2012 Gatorade Duel #1 Race Results from Daytona – Stewart Wins

RACE RECAP | GATORADE DUEL #1

-Robby Gordon had a tire rub early

-1st Caution, David Gilliland shot up into Juan Pablo Montoya and Paul Menard. Brad Keselowski hit the wall trying to avoid the wreck.

-With about 6 laps to go, and after coming in for fuel, Michael Waltrip crashed getting back up to speed and will not make the 500

-Danica Patrick spun on The Final Lap and took a wicked hit to the inside wall on the backstretch (almost at full speed) after contact with Aric Almirola. She was checked and released from the infield care center

SEE THE CRASH VIDEO

-Transferring into the Daytona 500: Robby Gordon, Michael McDowell

5 Jeff Burton
4 Carl Edwards
3 Marcos Ambrose
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

VICTORY LANE

1 Tony Stewart takes his 3rd career Gatorade Duel win

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1 6 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
2 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
3 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
4 13 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
5 1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
6 21 98 * Michael McDowell No.98 KLOVE/Curb Records Ford Ford
7 12 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8 10 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge
9 25 7 * Robby Gordon MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge
10 16 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
11 4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford
12 5 21 * Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
13 11 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
14 9 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford
15 7 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford
16 17 10 Danica Patrick(i) GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
17 20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
18 19 40 * Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
19 15 30 * David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota
20 24 37 * Mike Wallace(i) Poynt.com Ford
21 18 32 * Terry Labonte C&J Energy Ford
22 23 38 David Gilliland MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford
23 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
24 8 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
25 22 83 Landon Cassill Burger King Toyota