NASCAR Race Number Unofficial Race Results for the Gatorade Duel #1 - Thursday, February 17, 2005 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla. - 2.5 Mile High Banked Total Race Length - 60 Laps - 150 Miles Purse: $675,000 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 18 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 60 $53,199 Running 2 13 2 21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 60 $38,188 Running 3 8 * 23 Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing Dodge 60 $33,188 Running 1 9 4 16 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 60 $28,188 Running 5 5 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford 60 $26,188 Running 6 4 97 Kurt Busch Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 60 $23,788 Running 7 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 60 $22,688 Running 1 28 8 12 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 60 $21,688 Running 9 11 5 # Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 60 $21,663 Running 10 22 * 00 Kenny Wallace Aaron’s Chevrolet 60 $21,638 Running 11 17 * 33 Kerry Earnhardt Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 60 $21,613 Running 12 3 * 11 Jason Leffler FedEx Express Chevrolet 60 $21,588 Running 1 2 13 9 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 60 $21,563 Running 14 25 77 # Travis Kvapil Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge 60 $21,538 Running 15 14 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 60 $21,513 Running 16 15 * 4 Mike Wallace Lucas Oil Chevrolet 60 $21,488 Running 17 19 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 60 $21,463 Running 18 26 * 92 Stanton Barrett First Trust Portfolios Chevrolet 60 $21,413 Running 19 20 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 60 $21,388 Running 20 7 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 60 $21,363 Running 21 1 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 60 $21,313 Running 1 1 22 13 0 Mike Bliss NetZero/Best Buy Chevrolet 60 $21,288 Running 23 23 * 09 Johnny Sauter Miccosukee Resort Dodge 54 $21,238 Engine 1 6 24 10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 52 $21,213 Accident 1 1 25 24 * 66 Hermie Sadler Peak Fitness Ford 46 $21,188 Accident 26 6 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 45 $21,163 Transmission 27 28 * 34 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Inc. Chevrolet 41 $21,138 Engine 28 27 * 89 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge 3 $21,113 Accident Race Comments: Michael Waltrip won the Gatorade Duel #1. Prior to the green flag the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions to the rear of field for the reasons indicated: #00 K. Wallace (engine change); #66 H. Sadler (transmis- sion change), #77 Kvapil (tranmission change). Time of Race: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds Average Speed: 140.442 mph Margin of Victory: 0.030 Seconds Caution Flags: 3 for 10 laps: Laps 5-8 (#34,49,89 accident turn 4); 44-46 (#34 spun 2); 54-56 (#9,11,77,99 accident turn 1). Lead Changes: 7 among 7 drivers: D. Jarrett 1; J. Gordon 2-29; J. Leffler 30-31; K. Kahne 32; M. Waltrip 33-44; J. Sauter 45-50; M. Skinner 51- 59; M. Waltrip 60. Bud Pole Award: None Next Race: Feb. 20, 2005 - Daytona 500 NASCAR Public Relations @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875.