THREE TOYOTA TOP 10s IN SECOND DAYTONA DUEL
Christopher Bell Leads Camry Contingent with Fifth-Place Result
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 12, 2026) – Three Toyota Camry drivers finished in the top-10 in Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night, including Christopher Bell (fifth), Ty Gibbs (ninth) and Denny Hamlin (10th).
Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Daytona International Speedway
Duel 2 – 150 miles, 60 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Chase Elliott*
2nd, Carson Hocevar*
3rd, Kyle Larson*
4th, Michael McDowell*
5th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
9th, TY GIBBS
10th, DENNY HAMLIN
11th, ERIK JONES
12th, TYLER REDDICK
13th, RILEY HERBST
20th, CHASE BRISCOE
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 5th
Car is clean and top-five finish. Can you tell us what you learned tonight for Sunday?
“I think I learned just a little bit of race craft, and understanding where to position your car at and where not to position your car. The Interstate Batteries, DEWALT Camry handled really well and did a lot of the things I needed it to do. Just the race was difficult – I went from starting on the third row to all of way in the back and then had to work my way back forward again. Just a lot to digest and hopefully, I can race good on Sunday.”
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