Kurt Busch (Dodge Penske) and Jeff Burton (Chevrolet Childress) each won a Duel race Thursday in preparation for the opening round of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the Daytona 500.
Busch earned an extra bonus for his victory in the Duel. He'll lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's Daytona 500, because pole winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecked during Wednesday's practice went to a backup car and must start NASCAR's most important race from the rear of the field. Bill Elliott and J.J. Yeley transferred to the Daytona 500 from the first Duel, joining Michael Waltrip and Brian Keselowski in Sunday's race. Joe Nemechek, Travis Kvapil and Dave Blaney also made the field as the fastest three cars in time trials not otherwise qualified. Terry Labonte will start the race on a past champion's provisional. Race lineup: Pos Number Name Car Sponsor 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.* Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 3 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 4 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 5 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 6 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 8 115 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 11 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 12 192 Brian Keselowski Dodge KAutomotive Motorsports 13 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 16 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 17 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 19 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Peak / Menards 20 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 22 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 24 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 25 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 26 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 28 37 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford North Texas Pipe 29 09 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 30 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 31 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kroger / USO 32 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 33 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil 34 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics" 35 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 36 77 Steve Wallace Toyota 5Hour Energy 37 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery 38 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 39 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 40 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's 41 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM FM Energy 42 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 43 32 Terry Labonte Ford U.S. Chrome *Will drop to the rear at the start
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