Daytona 500 Qualifying Starting Grid

Feb 23, 2013; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; A general view as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Regan Smith (51) races during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 23, 2013; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; A general view as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Regan Smith (51) races during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have the front two spots, where will everyone else line up?


Jeff Gordon won the group qualifying and took the pole for his final Daytona 500 Sunday. His teammate Jimmie Johnson took the second spot and will be lining up alongside his Hendrick Motorsports teammate next Sunday.

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As for the rest of the field, that will be determined Thursday in the new Budweiser Duel.

The Budweiser Duel will consist of two groups racing a 150-mile race to determine the positions of 3-32 for Sunday’s race.

The top 15 racers from each group will fill up the 30 spots. The two duels will feature a combined 49 drivers with 25 drivers competing in the first duel and 24 competing in the second duel.

The lineups for each duel have been released.

Duel 1:

1. Jeff Gordon

2. Matt Kenseth

3. Kasey Kahne

4. Ty Dillon

5. Jamie McMurray

6. Johnny Sauter

7. Trevor Bayne

8. Aric Almirola

9. Brad Keselowski

10. Joey Logano

11. JJ Yeley

12. Paul Menard

13. AJ Allmendinger

14. Kevin Harvick

15. Tony Stewart

16. Casey Mears

17. Michael Annett

18. Kyle Larson

19. Michael McDowell

20. Clint Bowyer

21. Justin Marks

22. Cole Whitt

23. Landon Cassill

24. Ron Hornaday Jr.

25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Duel 2:

1. Jimmie Johnson

2. Kyle Busch

3. Carl Edwards

4. Austin Dillon

5. Martin Truex Jr.

6. Greg Biffle

7. Sam Hornish Jr.

8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

9. Ryan Blaney

10. Michael Waltrip

11. Bobby Labonte

12. Alex Bowman

13. Ryan Newman

14. Kurt Busch

15. Danica Patrick

16. Brian Scott

17. Justin Allgaier

18. David Gilliland

19. Jeb Burton

20. Reed Sorenson

21. David Ragan

22. Josh Wise

23. Mike Wallace

24. Denny Hamlin

The first race Thursday night will begin at 7 p.m. ET.

[H/T: NASCARTalk]

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