Budweiser Duels 2014 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

The 2014 Budweiser Duels on Thursday proved to be yet another exciting precursor to NASCAR's early-season flagship event, the Daytona 500. Austin Dillon already won the pole, and Martin Truex Jr. secured a spot in second as the front row for Sunday's big race. The rest of the field's positions were determined in two separate qualifying races on Thursday at Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. In the first race, Matt Kenseth beat a formidable outfit of competitors to win in a photo finish. Kenseth's margin of victory over Kevin Harvick was just 0.022 seconds. After that, another thrilling race culminated with a massive crash on the final lap, which left Jimmie Johnson's car on fire and Truex Jr.'s vehicle incapacitated. Denny Hamli...

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