“Was able to side-draft the 10 (Almirola) and pull him back and just barely get enough to break that plane in front of the 14 and clear him up. From there I was just blocking to the finish. My spotter, TJ (Majors), did a great job feeding me all the information I needed to make a decision.” [ndmsvideo vid="6002435220001" iframe="true" play="false"]
Bowyer was able to salvage a second-place finish after dominating much of the race, leading 41 of the 60 total circuits. Aric Almirola finished third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch to round out the top-five finishers. Brendan Gaughan raced his way into the Daytona 500, edging out Joey Gase with a 16th-place finish. Gase finished 19th and will not compete on Sunday. Alex Bowman, flanking Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron on the front row for Sunday’s race, led the first 11 laps of the second race after starting on pole. Bowman, like Byron in the first race, elected to protect the No. 88 Chevrolet from potential disaster to ensure his starting spot -- barring any mishap in this weekend’s practice sessions -- finishing 13th. The next on-track action for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is Friday’s third practice at 1 p.m. ET on FS1. Below are full results from the second Duel race:| Finish | Driver | Team |
| 1. | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| 2. | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 3. | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 4. | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5. | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 6. | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
| 7. | Jamie McMurray | Spire Motorsports |
| 8. | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9. | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| 10. | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing |
| 11. | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports |
| 12. | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 14. | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15. | Brendan Gaughan | Beard Motorsports |
| 16. | Corey LaJoie | GO FAS Racing |
| 17. | Casey Mears | Germain Racing |
| 18. | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 19. | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports |
| 20. | Joey Gase | Motorsports Business Management |
| 21. | BJ McLeod | Petty Ware Racing |
“I’m just glad we finally came out on the right side of this, and everything’s not tore up,” said Harvick, who had finished fourth, third and second in his previous three Daytona qualifying races.
[ndmsvideo vid="6002406941001" iframe="true" play="false"] Stenhouse Jr. finished second with Menard right behind in third. New Leavine Family Racing driver Matt DiBenedetto finished fourth, followed by Martin Truex Jr. in fifth. RELATED: Duel No. 1 full results | Busch spins after contact with Johnson, gets fiery on radio The biggest action of the night occurred on Lap 35 when Kyle Busch spun as a result of contact from Jimmie Johnson. The left-rear quarter panel of Busch's No. 18 Toyota was clipped by the right-front bumper of the Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet coming out of Turn 2, sending Busch for a spin down the backstretch. Luckily, Busch was able to avoid damage and pitted for four fresh Goodyear tires. Parker Kligerman raced his way into the Daytona 500 after a close final-lap battle with Tyler Reddick and Ryan Truex. Kligerman finished in 12th place, while Reddick and Truex finished 13th and 14th, respectively. Truex came up short of making the 40-car field. VIDEO: Kligerman: Making Daytona 500 'means the world to me' Daytona 500 pole winner William Byron started the race on pole position alongside Hendrick Motorsports teammate Johnson, electing to lead the first 15 laps prior to the first round of pit stops. As the racing for position ramped up with 25 laps remaining, the 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year dropped to the back of the field to avoid any potential incidents and protect the No. 24 Chevrolet for Sunday.| Finish | Driver | Team |
| 1. | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 3. | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 4. | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing |
| 5. | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6. | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 7. | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 8. | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9. | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 10. | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 11. | Daniel Suarez | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 12. | Parker Kligerman | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 13. | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14. | Ryan Truex | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 15. | Landon Cassill | Starcom Racing |
| 16. | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17. | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18. | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19. | Matt Tifft | Front Row Motorsports |
| 20. | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske |
| 21. | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing |