Jeff Gordon won the first Gatorade Duel Race Thursday afternoon. He’ll start on the 2nd row for the Daytona 500.Gordon held off Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson for the win.
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Kyle Busch won the second duel race and earned a starting position right beside Gordon on the 2nd row.
With a push from his teammate Denny Hamlin on the final lap, Busch passed Mark Martin for the win. Martin was dominant throughout the race.
4 spots were up for grabs not having otherwise qualified on Sunday and were filled by Jeremy Mayfield, Scott Riggs, Regan Smith and A.J. Allmendinger. Terry Labonte will use the past champion's provisional to make it into the race.
The 43 car field is now set for the 51st Annual Daytona 500.
TV coverage begins at 2pm on FOX.
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