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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duel at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway Race Day Open Thread

by Matt Weaver
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Update - 5:15 p.m. EST: Jeff Burton (w/ Clint Bowyer) wins Gatorade Duel Race Two. Jeff Gordon, David Ragan and Trevor Bayne crash off turn four. Bayne and Ragan are likely heading to backup cars.
Update - 3:22 p.m. EST: Kurt Busch edges Regan Smith in Gatorade Duel Race One out of turn four to win his second-straight race during Daytona Speedweeks.
Here is the complete starting lineup for the second of two Gatorade Duels today:
  1. Jeff Gordon
  2. Trevor Bayne
  3. Clint Bowyer
  4. Jeff Burton
  5. Greg Biffle
  6. David Ragan
  7. Carl Edwards
  8. Travis Kvapil
  9. David Reutimann
  10. Brad Keselowski
  11. Michael Waltrip
  12. Jamie McMurray
  13. Kyle Busch
  14. Martin Truex Jr.
  15. Joey Logano
  16. Todd Bodine
  17. Casey Mears
  18. Steve Wallace
  19. Robby Gordon
  20. Terry Labonte
  21. Robert Richardson Jr.
  22. Denny Hamlin
  23. Derrike Cope
  24. Brian Keselowski
– Names in BOLD are competing for the two transfer spots into the Daytona 500

The race to the race is on - the Gatorade Duels at Daytona. Use this thread to discuss both races on Thursday afternoon.

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