2012 Gatorade Duels

2012 Gatorade Duels
Race details[1][2][3][4]
The logo for the Gatorade Duels
Date February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance Race 1:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Race 2:
60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)
Avg Speed Race 1: 159.104 miles per hour (256.053 km/h)
Race 2: 194.175 miles per hour (312.494 km/h)
Weather Temperatures up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 28 miles per hour (45 km/h)[5]
Race 1
Pole position Carl Edwards – Roush Fenway Racing
Most laps led Denny Hamlin – Joe Gibbs Racing – (27)
Winner Tony Stewart – Stewart-Haas Racing
Race 2
Pole position Greg Biffle – Roush Fenway Racing
Most laps led Greg Biffle – Roush Fenway Racing – (40)
Winner Matt Kenseth – Roush Fenway Racing
Television
Network Speed
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

The 2012 Gatorade Duels were a pair of stock car races held on February 23, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 60-lap races, held before a crowd of 80,000, were the qualifying races for the 2012 Daytona 500, the premier event of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The first race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart-Haas Racing team. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second and Marcos Ambrose came in third. The second race was won by Matt Kenseth driving for the Roush Fenway Racing team; their first win in the history of the Gatorade Duels. Regan Smith followed in the second position and Jimmie Johnson was third.

Carl Edwards led the first race from the start. One lap later, he was overtaken by Stewart. Afterward, Earnhardt moved into the first position, holding it until a caution period on lap nine. Denny Hamlin assumed the lead at the lap 14 and maintained the position until his pit stop 30 laps later. Stewart reclaimed the lead and held it throughout the remaining 16 laps and two further caution periods to win the first Gatorade Duel. There were three cautions and eight lead changes among five different drivers during the course of the first race.

During the second race, Greg Biffle was the leader at the start. On the fourth lap, Kenseth passed Biffle to take over the lead. He lost the position when Joey Logano and Kyle Busch moved into the top two places. Biffle passed Kyle Busch by the 29th lap and held it during his pit stop 14 laps later. With three laps remaining in the race, Kenseth attempted a race-winning slingshot and passed Biffle when the final lap started and held it to win the second Gatorade Duel. There were five lead changes among five different drivers and no cautions were shown during the course of the second race.

Report

Background

Layout of Daytona International Speedway. The speedway has four turns with one backstrech linking the turns together. The pit road splits off from the track before the entry to the tri-oval and rejoins the track at before the entry of turn one.
Daytona International Speedway, where the race was held

Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.[6] Its standard track is a four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway.[7] Daytona's turns are banked at 31 degrees and the front stretch (the location of the finish line) is banked at 18 degrees.[7] The defending winners of the races were Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton.[8][9]

In early years, qualifying had varying formats: from one timed lap, to the average of two laps, to the better of two laps. The idea of having two individual races to establish the starting lineup of the Daytona 500 dates back to the first race in 1959. The first of the 100-mile (160 km) qualifying races consisted of Convertible division cars and the second of Grand National cars.[10] Between 1960 and 1967, the races were 100 miles (160 km) and were increased to 125 miles (201 km) in 1969.[11] Prior to 1971, the races yielded points to the Drivers' Championship.[12] Large well-established teams approach the races as practice sessions for the Daytona 500 while a successful qualification into the Daytona 500 for smaller less-established teams would allow them to enter future NASCAR events during the season. An unsuccessful qualification meant the team would risk closing down until sponsorship was found.[13] Corporate sponsors purchased naming rights to qualifying races; between 1981 and 1984, Uno cards was the title sponsor for the "Uno Twin 125’s" qualifying events. In 1985 they became known as "7-Eleven Twin 125's";[11] no sponsors funded the 1988, 1989 and 1990 qualifying events and the races were called "Daytona Twin Qualifiers".[12] Gatorade became the sponsor of the dual qualifying events in 1991 and the races were increased to 150 miles (240 km) as it became known as the "Gatorade Duels" in 2005. The races were rebranded as the "Budweiser Duels" in 2013 and will become known as the "Can-Am Duels" in 2016.[11]

The top 35 drivers were assigned to Gatorade Duel races based upon their qualifying positions in the Daytona 500. Drivers who qualifed in odd-number positions competed in the first Duel along with the winner of the 2012 Daytona 500 pole. Competitors who qualifed in even-numbered places took part in the second Duel. The drivers' finishing positions in both Duels determined their starting positions in the Daytona 500. Positions 40 to 42 were filled with the quickest drivers who did not qualify in the top 35, apart from 43rd which was occupied by an eligible past champion. In the event a past champion was not available, the 43rd position would be filled by the next-fastest driver. Two drivers outside the top 35 were eligible for two transfer spots in each Duel.[14]

After some of the cars' engines overheated while driving in packs during the 2012 Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR increased the engines' pressure release values from 25 psi (1.7 bar) to 28 psi (1.9 bar) to help reduce overheating and alleviate the effects of driving at high temperatures.[15]

Practice and qualification

Two 90-minute practice sessions were held on February 22.[2] Matt Kenseth was quickest in the first practice session, with a time of 44.809 seconds. Trevor Bayne was second-quickest with a lap-time 0.009 seconds slower. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, with a time of 44.849 seconds, was third-fastest, ahead of Marcos Ambrose and Mark Martin. Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell and Kevin Harvick. Paul Menard and Kasey Kahne completed the top ten.[16] During the session, Brad Keselowski slowed to avoid Ryan Newman, causing Clint Bowyer to turn into Keselowski, whose car went spinning into the grass on the backstretch.[2][17] Keselowski's car sustained minor damage; his team could repair it, meaning he was not required to use a back-up car.[2][17] Aric Almirola led the second practice, in which 25 drivers competed, with a lap of 45.065 seconds—nearly one-tenth of a second faster than David Stremme. David Ragan was third, ahead of Robert Richardson, Jr. and Greg Biffle. Bobby Labonte, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott, Michael Waltrip and Kahne completed the top ten ahead of the races.[18]

During the session, in where drivers ran in packs and drafted off each other,[2] Juan Pablo Montoya made contact with Kahne and sent his car spinning into the grass on the frontstretch, tearing off some of its nose.[17] Kahne was required to use a back-up car for the rest of Speedweeks.[17] Becauase the qualifying grids were chosen by the order in which drivers qualified in Daytona 500 pole position qualifying, the pole was given to Carl Edwards in the first race and to Biffle in the second. Edwards was joined on the front row of the grid by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., with Ambrose in third. Stenhouse and Bayne started in fourth and fifth positions respectively. Biffle was joined by Mears on the front row for the second race, with Jeff Gordon in third. Martin Truex, Jr. started fourth, and was followed by Martin in fifth.[19]

Races

The qualifying races for the 2012 Daytona 500 began at 2:00 p.m. EST and was televised live in the United States by Speed.[1] The conditions on the grid before the race were dry, the air temperature was 82 °F (28 °C) and a ten percent chance of rain was forecast. Dr. L. Ronald Durham of Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida began the pre-race ceremonies with an invocation. Vocalist Catrina Mack from Orlando, Florida performed the national anthem.[20]

Race 1

Portrait photograph of a man in his forties with a trimmed beard and wearing sunglasses
Tony Stewart (pictured in 2015) was the winner of the first Gatorade Duel.

Following the invocation and the performance of the National Anthem, three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte gave the command for the drivers to start their engines. Edwards maintained his pole position lead going into the first corner with Earnhardt, Jr. in second. On lap two, Tony Stewart passed Edwards around the outside to take the lead. Edwards, with assistance from Bayne, moved in front of Stewart going into turn three to reclaim the first position two laps later. On the fifth lap, Earnhardt moved into the lead and Ambrose moved into second place. Edwards temporairly moved back into first before Earnhardt reclaimed the position. Bayne, who also battled for the lead, had moved down the field by lap seven. On lap nine, Michael McDowell made contact with David Gilliland's left-rear quarter panel between turns one and two; Gilliland went up the track towards the outside wall, and collected Menard and Montoya, triggering the first caution of the race and the appearance of the pace car. Keselowski was also caught up in the wreckage and his car sustained minor damage. Most of the drivers, including Earnhardt, made pit stops for fuel. Earnhardt was required to make an additional pit stop after one of his pit crew went over the wall too soon, dropping him down the field.[20]

The race was restarted on lap 14, with Ambrose leading Denny Hamlin (both of whom opted not to pit) Almirola, Stewart and Jamie McMurray. Hamlin passed Ambrose to take the lead one lap later. Stewart, with aid from Burton, took over the lead from Hamlin one lap later. Hamlin reclaimed the lead on lap 17 and McDowell moved into second place. Hamlin continued to maintain his lead over the next four laps while McMurray battled with Stewart for second. McDowell had fallen to eighth by lap 21, while Stewart continued in second by lap 25. On the 28th lap, McMurray tried an overtake around the outside of Hamlin for the lead at turn three but could not complete the manoveure, causing him to drop to eighth two laps later. On lap 32, the top five were Hamlin, Stewart, Harvick, Stenhouse and Ambrose. As the cars ran in single file, Edwards had dropped to 15th place one lap later. McDowell was told by his team to save fuel on lap 43. Green flag pit stops began on lap 44 when Hamlin and Ambrose stopped for tyres and fuel, allowing Stewart to assume the lead with Kevin Harvick in second and Stenhouse in third. Eight laps later, after making a pit stop, Michael Waltrip lost control of his car on the backstraightaway after driving from the side of the track onto the race track, and crashed into the backstretch wall. The incident caused the second caution to be shown as every driver except Stewart, Harvick and Edwards stopped for fuel.[20]

Stewart, Harvick and Edwards led at the lap 57 restart. Two laps later, Earnhardt and Edwards temporarily moved to the front of the field but Stewart retook the lead on the same lap.[20] On the final lap, McMurray drove down from the top lane after exiting turn two, and went into Almirola in the middle lane, causing Almirola to make contact with Danica Patrick on the backstraightaway,[21] sending her car spinning 180 degrees, and straight into the inside wall which she hit with her right-hand side, sustaining heavy damage to her car.[22] The crash caused the third and final caution of the race to be shown. Patrick was unhurt; she was able to walk to an ambulance that took her to the in-field medical center.[20][23] The field was frozen in place, with the order of finish determined by where the drivers were when the caution began. This gave Stewart the victory; Earnhardt finished second,[20] and Ambrose finished third. Burton and Edwards completed the top five finishers.[24] McDowell and Robby Gordon earned transfers to qualify for the Daytona 500.[20] The first race had a total of three cautions and eight lead changes among five different drivers.[3]

Race 2

Man in his late thirties wearing a blue and white baseball cap with black sunglasses covering his eyes
Matt Kenseth (pictured in 2009) was the winner of the second Gatorade Duel.

Following the first Gatorade Duel, the Lead Category Manager at Harris Teeter, Steve Kravitz, gave the command for the drivers to start their engines.[25] The weather conditions were similar to those encountered during the first Duel,[25] abeit with a higher air temperature of 84 °F (29 °C).[26] During the pace laps, Kahne had to move to the rear of the field because he had switched to his backup car.[25] He was joined by Clint Bowyer—whose qualifying time was disallowed because his car twice failed the post-race inspection for height sticks,[27] and Bill Elliott—who had switched his car's engine. Biffle maintained his pole position advantage heading into the first turn, followed by Casey Mears. On lap three, Kenseth moved into the outside line to prepare for a race-lead overtake and was helped by Johnson. Kenseth took over the lead on the following lap with Johnson in second; Biffle was pushed down to third. By the twelfth lap, the top ten drivers were separated by one second as Joey Logano and Kyle Busch moved to the front two positions by lap 14. Elliott Sadler nearly lost control of his car between the first and second turns on lap 16 but was able to continue. Kenseth tried to pass Kyle Busch on the outside of turn four on lap 17, but Busch closed the door on Kenseth.[25]

Kyle Busch moved into the lead on the 18th lap, while Logano moved down the field. After starting from 14th, Dave Blaney had moved up nine positions to fifth by lap 21; Logano had moved into third by the same lap. Biffle moved into the lead on lap 23. Kenseth, who was drafting off teammate Biffle, encountered overheating problems and fell to ninth position. Biffle and Kyle Busch started to contest the lead through the fourth turn on lap 26, and the pair traded the position over the following two laps. Biffle gained the lead position on the 29th lap. By lap 33, Regan Smith and Sadler had moved into third and fourth positions respectively. Biffle had reported debris in turn two but officials could not locate it. Green flag pit stops began on lap 40; Kenseth, Logano and Kyle Busch made their pit stops on lap 42 while Biffle, Smith and Jimmie Johnson pitted on the following lap. After the pit stops had been completed, Biffle reclaimed the first position, while Smith moved into second and Johnson was in third. The top three drivers were followed by Sadler and Kenseth. Kyle Busch was drafting off Logano throughout lap 46 but suffered with engine problems, allowing Logano to pull away. By the 50th lap, the top five were Biffle, Smith, Johnson, Sadler and Kenseth.[25]

Johnson went up the track on lap 52, but regained control of his car. Six laps later, after the leaders ran single file, Kenseth received help from Johnson while running on the outside line to prepare for a race winning slingshot. Kenseth slid underneath teammate Biffle as they started the final lap, as Biffle attempted to block Kenseth. Kenseth maintained the lead and crossed the finish line on lap 60 to win the race,[25] with Smith in second and Johnson third. Sadler and Biffle rounded out the top five finishers.[28] Blaney and Nemechek earned the second pair of transfer spots to qualify for the Daytona 500.[25] Bayne, Tony Raines and David Stremme secured qualification for the Daytona 500 based on their lap times in the qualifier, with Terry Labonte using a champion's provisional to qualify.[29] The following six drivers failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 because they did not finish high enough in their respective Duels or turn a fast-enough qualifying lap: Waltrip, Richardson, Bill Elliott, Mike Wallace, Kenny Wallace and J.J. Yeley.[30] The second race had a total of five lead changes among four different drivers and no cautions were shown.[4]

Post-race comments

After the first race, Stewart drove to the victory lane; the win earned him $55,725.[3] He said, "The fact that we've won 17 times here and not won on the right day is proof it's good momentum, but it's no guarantee obviously. It's nice to come here, especially for Steve and I, being our first race together, to be able to come out and have two really good strong and solid races back-to-back is an awesome start for us."[23] Earnhardt felt that the race was "pretty good" and praised Stewart for his victory. He also said that he aimed to start the Daytona 500 without using a back-up car.[31] Ambrose was happy with his third-place finish, "We learned a lot for Sunday, we got a good result. We are smiling right now but it was very close to being the other way around." He also said he was hoping to carry on his good form into the Daytona 500.[32]

Waltrip, who failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 after crashing on lap 52, said he felt he had let everyone down but was thankful his team and his sponsor Aaron's had given him an opportunity to race in the Duels.[23] Patrick, who was hit by Almirola on the final lap and crashed heavily into the wall, said, "It sucks [to hit the wall like that]. You just have to brace yourself. I guess in these situations, I just have to be glad that I'm a small driver and that I've got room. Kinda hug it in and let it rip."[23] She also said the crash was "a blessing in a big disguise".[23] Patrick, along with Gilliland, Montoya and Menard, were required to drive their backup cars for the Daytona 500. After the wreck on lap nine, Gilliland cut his thumb on his helmet; the thumb required one stitch but he was confident about driving his backup car.[33] According to Menard, who was involved in the lap nine wreck, "Somebody turned (David) Gilliland; I saw him get sideways underneath me. I was three lanes up and I tried to clear him and didn’t quite make it.”[31] It took 56 minutes and 34 seconds to complete the first race; because it ended under caution, no margin of victory was recorded.[24]

After winning the second race, Kenseth drove to the victory lane; earning $56,726 for the victory.[4] Kenseth's victory gave his team Roush Fenway Racing its first win in the Gatorade Duels. Kenseth said, "Jimmie Johnson gave me a huge push there and really worked nice for me the whole race. Without that push it never would've got there. Greg lost his drafting partner. We were able to separate him and the #78 [Regan Smith] and we had such a big run that Greg was kind of a sitting duck."[34] Smith, who finished second, stated, "It would have been nice to put the Furniture Row/CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet in Victory Lane, but no complaints.", and, "It’s good to know that we have a car capable of running up front."[35] Johnson, who finished third, said, "It was an awesome race. We really had a shot to win that one. It was unfortunate there at the end that there were some lapped cars that were kind of mixed in with the leaders. It would have been nice if they would have let us race there; at least from the white flag on."[36] It took 46 minutes and 23 seconds to complete the second race, and the margin of victory was 0.209 seconds.[4]

After the races, there was continued discussion about overheating engines in high temperatures. Harvick said the temperatures of around 80 °F (27 °C) had affected the racing, the grills were "too tight" and competitors chose to remain in a single-file formation because of overheating. Smith said he believed there was no efficient method of tackling the problem. McMurray advocated the widening of the grille, saying, "it was a little hard to race because you got too hot".[37] One day after the second race, NASCAR announced that no further changes would be made.[37]

Results

Qualifying 1 and 2

Race 1 Race 2
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford
3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
5 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
6 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 7 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
9 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 9 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10 22 A.J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 11 26 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford
12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 14 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
15 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 15 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
16 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 16 33 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
17 10 Danica Patrick Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 17 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
18 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
19 40 Michael Waltrip Hillman Racing Toyota 19 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota
20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 97 Bill Elliott NEMCO Motorsports Toyota1
21 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 21 93 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota
22 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 22 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Toyota
23 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 23 49 J.J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota
24 37 Mike Wallace Rick Ware Racing Ford 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota1
25 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge
1 Car moved to the rear of the grid for going to a backup car (#5), changing engines (#97) and for having a qualifying time disallowed (#15).
Source:[19][38]
Source:[19][39]

Race results 1 and 2

Race 1 Race 2
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
Run		 Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
Run
1 6 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 60 1 7 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60
2 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 2 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 60
3 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 60 3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
4 13 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 4 16 33 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60
5 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 5 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60
6 21 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 601 6 9 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
7 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 7 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
8 10 22 A.J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 60 8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
9 25 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 601 9 8 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 60
10 16 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 10 22 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
11 4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 11 5 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60
12 5 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 602 12 14 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 601
13 11 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 60 13 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60
14 9 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 14 15 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 59
15 7 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 60 15 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Dodge 59
16 17 10 Danica Patrick Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 59 16 19 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 59
17 20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 17 17 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 591
18 19 40 Michael Waltrip Hillman Racing Toyota 523 18 2 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 59
19 15 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 282 19 22 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Toyota 593
20 24 37 Mike Wallace Rick Ware Racing Toyota 243 20 20 97 Bill Elliott NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 583
21 18 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 132 21 13 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 573
22 23 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 8 22 11 26 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 92
23 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8 23 21 93 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 6
24 8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 24 23 49 J.J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 43
25 22 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 3
1 Qualified for the Daytona 500 by transfer spot.
2 Qualified for the Daytona 500 by speed or champion's provisional.
3 Did not qualify for the Daytona 500.
Source:[3][24]
Source:[4][28]

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