Daytona 500: Who's In and who's Out

Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch capture Gatorade Duel Victories.

Story by Steve McGehee

In the first Gatorade Duel race, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart played cat and mouse with the lead down the stretch run. Gordon, a 3-time Daytona 500 Champion fights off Stewart to win his 5th Duel Race in his career. Tony Stewart finished second, which gives him a row number three start in the 500.

Martin Truex Jr. lost control of his race car on lap 49, but he was able to stay out of trouble and remain on the pole.

Kyle Busch passed Mark Martin on Lap 56 and held on to caputure win the second Gatorade Duel Race. Martin ended up finishing second, giving him the outside spot on row number two in the Daytona 500.

Sunday's Daytona 500 Lineup

1. Martin Truex Jr.

2. Mark Martin

3. Jeff Gordon

4. Kyle Busch

5. Tony Stewart

6. Brian Vickers

7. Jimmie Johnson

8. Juan Montoya

9. Joey Logano

10. Denny Hamlin

11. Aric Almirola

12. Bobby Labonte

13. Kurt Busch

14. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

15. Kasey Kahne

16. Carl Edwards

17. Scott Riggs

18. Jeremy Mayfield

19. Paul Menard

20. A.J. Allmendinger

21. Jamie McMurray

22. Clint Bowyer

23. Marcos Ambrose

24. David Stremme

25. Casey Mears

26. Jeff Burton

27. Michael Waltrip

28. David Reutimann

29. Sam Hornish Jr.

30. Elliott Sadler

31. Robby Gordon

32. Kevin Harvick

33. David Ragan

34. Reed Sorenson

35. Greg Biffle

36. Ryan Newman

37. John Andretti

38. Scott Speed

39. Matt Kenseth

40. Bill Elliot

41. Travis Kvapil

42. Regan Smith

43. Terry Labonte

=== Did Not Qualify

44. Joe Nemechek

45. Boris Said

46. Brad Keslowski

47. Kirk Shelmerdine

48. Mike Wallace

49. Tony Raines

50. Mike Garvey

51. Derrike Cope

52. Mike Skinner

53. Kelly Bires

54. Carl Long

55. Geoff Bodine

56. Norm Benning

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