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DAYTONA 500 STARTING LINEUP

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

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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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1 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 30.775 175.467
2 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 30.891 174.808
3 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 30.931 174.582
4 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 30.942 174.520
5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 30.947 174.492
6 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 30.950 174.475
7 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet 30.957 174.436
8 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Novec Ford 31.015 174.109
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 31.017 174.098
10 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 31.040 173.969
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 31.051 173.907
12 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 31.082 173.734

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13 6 David Ragan UPS My Choice Ford 31.092 173.678
14 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 31.147 173.371
15 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 31.154 173.332

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