Daytona International Speedway

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NASCAR announced that Jimmie Johnson’s #48 car for the Daytona 500 has failed opening day inspection on Friday. Officials announced that unapproved modifications to the C-Post on the car were discovered. The parts in question were taken by officials and the team was allowed to repair the damage in time for Daytona 500 qualifying on Sunday.

Note: The C-Post is the rear pillar on the car where the shark-fin is connected.  Pictured at thefinallap.com with the Quaker State sticker on it.

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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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Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 26
Team: No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Owner: Joe Gibbs Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
– Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in six starts in the annual non-points preseason event.
– Busch’s previous best finish in the Shootout was fourth in 2010.
– Busch led three laps in the victory, the fifth time he has led the Shootout.
– This is the first Budweiser Shootout victory for Toyota.
– The margin of victory of .013 seconds is the closest in Budweiser Shootout history.
– Tony Stewart finished second, his eighth top-10 finish in the last nine Shootouts.
– Marcos Ambrose finished third in his Budweiser Shootout debut.