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Come Fan with UsTuesday, June 23, 2026

The Gatorade Duel At Daytona Starting Line Ups

Essentially there are only 4 spots left to get into the Daytona 500 so that means about 11 drivers must go home after today! Look for some tight racing in the back of the pack and some conservative racing from those who were involved in yesterday’s crash during practice (Logano, Johnson, Hamlin) who are now in back-up cars, although I would imagine that Bliss will be giving it his all even though he is in a back-up as he isn’t locked into the show like the others.

The Gatorade Duel at Daytona can be seen on Thursday at 2 pm ET Live on SPEED.

DUEL #1

Row 1: 1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
2 39 Ryan Newman US Army Chevrolet

Row 2: 3 21 * Bill Elliott Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet

Row 3: 5 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
6 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota

Row 4: 7 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Chevrolet
8 87 * Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota

Row 5: 9 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
10 51 * Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota

Row 6: 11 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
12 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford

Row 7: 13 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota

Row 8: 15 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
16 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet

Row 9: 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
18 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford

DUEL #2

Row 1: 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet
2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet

Row 2: 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
4 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford

Row 3: 5 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
6 82 * Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota

Row 4: 7 47 Marcos Ambrose Kroger Floral Toyota
8 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge

Row 5: 9 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
10 71 * Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

Row 6: 11 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet
12 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota

Row 7: 13 98 Paul Menard Peak / Menards Ford
14 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford

Row 8: 15 36 * Mike Bliss Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet
16 7 Robby Gordon Monster Energy Toyota

Row 9: 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota

Row 10: 19 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
20 90 * Casey Mears Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 11: 21 49 * David Gilliland Warner Music / Larry the Cable Guy Toyota
22 09 * Aric Almirola Phoenix Racing Chevrolet

Row 12: 23 26 Boris Said Window World Cares Ford
24 66 * Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota

Row 13: 25 75 * Derrike Cope Asset Protect / Strutmasterspro.com Dodge
26 92 * Mike Wallace K Automotive Dodge

Row 14: 27 57 * Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet

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