Unofficial Race Results for the Gatorade Duel #2 - Thursday, February 23, 2012 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 60 Laps - 150 Miles - Purse: $19,142,601
Leader Driver Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 7 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 60 120.0 $56,726 Running 2 10 2 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet 60 103.7 $41,713 Running 3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 60 117.6 $36,713 Running 4 16 33 Elliott Sadler(i) General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet 60 97.2 $31,713 Running 5 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 60 130.9 $29,713 Running 2 40 6 9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 60 101.0 $27,313 Running 1 5 7 12 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Brown Toyota 60 93.4 $26,213 Running 1 5 8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 60 86.6 $25,213 Running 9 8 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY/Quicken Loans Chevrolet 60 75.2 $25,188 Running 10 10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 60 71.7 $25,163 Running 11 5 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Toyota 60 67.5 $25,138 Running 12 14 36 * Dave Blaney Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet 60 72.9 $25,113 Running 13 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 60 66.3 $25,088 Running 14 15 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 59 62.7 $25,063 Running 15 24 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 59 50.4 $25,038 Running 16 19 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger Toyota 59 47.4 $25,013 Running 17 17 87 * Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 59 51.4 $24,988 Running 18 2 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 59 48.6 $24,938 Running 19 22 23 * Robert Richardson Jr.(i) North Texas Pipe Toyota 58 36.0 $24,913 Running 20 20 97 * Bill Elliott AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 58 37.5 $24,888 Running 21 13 09 * Kenny Wallace(i) American Ethanol Toyota 57 45.3 $24,838 Running 22 11 26 *Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 9 29.1 $24,813 Vibration 23 21 93 David Reutimann Burger King Toyota 6 29.9 $24,763 Vibration 24 23 49 * JJ Yeley America Israel Racing Toyota 4 23.5 $24,738 Engine Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000 Matt Kenseth won the second Gatorade Duel at Daytona race, his first victory in the Daytona 500 qualifying race. Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 5 (backup car), No. 97 (engine change), No. 15 (time disallowed). Failed to Qualify: (6) 40, 23, 09, 37, 49, 97. Time of Race: 00 Hrs, 46 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 194.175 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.209 Seconds Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps: Laps: Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers: G. Biffle 1-3; M. Kenseth 4-12; J. Logano 13-17; Kyle Busch 18-22; G. Biffle 23-59; M. Kenseth 60;
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series Next Race: Feb. 26, 2012 - Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875