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Event Information 52ND ANNUAL GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010 Gatorade Duel At Daytona Sanctioning Body: Race Sponsor: Series Sponsor: Course: Distance: NASCAR Gatorade Sprint 2.5-Mile tri-oval 150 Miles (60 Laps) 2009 Winners: Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet Kyle Busch, M&M s Toyota Starting Field: Each race will have half the entrants for the Daytona 500, with the fastest qualifier starting on the pole in the first race and the second fastest on the pole in the second race. The field is divided with the first race having the cars which qualified 1-3-5, etc., and the second race having 2-4-6, etc. Qualifying Date: February 6 Television: Radio: SPEED Channel (Live) MRN Radio (Live) RECORDS: Race: 189.554 mph (Terry Labonte, Ford, 1989) CONTACTS: Sanctioning Body: Track: Kerry Tharp Director of Communications-Competition NASCAR 7010 West Winds Blvd. Concord, North Carolina 28027 704/720-3115 Andrew Booth Daytona International Speedway 1801 West International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-2801 386/947-6782 117
Race Records 51ST GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACE RESULTS February 12, 2009 FIN. POS. FIRST RACE SECOND RACE 1. Jeff Gordon Kyle Busch 2. Tony Stewart Mark Martin 3. Jimmie Johnson Brian Vickers 4. Joey Logano Juan Pablo Montoya 5. Aric Almirola Denny Hamlin 6. Kurt Busch Bobby Labonte 7. Kasey Kahne Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8. Scott Riggs Carl Edwards 9. Paul Menard Jeremy Mayfield 10. Jamie McMurray AJ Allmendinger 11. Joe Nemechek Clint Bowyer 12. Brad Keselowski David Stremme 13. Marcos Ambrose Mike Wallace 14. Casey Mears Jeff Burton 15. Michael Waltrip David Reutimann 16. Sam Hornish Jr. Regan Smith 17. Carl Long Elliott Sadler 18. Tony Raines Kevin Harvick 19. Terry Labonte Travis Kvapil 20. Kirk Shelmerdine Kelly Bires 21. Martin Truex Jr. Reed Sorenson 22. Robby Gordon Derrike Cope 23. David Ragan Norm Benning 24. Greg Biffle Ryan Newman 25. John Andretti Scott Speed 26. Matt Kenseth Mike Garvey 27. Bill Elliott Geoff Bodine 28. Mike Skinner Boris Said First Race Second Race Time of Race: 1 Hour, 04 Min,. 32 Sec. Time of Race: 57 Min., 14 Sec. Average Speed: 139.463 mph Average Speed: 157.251 mph Margin of Victory: 0.205 Seconds Margin of Victory: 0.153 Seconds Lead Changes: 9 Lead changes Lead Changes: 7 Lead changes among 6 Drivers among 4 Drivers Caution Flags: 4 Flags for 12 Laps Caution Flags: 2 Flags for 7 Laps 118
Race Records GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA RACE WINNERS Year Drivers Speed Car (Races 100 Miles) 1959 Bob Welborn 143.198 Chevrolet Shorty Rollins 129.500 Ford 1960 Fireball Roberts 137.614 Pontiac Jack Smith 146.520 Pontiac 1961 Fireball Roberts 133.037 Pontiac Joe Weatherly 152.671 Pontiac 1962 *Fireball Roberts 156.999 Pontiac Joe Weatherly 145.395 Pontiac 1963 Junior Johnson 164.083 Chevrolet Johnny Rutherford 162.969 Chevrolet 1964 Junior Johnson 170.777 Dodge Bobby Isaac 169.811 Dodge 1965 Darel Dieringer 165.669 Mercury Junior Johnson 111.076 Ford 1966 Paul Goldsmith 160.427 Plymouth Earl Balmer 153.191 Dodge 1967 LeeRoy Yarbrough 163.934 Dodge Fred Lorenzen 174.583 Ford 1968 Rain (Races 125 Miles) 1969 David Pearson 152.181 Ford Bobby Isaac 151.668 Dodge 1970 Cale Yarborough 183.295 Mercury Charlie Glotzbach 147.734 Dodge 1971 Pete Hamilton 175.029 Plymouth David Pearson 168.728 Mercury 1972 Bobby Isaac 127.118 Dodge Bobby Allison 178.217 Chevrolet 1973 Buddy Baker 173.611 Dodge Coo Coo Marlin 157.177 Chevrolet 1974 Bobby Isaac 123.212 Chevrolet Cale Yarborough 129.724 Chevrolet 1975 Bobby Allison 156.685 Matador David Pearson 156.958 Mercury 1976 Dave Marcis 119.458 Dodge Darrell Waltrip 156.250 Chevrolet 1977 Richard Petty 179.856 Dodge *Cale Yarborough 171.429 Chevrolet 1978 A.J. Foyt 123.018 Chevrolet Darrell Waltrip 169.683 Chevrolet 1979 Buddy Baker 167.598 Oldsmobile Darrell Waltrip 153.009 Oldsmobile 1980 Neil Bonnett 138.250 Mercury Donnie Allison 165.441 Oldsmobile 1981 Bobby Allison 150.125 Pontiac Darrell Waltrip 152.905 Buick 1982 Cale Yarborough 135.298 Buick Buddy Baker 144.509 Buick 1983 Dale Earnhardt 157.746 Ford Neil Bonnett 122.183 Chevrolet 119
Race Records GATORADE DUEL AT DAYTONA RACE WINNERS Year Drivers Speed Car 1984 *Cale Yarborough 129.459 Chevrolet Bobby Allison 139.578 Buick 1985 *Bill Elliott 179.784 Ford Cale Yarborough 155.387 Ford 1986 Bill Elliott 153.636 Ford Dale Earnhardt 153.270 Chevrolet 1987 Ken Schrader 130.397 Ford Benny Parsons 182.778 Chevrolet 1988 *Bobby Allison 130.966 Buick Darrell Waltrip 133.889 Chevrolet 1989 Ken Schrader 147.203 Chevrolet Terry Labonte 189.554# Ford 1990 Goeff Bodine 187.110 Ford Dale Earnhardt 157.233 Chevrolet 1991 Davey Allison 165.380 Ford Dale Earnhardt 156.794 Chevrolet 1992 Dale Earnhardt 116.430 Chevrolet Bill Elliott 169.811 Ford 1993 Jeff Gordon 153.270 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt 157.288 Chevrolet 1994 Ernie Irvan 156.304 Ford Dale Earnhardt 146.771 Chevrolet 1995 *Sterling Marlin 150.050 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt 131.887 Chevrolet 1996 Dale Earnhardt 143.039 Chevrolet Ernie Irvan 186.027 Ford 1997 Dale Jarrett 166.113 Ford Dale Earnhardt 162.749 Chevrolet 1998 Sterling Marlin 139.925 Chevrolet *Dale Earnhardt 147.203 Chevrolet 1999 Bobby Labonte 163.517 Pontiac Dale Earnhardt 155.280 Chevrolet 2000 Bill Elliott 188.758 Ford Ricky Rudd 188.048 Ford 2001 Sterling Marlin 147.493 Dodge Mike Skinner 162.338 Chevrolet 2002 Jeff Gordon 183.674 Chevrolet Michael Waltrip 131.965 Chevrolet 2003 Robby Gordon 181.159 Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Jr. 180.845 Chevrolet 2004 *Dale Earnhardt Jr. 156.087 Chevrolet Elliott Sadler 182.334 Ford (Race 150 miles) 2005 Michael Waltrip 140.442 Chevrolet Tony Stewart 145.161 Chevrolet 2006 Elliott Sadler 140.625 Ford Jeff Gordon 146.490 Chevrolet 2007 Tony Stewart 113.491 Chevrolet Jeff Gordon 154.950 Chevrolet 2008 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 160.810 Chevrolet Denny Hamlin 128.428 Toyota 2009 Jeff Gordon 139.463 Chevrolet Kyle Busch 157.251 Toyota *Won Daytona 500 same year # Race Record 120