Gatorade Duels qualifying races!

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What a great day for a race! Windows down, TV on and up. It's race day on Thursday!

 

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Just moments away from the unofficial Sprint Cup debut of Danica Patrick in the first qualifier for Sunday's Great American Race.

Pre-race ceremonies under way.

 

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Just a handful of laps in to the first duel race, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is in the lead and a big crash.

 

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Michael McDowell flat wrecked David Gilliland who shot up the track and collected Montoya and Menard. Montoya took a huge hit.

 

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Brad Keselowski was also involved.

Gilliland, Menard and Montoya will need backup cars for the big dance.

 

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had to go to the read of the field on the restart, crew member jumped over the wall too soon.

Tony Stewart leads. Trevor Bayne and Michael McDowell in the transfer spots.

 

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Trevor Bayne is locked in to the Daytona 500 by speed in qualifying. If he remains in the transfer spot, Michael Waltrip would go home and Kenny Wallace would make it in. McDowell and Bayne have been seemingly magnetically attached to each other this entire stint.

 

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McDowell and Bayne still in the transfer spot. Waltrip and Robby Gordon fighting. Hamlin leads, Smoke is second and Harv is third. Danica Patrick is running sixth.

 

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Two and three wide racing in most of the field. Another big wreck just looking for a place to happen.

 

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Trying my best to keep you all up to speed. They're at commercial right now.

 

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Hamlin continues to lead. McDowell and Bayne remain in the transfer spots.

 

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Damn I forgot to Tivo...

 

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Green flag pit stops coming up shortly.

Jr trying to save fuel.

 

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Denny Hamlin first to blink. Hamlin comes to pit road, with Marcos Ambrose in tow.

 

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Stewart leads, Harv is in second and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. runs in third.

The Daytona 500, it will be Stenhouse's second career Cup start. Last time a driver making his second Cup start did good through Speedweeks, he won the Daytona 500 and that was Trevor Bayne a year ago.

 

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Five car breakaway at the front of the field, tailed by Aric Almirola (#43) and Jeff Burton. AJ Allmendinger (#22) leads the second pack.

Fuel situation is tight. Harvick is close, McMurray can't make it. Jr, Waltrip and Danica appear good.

 

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Allmendinger has brought the second pack to Burton. Jr, McDowell, Bayne and Danica have lost the draft... and Michael Waltrip blinks. Waltrip to pit road and all by himself.

 

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Michael Waltrip has wrecked, caution is out. And Waltrip, the two time Daytona 500 winner, looks like he will be going home.

 

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Waltrip drove up on the banking too soon trying to get up to speed and just wrecked.

The agony of defeat, Waltrip will not race on Sunday.