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It was a Ford kind of day in Daytona with the Blue Ovals grabbing four of the top five spots in qualifying for the 500.
Carl Edwards starts on the pole, with his Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle also starting on the front row next Sunday. Dale Earnhardt, Junior broke up the Ford party, by running third quickest in his Hendrick Chevy. Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears were forth and fifth quickest, both in Fords.
Outside of the front row, the rest of the starting positions will be set by Thursday's Gatorade Duels. The finishing order for 150 mile races will set the starting order for the Great American Race.
Emporia native Clint Bowyer will start Thurdsay's race from the back of the field after his #15 Toyota failed post race inspection. NASCAR says his car was too low in the front.
Three drivers that did not finish in the top 35 in owners points last season have locked themselves into the field, based on their qualifying efforts Sunday. They are defending Daytona 500 race winner Trevor Bayne, David Stremme and Tony Raines.
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Scroll down to see the starting line-ups for Thuesday's Gatorade Duels at Daytona
| Duel #1: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | ||||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | ||||
| 3 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | ||||
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | ||||
| 5 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | ||||
| 6 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | ||||
| 7 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" | ||||
| 8 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak / Menards | ||||
| 9 | David Ragan | Ford | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners | ||||
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | ||||
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | ||||
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | ||||
| 13 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | ||||
| 14 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | ||||
| 15 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | ||||
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | ||||
| 17 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | ||||
| 18 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | ||||
| 19 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | ||||
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | ||||
| 21 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | ||||
| 22 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | ||||
| 23 | David Gilliland | Ford | MHP Power Pak Pudding | ||||
| 24 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Poynt.com | ||||
| 25 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy |
| Duel #2: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | ||||
| 2 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | ||||
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | ||||
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | ||||
| 5 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | ||||
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | ||||
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army/ Quicken Loans | ||||
| 9 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | ||||
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | ||||
| 11 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | ||||
| 12 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Brown | ||||
| 13 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | American Ethanol | ||||
| 14 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ||||
| 15 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | ||||
| 16 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | General Mills / Kroger | ||||
| 17 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | ||||
| 18 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" | ||||
| 19 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kroger | ||||
| 20 | Bill Elliott | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | ||||
| 21 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Burger King | ||||
| 22 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Toyota | North Texas Pipe | ||||
| 23 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | ||||
| 24 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy |