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I,m so CoNfUsEd Daytona 500 Qualifying
The front row of the Daytona 500 will be locked after qualifying.
• The starting positions of the 500 will be determined by the finishing spots of the qualifying races, regardless of position in the points.
As part of an overall change in the qualifying procedure, the top 35 in owners' points are assured a spot in each Nextel Cup race. For the Daytona 500, the top 35 will be based on last year's owners' points.
Gatorade Duel placement
Those top 35 in owners' will be split into two groups for the Gatorade Duel qualifying races, known as the "Twins" to many inside the Nextel Cup garage because that's what they were called for many years.
The odd-finishing points positions (first, third, fifth, etc.) will race in the first qualifying race, with the evens (second, fourth, sixth, etc.) in the second. The exact starting spots will be based on qualifying from the previous
The lone exception is if a top 35 car qualifies on the front row for the 500. The pole winner would start first in the first Duel, while the second-place starter would start first in the second Duel.
The remainder of the Gatorade Duel lineups will be determined by qualifying. The fastest of the non-top 35 cars will start in the first qualifying race, with second-fastest going in the second, and so on.
Gatorade Duel finishes
The finishing positions of each Gatorade Duel race, as always, determine the starting positions of the Daytona 500. The top 35 in owners' points are assured of a spot in the 500, but the exact position will be determined by the Duel races.
For a non-top 35 driver to race in to the 500 field through the Duel, he or she would have to finish first or second among the non-top 35 cars.
Since the top 35 cars in points are assured placement in the 500, those drivers are essentially racing to determine their exact starting spot.
The top 35 cars must make a qualifying attempt and compete in the Gatorade Duel to be eligible to start the 500.
Daytona 500 placement
The 43 starting spots for the 500 are assigned to the top 35 in owners' points, the two highest-finishing non-top 35 cars from each Duel and three or four of the fastest qualifiers who remain.
The 43rd spot is reserved to an eligible past series champion.
That means eight non top-35 cars should make the 500 field, four through the Duel races and four through qualifying.
Daytona 500 lineup
Once the Gatorade Duel is complete, the Daytona 500 field will be lined up by the two front-row spots, with the next 33, 34 or 35 positions -- depending on whether one, two or no top 35 cars qualify on the front row -- set by Duel finishes and four non-top 35 cars by qualifying.
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