Daytona 500 Qualifying - Feb. 8th

It's the Martin & Martin show.

Martin Truex Jr won the pole for the Daytona 500. Mark Martin qualified 2nd.

56 drivers attempted to qualify for the Great American Race. The top 35 drivers are guaranteed a starting position based on 2008 owner points. The 4 fastest drivers outside the top 35 are locked in:
Bill Elliott, Travis Kvapil, Tony Stewart & Terry Labonte (past series champion provisional).

Daytona 500 pole sitter Martin Truex Jr. (right)
and outside pole sitter Mark Martin (left)
celebrate their front row starting positions.
(Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

What we know:
Martin Truex Jr and Mark Martin will start from the front row for the Daytona 500 while the rest of the starting positions will be determined by the finishing positions from The Gatorade Duel races. The three fastest drivers outside the top 35 that do not race their way in by their finish in the Duels will make the field by reverting back to their qualifying times.

The duel races are scheduled for this Thursday beginning at 2 (SPEED CHANNEL)