The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey

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

2012 Gatorade Duel at Daytona #2 Starting Lineup

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1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 46.216 194.738
2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 46.371 194.087
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 46.385 194.028
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 46.392 193.999
5 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 46.429 193.844
6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 46.439 193.803
7 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 46.472 193.665
8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford 46.472 193.665
9 21 ^ Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 46.484 193.615
10 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 46.486 193.607
11 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota 46.511 193.503
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 46.524 193.449
13 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford 46.540 193.382
14 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 46.542 193.374
15 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford 46.572 193.249

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# Car Driver Team
1 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
2 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
3 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet
4 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford
5 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
6 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
8 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY/Quicken Loans Chevrolet
9 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
10 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford

LISTEN TO THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING PREVIEW

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How To Qualify For The Daytona 500

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unlike any other auto racing qualifying procedure. Drivers have two chances to qualify for the season-opening race, as opposed to the usual format of one qualifying session per event.
The first chance comes via Daytona 500 Qualifying, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 19. The other chance is the Gatorade Duel at Daytona, two 150-mile qualifying races held on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Below is a breakdown of the Daytona 500 qualifying procedure:

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