The 2026 America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona were a pair of NASCAR Cup Series stock car races that was held on February 12, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both were contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2026 Daytona 500.
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
In December 2025, the track revealed in their brochure for the Daytona 500 race weekend that the Duel races would have a new name in 2026, the America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona. America 250 Florida is the campaign of the Florida Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial, a committee established by an executive order from Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis to plan events in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States in the state of Florida.
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.006 and a speed of .