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Gatorade Duel 2012: Lineups For Both Of Today’s Daytona 500 Qualifying Races

It’s Gatorade Duels day at Daytona International Speedway, which means the starting lineup for the 2012 Daytona 500 will be set when this afternoon’s qualifying races are finished.

So far, all we know is that Carl Edwards will start from the pole position and Greg Biffle will start second. The rest of the starting positions are up for grabs.

Perhaps more important? Determining which bubble drivers make the big show and which ones are sent home empty-handed.

Below are the starting lineups for each Duel race, with the drivers who are eligible for a transfer spot in bold (including the drivers already locked in via time):

Gatorade Duel No. 1 starting lineup

  1. Carl Edwards
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  3. Marcos Ambrose
  4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  5. Trevor Bayne
  6. Tony Stewart
  7. Aric Almirola
  8. Paul Menard
  9. David Ragan
  10. A.J. Allmendinger
  11. Brad Keselowski
  12. Kevin Harvick
  13. Jeff Burton
  14. Juan Pablo Montoya
  15. David Stremme
  16. Jamie McMurray
  17. Danica Patrick
  18. Terry Labonte
  19. Michael Waltrip
  20. Denny Hamlin
  21. Michael McDowell
  22. Landon Cassill
  23. David Gilliland
  24. Mike Wallace
  25. Robby Gordon

Gatorade Duel No. 2 starting lineup

  1. Greg Biffle
  2. Casey Mears
  3. Jeff Gordon
  4. Martin Truex Jr.
  5. Mark Martin
  6. Jimmie Johnson
  7. Matt Kenseth
  8. Ryan Newman
  9. Joey Logano
  10. Kasey Kahne
  11. Tony Raines
  12. Kyle Busch
  13. Kenny Wallace
  14. Dave Blaney
  15. Kurt Busch
  16. Elliott Sadler
  17. Joe Nemechek
  18. Regan Smith
  19. Bobby Labonte
  20. Bill Elliott
  21. David Reutimann
  22. Robert Richardson Jr.
  23. J.J. Yeley
  24. Clint Bowyer
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