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Budweiser Duel lineups, odds, and overview

The top two positions are set -- Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon are locked in -- but Thursday’s Budweiser Duel will determine most of the rest of the Daytona 500 field.

Todd Warshaw

Danica Patrick made history earlier this week by becoming the first woman to ever win a poll position in NASCAR, and after being joined by Jeff Gordon, we will find out how the rest of the field shakes out after today’s Budweiser Duel.

The top-15 in each race today will fill out the next 30 positions, with #33-36 going to the four fastest qualifiers that have not already earned a spot. Positions 37-43 will be based on points.

BUDWEISER DUEL NO. 1 STARTING LINEUP

ROW 1 - Danica Patrick, Trevor Bayne
ROW 2 - Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin
ROW 3 - Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
ROW 4 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Casey Mears
ROW 5 - Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr.
ROW 6 - Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski
ROW 7 - Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle
ROW 8 - David Gilliland, Michael Waltrip
ROW 9 - Kurt Busch, Scott Speed
ROW 10 - Regan Smith, Bobby Labonte
ROW 11 - David Reutimann, Joe Nemechek
ROW 12 - Brian Keselowski

BUDWEISER DUEL NO. 2 STARTING LINEUP

ROW 1 - Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman
ROW 2 - Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch
ROW 3 - Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
ROW 4 - Paul Menard, Austin Dillon
ROW 5 - Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton
ROW 6 - Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose
ROW 7 - Aric Almirola, Mark Martin
ROW 8 - David Ragan, Josh Wise
ROW 9 - Michael McDowell, Terry Labonte
ROW 10 - Dave Blaney, JJ Yeley
ROW 11 - Travis Kvapil, Mike Bliss

BUDWEISER DUEL ALIANTE ODDS

Race #1:

TONY STEWART 9/2

KEVIN HARVICK 9/2

DALE EARNHARDT, JR. 6/1

DENNY HAMLIN 7/1

GREG BIFFLE 7/1

JOEY LOGANO 8/1

BRAD KESELOWSKI 8/1

JIMMIE JOHNSON 10/1

Race #2:

MATT KENSETH 9/2

KYLE BUSCH 5/1

JEFF GORDON 6/1

KASEY KAHNE 6/1

CLINT BOWYER 8/1

JEFF BURTON 8/1

MARK MARTIN 10/1

PAUL MENARD 10/1

RICKY STENHOUSE, JR. 10/1

RYAN NEWMAN 10/1

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