2011 Gatorade Duels

Stock car races June 2015 June 2015 vevent width: 27em 2011 Gatorade Duels background:#efefef Race detailshttp://jayski.com/news/races/2011/story?id=6043818#prac The Race: Daytona 500 Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20110809105743/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2011/story?id=6043818 August 9, 2011 February 18, 2011 dead 2011 02 17 Date 2011 2 17 Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, US Course Permanent racing facility2.5 mi (4 km) Distance Race 1:60 laps, 150 mi (240 km)Race 2:62 laps, 155 mi (249.4 km) Avg Speed Race 1: 159.794 mph km/hRace 2: 136.571 mph km/h Weather Temperatures up to 78 F C; wind speeds up to 11.39 mph km/hWeather Information for Daytona Beach, Florida http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/2011-02-17 Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing February 3, 2017 Race 1 Pole position Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Hendrick Motorsports Most laps led Kevin Harvick – Richard Childress Racing – (20) Winner Kurt Busch – Penske Racing Race 2 Pole position Jeff Gordon – Hendrick Motorsports Most laps led Jeff Burton – Richard Childress Racing – (17) Winner Jeff Burton – Richard Childress Racing Television Network Speed Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds Nielsen ratings 2.0/5 (Final) 1.9/5 (Overnight) (3.303 million)2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV Ratings http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2011.htm February 18, 2011 Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20111201002520/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2011.htm December 1, 2011 dead The 2011 Gatorade Duels were a pair of stock car races held on February 17, 2011, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. The 62 and 60-lap races, held before a crowd of 80,000 people, were the qualifying events for the 2011 Daytona 500, the premier event of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The first race was won by Kurt Busch for the Penske Racing team. Regan Smith finished second, and Kevin Harvick came in third. Afterward, the second race was won by Jeff Burton. Clint Bowyer followed in the second position, ahead of third-placed Michael Waltrip. During the first race, Ryan Newman was the leader at the start. However, by the end of the lap Paul Menard became the leader. Afterward, the first caution was given after Newman spun sideways. On the 11th lap, Harvick moved to the first position. Twenty laps later, Busch became the leader. With four laps remaining, Michael McDowell's engine failed, prompting the second caution to be given. At the restart, Matt Kenseth was the leader, but he was passed by Busch one lap later. Busch remained in the first position to win the first Gatorade Duel. There were two cautions and 20 lead changes among nine drivers during the first race. During the second race, Jeff Gordon was the leader at the start, but after one lap he was passed by Bowyer. On the third lap, Casey Mears' engine failed, prompting the first caution of the race to be given. After the restart, Kyle Busch became the leader. On lap 13, Edwards passed Busch to move into the first position. On the 15th lap, the second caution of the race was given, after Joey Logano collided into the wall. At the restart, Edwards remained the leader, ahead of Kyle Busch. At the end of the race, Burton had assistance from Bowyer to win the race. There were a record-breaking 22 lead changes among seven drivers and five caution periods in the second event. Background thumb|left|Daytona International Speedway, the race track where the races were held. Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ NASCAR Race Tracks Turner Sports Interactive December 20, 2011 NASCAR https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 Its standard track is a four-turn, 2.5 mi km on superspeedway.http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2346804 Daytona International Speedway June 27, 2011 ESPN SportsTravel ESPN June 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120202142/http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/news/story?id=2346804 January 20, 2012 Daytona's turns are banked at 31 degrees and the front stretch (the location of the finish line) is banked at 18 degrees. The defending winners of the races were Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne.http://racing-reference.info/race/2010-01/Q 2010 Gatorade Duel 150 #1 Racing-Reference February 18, 2011http://racing-reference.info/race/2010-02/Q 2010 Gatorade Duel 150 #2 Racing-Reference February 18, 2011 In the early years, qualifying for the Daytona 500 had varying formats: from one timed lap, to the average of two laps, to the better of two laps. The idea of having two individual races to establish the starting lineup of the Daytona 500 dates back to the first race in 1959. The first of the 100-mile (160 km) qualifying races consisted of Convertible division cars and the second of Grand National cars.http://www.stockcarracing.com/featurestories/scrp_0803_daytona_500_anniversary/viewall.html Daytona 500 Anniversary – The 50th Run Phillips Benny March 11, 2008 Source Interlink Media Stock Car Racing August 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017105029/http://www.stockcarracing.com/featurestories/scrp_0803_daytona_500_anniversary/viewall.html October 17, 2013 Between 1960 and 1967, the races were 100 mi km us and were increased to 125 mi km us in 1969.http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150919/SPORTS/150919465 Daytona 500's 'twin' qualifiers will now be the Can-Am Duel Willis Ken September 19, 2015 The Daytona Beach News-Journal New Media Investment Group December 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205100550/http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150919/SPORTS/150919465 December 5, 2015 Prior to 1971, the races yielded points to the Drivers' Championship.http://racing-reference.info/twin125.htm Daytona 500 Qualifying Races USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference August 21, 2015 June 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627101948/http://www.racing-reference.info/twin125.htm dead Large well-established teams approach the races as practice sessions for the Daytona 500 while a successful qualification into the Daytona 500 for smaller less-established teams would allow them to enter future NASCAR events during the season. An unsuccessful qualification meant the team would risk closing down until sponsorship was found.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1074266-nascar-at-daytona-10-bold-predictions-for-the-gatorade-duels NASCAR at Daytona: 10 Bold Predictions for the Gatorade Duels Robb Chad February 21, 2012 Turner Broadcasting System Bleacher Report August 21, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120225062022/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1074266-nascar-at-daytona-10-bold-predictions-for-the-gatorade-duels February 25, 2012 Corporate sponsors purchased naming rights to qualifying races; between 1981 and 1984, Uno cards was the title sponsor for the "Uno Twin 125's" qualifying events. In 1985 they became known as "7-Eleven Twin 125's"; no sponsors funded the 1988, 1989 and 1990 qualifying events and the races were called "Daytona Twin Qualifiers". Gatorade became the sponsor of the dual qualifying events in 1991 and the races were increased to 150 mi km us as it became known as the "Gatorade Duels" in 2005. The races were rebranded as the "Budweiser Duels" in 2013 and became known as the "Can-Am Duels" in 2016. The top 35 drivers were assigned to Gatorade Duel races based upon their qualifying positions in the previous year's Daytona 500. Drivers who qualified in odd-number positions competed in the first Duel along with the winner of the 2011 Daytona 500 pole. Competitors who qualified in even-numbered places took part in the second Duel. The drivers' finishing positions in both Duels determined their starting positions in the Daytona 500. Positions 40 to 42 were filled with the quickest drivers who did not qualify in the top 35. 43rd place was occupied by an eligible past champion. In the event a past champion was not available, the 43rd position would be filled by the next-fastest driver. Two drivers outside the top 35 qualifying positions were eligible for two transfer spots in each Duel which allowed them to qualify for the Daytona 500.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/nascar-2011-daytona-500-qualifying-how-it-works-021311?amp=true How 2011 Daytona 500 qualifying works February 13, 2011 Fox Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20170201083352/http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/nascar-2011-daytona-500-qualifying-how-it-works-021311?amp=true February 1, 2017 February 1, 2017 dead Practice and qualifying Two practice sessions were held prior to the races on February 16, 2011. The first practice session ran for 90 minutes, while the second lasted 55 minutes after rain delays. In the first practice session, which was delayed because of rain,http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110216/NASCAR/110219899 NASCAR: Rain delays practice sessions at Daytona February 16, 2011 Autoweek https://web.archive.org/web/20110219060727/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110216/NASCAR/110219899 February 19, 2011 February 18, 2011 dead Kyle Busch was quickest with a time of 44.943 seconds. He was followed by Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Johnson, and Juan Pablo Montoya in the next four positions.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/practice3_speeds.html Practice 3 Timing and Scoring NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219121455/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/practice3_speeds.html February 19, 2011 Also in the session, Earnhardt, along with Martin Truex Jr., collided together, and into the wall. Both sustained major damages to their car, which prompted them to move to back-up cars, meaning Earnhardt had to forfeit the pole position for the race and in the Daytona 500. During the second practice, Kahne was quickest with a time of 44.985 seconds, only one-thousandth of a second faster than Joey Logano. Jeff Gordon followed in the third position, ahead of David Ragan and Kyle Busch.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/practice4_speeds.html Practice 4 Timing and Scoring NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220041956/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/practice4_speeds.html February 20, 2011 The qualifying grids were chosen by how they qualified in Daytona 500 pole position qualifying, giving the pole position to Earnhardt in the first race. He was joined on the grid's front row by Paul Menard, with Ryan Newman in third. Mark Martin and Tony Stewart started in fourth and fifth positions.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/101/data/lineup.html Gatorade Duel 1 Lineup NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110216073147/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/101/data/lineup.html February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011 dead Gordon started from first place in the second event and was joined by Trevor Bayne in second place with Clint Bowyer third. Jeff Burton started fourth, and was followed by Biffle in fifth.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/102/data/lineup.html Gatorade Duel 2 Lineup NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110217122858/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/102/data/lineup.html February 17, 2011 February 18, 2011 dead Qualifying 1 and 2 results Race 1Race 2 No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Grid 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2 39 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman (racing driver) Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 3 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5 22 Kurt Busch Penske RacingDodge 6 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet 7 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 8 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 10 09 Bill Elliott Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 11 15 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 11 43 A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 12 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 12 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 15 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15 78 Regan Smith racing driver Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 16 60 Todd Bodine Germain Racing Toyota 16 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 17 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 17 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty RacingToyota 18 77 Steve Wallace racing driver Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 19 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 19 97 Kevin Conway racing driver NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 20 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 20 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21 37 Robert Richardson Jr. racing driver Front Row Motorsports Ford 21 66 Michael McDowell racing driver HP RacingToyota 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 46 J. 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Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 23 64 Derrike Cope Max Q Motorsports Toyota 23 71 Andy Lally TRG MotorsportsChevrolet 24 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 24Sources:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/101/data/lineup.html Qualifying Lineup 1 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110216073147/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/101/data/lineup.html February 16, 2011 dead http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5513&StatType=Starting+Lineup Lineup Statistics 1 Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation February 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217041818/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5513&StatType=Starting+Lineup February 17, 2011 dead mdy-all Sources:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/102/data/lineup.html Qualifying Lineup 2 NASCAR February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217122858/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/102/data/lineup.html February 17, 2011 dead http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5519&StatType=Starting+Lineup Lineup Statistics 2 Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110217041823/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5519&StatType=Starting+Lineup February 17, 2011 dead mdy-all Races The qualifying races for the 2011 Daytona 500 began at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and were televised live in the United States on Speed.https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20120120034554/http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 January 20, 2012 February 17, 2011 live The conditions on the grid were dry before the race, the air temperature at 70 °F °C with sunny skies expected.http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/110217/lblduel/index.html Lap-by-Lap: Duel February 17, 2011 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110220041852/http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/110217/lblduel/index.html February 20, 2011 February 17, 2011 dead Sonny Gallman began pre-race ceremonies, by delivering the invocation. Next, Johnny Mayo performed the national anthem. Race 1 thumb|right|Kurt Busch was the winner after the first Gatorade Duel (pictured in 2015). thumb|Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Ryan Newman racing in the first race Following the invocation and the performance of the United States National Anthem, the children of the late sports marketer Ed Shull gave the command for drivers to start their engines. On the pace laps, Johnson, after changing his engine, and teammate Earnhardt, who had to move to a back-up car, had to fall behind all the other drivers in the event after doing major changes during practice. At the start, Newman was the leader going through the first corner, but on the same lap Menard, with pushing assistance from Martin, passed him. On the second lap, the first caution was given because Newman spun sideways in the second turn but avoided impacting the wall. During the caution, he drove to pit road for a pit stop. At the lap six restart, Menard remained the leader ahead of Martin. On the same lap, Martin became the leader, after having assistance from Stewart. By the ninth lap, Martin and Stewart had a 1.7 second lead over the third position. Two laps later, Earnhardt moved to the tenth position, while Harvick became the leader. On the 22nd lap, Johnson moved up to ninth while Harvick and Kurt Busch switched the first position between them. On the following lap, Kahne became the leader, but after four laps, Harvick reclaimed the first position. However, on the 30th lap, Kahne took the lead from Harvick, only to get it removed by Kurt Busch one lap later. At lap 32, Earnhardt moved up to the ninth position, while Johnson moved up to fifth. On lap 34, Harvick took the lead from Kurt Busch, but on the same lap, Busch reclaimed the position. On the following lap, Menard was tenth, while A. J. Allmendinger passed Johnson for the fifth position. On lap 38, green flag pit stops began, as Bill Elliott and Brian Vickers made pit stops. On the following lap, most of the drivers made pit stops for fuel. On lap 41, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch made pit stops. Two laps later, Kenseth became the leader, with assistance from Harvick. On the 45th lap, Kenseth was the leader, ahead of Harvick, Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Regan Smith. Seven laps later, Johnson moved up into the eighth position. On lap 56, the second caution was given after Michael McDowell's engine failed. At the lap 60 restart, Kenseth was the leader, but on the final lap, he was passed by Kurt Busch and Smith, who provided Kurt Busch with drafting assistance. Kurt Busch remained the leader to win the race, ahead of Smith, Harvick, and Kenseth.http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/nascar/kurt-busch-wins-first-of-the-gatorade-duel-qualifying-races-at-daytona/story-e6frf413-1226007954590 Busch and Burton take out Gatorade Duel Black Jacob February 18, 2011 Fox Sports Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20121005222528/http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/nascar/kurt-busch-wins-first-of-the-gatorade-duel-qualifying-races-at-daytona/story-e6frf413-1226007954590 October 5, 2012 February 18, 2011 dead February 24, 2011 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2011/2/AS24.02.11.pdf Autosport 203 8 58 September 27, 2026 Bill Elliott and Yeley earned transfers to qualify for the Daytona 500.http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2011/feb/18/burton-and-busch-score-gatorade-duel-wins-daytona/ Burton and Busch score Gatorade Duel wins at Daytona Spencer Reid February 18, 2011 The Spokesman-Review Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service https://web.archive.org/web/20120223232216/http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/keepingpace/2011/feb/18/burton-and-busch-score-gatorade-duel-wins-daytona/ February 23, 2012 February 1, 2017 dead There were two cautions and 20 lead changes among nine different drivers during the course of the race. Harvick's total of 20 laps led was the highest of any competitor. Kurt Busch led five times for a total of seven laps. Race 2 thumb|right|upright|Jeff Burton was the winner after the second Gatorade Duel. Following the first Gatorade Duel, Murphy Reynolds gave the command for drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Casey Mears went to the back of the field because he changed his engine and Truex did the same because he switched to a backup car. At the start, Gordon and Bayne were the leaders. On the first lap, Bowyer became the leader after having assistance from Burton. On the following lap, Jamie McMurray moved into the third position, after drafting with Kyle Busch. On the third lap, the first caution was given because Mears' engine failed. At the lap six restart, Bowyer was the leader, ahead of Burton, Kyle Busch, and Biffle. Two laps later, Busch became the leader. On the 11th lap, Carl Edwards moved up to third, while McMurray moved up to second. Two laps later, Edwards became the leader. On lap 14, Gordon reclaimed the first position, as Bayne moved up to second. On the following lap, the second caution was given after Logano collided into the wall and slid through grass. Most of the drivers made pit stops during the caution. At the lap 20 restart, Edwards was the leader ahead of Kyle Busch. On the 21st lap, Kyle Busch fell to the ninth position, after having no assistance. Two laps later, Bowyer took the first position, but after two more laps, he was passed by Gordon. At lap 27, Truex, with assistance from Hamlin became the leader for only a lap before Edwards reclaimed the position. Afterward on lap 30, Burton became the leader ahead Biffle and Gordon. Seven laps later, Gordon, with assistance from Bayne became moved into the first and second positions. On the 39th lap, Brad Keselowski spun sideways after losing control of his car, prompting the third caution to come out. He slid through grass but continued without any apparent damage. At the lap 43 restart, Gordon remained in the first position, but on the following lap, Edwards retook the lead. On the 46th lap, Hamlin spun sideways to cause the fourth caution. Edwards remained the leader at the lap 49 restart. Five laps later, the fifth caution was given, after Todd Bodine crashed. With three laps remaining in the race, Burton and Bowyer were in the first two positions. Burton remained the leader to cross the finish line in first, ahead of Bowyer in second. Also on the final lap, there was an accident at behind the front runners. Michael Waltrip finished third, Kyle Busch clinched fourth, and Brian Keselowski driving a five-year old car rounded out the first five positions. In the end, the following five drivers failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 because they could not finish high enough in their respective Duels or turn a fast enough qualifying lap: Casey Mears, Todd Bodine, Derrike Cope, Kevin Conway, and Michael McDowell.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/lineup.html Race Lineup – Daytona 500 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110316020217/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/1/data/lineup.html March 16, 2011 February 1, 2017 dead The second race had a record-breaking total of 22 lead changes in the Gatorade Duels among seven different drivers and had five caution periods.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2011-02/Q 2011 Gatorade Duel 2 February 18, 2011 Racing-Referencehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89532 Burton leads RCR 1–2 in second Duel Meija Diego February 17, 2011 Autosport Haymarket Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20110221104840/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89532 February 21, 2011 February 1, 2017 dead Burton's total of 17 laps led was the highest of any competitor. Post-race Following the first race, Kurt Busch drove to victory lane. During the press conference, Busch said, "To be in those positions, you have to have a good drafting partner. I had that with Regan Smith [Thursday], had it with [Jamie] McMurray on Saturday night [in the Shootout]. But you can't be in those positions if you don't build a great race car."http://pilotonline.com/sports/nascar/dustin-long/it-may-seem-weird-but-this-is-what-the-daytona/article_501746b6-8932-5425-97a0-920638c6e356.html It may seem weird but this is what the Daytona 500 is going to be like Long Dustin February 17, 2011 The Virginian-Pilot February 1, 2017 November 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095355/https://pilotonline.com/sports/nascar/dustin-long/it-may-seem-weird-but-this-is-what-the-daytona/article_501746b6-8932-5425-97a0-920638c6e356.html dead Also by winning the race, Kurt Busch would be the leader at the start of the Daytona 500, after Earnhardt was involved in an accident. Second-place finisher Smith stated: "Kurt (Busch) and I worked good all day and we had good cars hooked up together. I hope we find each other and do the same thing on Sunday." The first event took 58 minutes and 12 seconds to complete and the margin of victory was 0.065 seconds. Once the second race was over, Burton drove to victory lane after winning the race. In the next press conference, he said, "It's great to be in Victory Lane but we've got to keep it in perspective that this wasn't the Daytona 500. You want me to tell you what's going to happen on Sunday? We're going to have 400 miles of some stuff happening, but then 100 miles of a lot of things happening. We're going to have six or seven cautions in the last 100 laps, it's going to be a short race to [the] chequered [flag] and that's what's going to happen." The second event took one hour, five minutes and 54 seconds to complete and the margin of victory was 0.005 seconds. A crowd of 80,000 people attended the races.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2011-01/Q 2011 Gatorade Duel 1 February 18, 2011 Racing-Reference The races had a television audience of 3.303 million people. Race results 1 and 2 Race 1Race 2 Pos Position Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Pos Position Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed 1 6 22 Kurt Busch 1 Penske Racing Dodge 62 1 4 31 Jeff Burton 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 2 16 78 Regan Smith 1 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 62 2 3 33 Clint Bowyer 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 3 9 29 Kevin Harvick 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 3 11 15 Michael Waltrip 1 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 4 14 17 Matt Kenseth 1 Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 4 13 18 Kyle Busch 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 5 17 4 Kasey Kahne 1 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 62 5 24 92 Brian Keselowski 1 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 60 6 7 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62 6 12 1 Jamie McMurray 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 7 12 43 A. J. Allmendinger 1 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 62 7 10 2 Brad Keselowski 1 Penske Racing Dodge 60 8 4 5 Mark Martin 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 8 22 11 Denny Hamlin 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 9 2 27 Paul Menard 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 9 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. 1 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 10 3 39 Ryan Newman 1 Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 62 10 7 99 Carl Edwards 1 Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 11 10 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 11 9 00 David Reutimann 1 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 12 5 14 Tony Stewart 1 Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 62 12 1 24 Jeff Gordon 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 13 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 13 8 38 Travis Kvapi 1l Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 14 19 83 Brian Vickers 1 Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 62 14 23 64 Derrike Cope 1 Max Q Motorsports Toyota 60 15 11 09 Bill Elliott 1 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 62 15 5 16 Greg Biffle 1 Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 16 18 47 Bobby Labonte 1 JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 62 16 21 37 Robert Richardson Jr. 1 Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 17 23 46 J. 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Yeley 1 Whitney Motorsports Toyota 62 17 19 7 Robby Gordon 1 Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 60 18 20 97 Kevin Conway 1 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 62 18 20 32 Terry Labonte 1 FAS Lane Racing Ford 60 19 13 87 Joe Nemechek 1 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 62 19 2 21 Trevor Bayne 1 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 20 15 36 Dave Blaney 1 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 62 20 6 6 David Ragan 1 Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 21 8 9 Marcos Ambrose 1 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 62 21 16 60 Todd Bodine 1 Germain Racing Toyota 54 22 24 71 Andy Lally 1 TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 60 22 18 77 Steve Wallace 1 Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 54 23 22 66 Michael McDowell 1 HP Racing Toyota 53 23 15 20 Joey Logano 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15 24 21 34 David Gilliland 1 Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 24 17 13 Casey Mears 1 Germain Racing Toyota 2Sources:http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=5519&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1 Gatorade Duel 1 Race Results Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223055944/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=5519&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1 December 23, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=5519&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1 Gatorade Duel 2 Race Results Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110225223235/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=5519&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1 February 25, 2011 dead mdy-all References 30em collapsed Florida Sports United States Gatorade Duels Gatorade Duels Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway