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Gatorade Duel
Feb. 23, 2012
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
First race: 1959
Laps 60
Distance: 150 miles (241.401 km)
Defending Champions: Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton
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The Gatorade Duel is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. Gatorade Duel At Daytona features two 150-mile qualifying races that determine the starting lineup, as well as the final chance for many drivers to qualify for the Daytona 500.
Once qualifying is over, the field is set by merging the highest ranked 35 teams in the owner standings with the fastest seven cars not in those 35 positions, in the order of their qualifying speeds.
The 43rd position is reserved
for a former champion, provided he is not already qualified and satisfies the rulebook's criteria. If unused by a
former champion, it goes to the next fastest car in qualifying. The lone exception is the Daytona 500, which uses
qualifying and two 150-mile races to determine the field.
The Gatorade Duel at Daytona certainly lived up to their new name. Long known as the Gatorade 125's, the races this season were lengthened by 10 laps and renamed the Gatorade Duel at Daytona.
Odds to Win 2012 Gatorade Duel at Daytona Intl Speedway
2011 Gatorade Duel Winners
Kurt Busch collected his second victory of Speedweeks in the first of two Gatorade Duels. Busch was the winner of the 2011 Budweiser Shootout and took the lead on a late restart to claim the third spot on grid. Burton's win marked the second time a Burton had brought the Cat machine to Victory Lane at Daytona. Jeff's brother Ward brought the No. 22 Cat car to the checkered flags in 2002.
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