winning a points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race. Read on to see the company Byron keeps, including two other drivers of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Coo Coo Marlin is the father of Sterling. Coo Coo's only NASCAR Cup Series win is often overlooked, but came in the second 125-mile qualifier race for the Daytona 500 in 1973. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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Coo Coo Marlin

Duel victory: Feb. 15, 1973

First Cup Series victory: N/A

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 12, 1987: Ken Schrader in victory lane at Daytona International Speedway after scoring an upset victory in the first 7-Eleven Twin 125 qualifying race for the Daytona 500. It was Schrader’s first visit to victory lane in his Cup career and the first time a Junie Donlavey-owned car had won a Cup event since Jody Ridley did so for Donlavey at Dover, DE, in 1981. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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Ken Schrader

Duel victory: Feb. 12, 1987

First Cup Series victory: July 31, 1988, at Talladega

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DAYTONA BEACH, RL - FEBRUARY 11: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Chevrolet Monte Carlo during practice for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 11, 2003 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Jeff Gordon

Duel victory: Feb. 11, 1993

First Cup Series victory: May 29, 1994, at Charlotte

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15 Feb 2001: Driver Mike Skinner is showered with Gatorade after winning the second Gatorade 125 at the Daytona Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/ALLSPORT

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Mike Skinner

Duel victory: Feb. 15, 2001

First Cup Series victory: N/A

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 23: Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Chase Elliott

Duel victory: Feb. 23, 2017

First Cup Series victory: Aug. 5, 2018, at Watkins Glen

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 13: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta 'Color of the Year' Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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William Byron

Duel victory: Feb. 13, 2020

First Cup Series victory: N/A