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2011 Gatorade Duel At Daytona: Race No. 2 Starting Lineup, Analysis

The second of two Gatorade Duels today offers a rematch of some of last year's best "Boys, have at it" rivalry moments.

Occasional rivals Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards are in the field, along with David Reutimann and Kyle Busch – who infamously had an incident at Kansas year – plus Texas fighters Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton.

Michael Waltrip – who needs help to get into the Daytona 500 – will have teammates Reutimann and Martin Truex Jr. in the field, which will make him a major focus as he attempts to get his No. 15 car into NASCAR's biggest race.

Last year's Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray is also in the field – and is capable of winning – along with names like Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano.

Despite his blown engine during practice on Wednesday, Casey Mears also has a good chance to grab one of the two transfer spots if he can hold off Todd Bodine or Travis Kvapil.

Our picks: Race winner – Jeff Burton ... Transfer spots: Michael Waltrip, Casey Mears

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
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