We now know what the starting lineup will look like for Sunday's Daytona 500.
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The twin 150-mile qualifying races held Thursday at Daytona International Speedway determined the full starting grid for NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl, with Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth winning their respective Gatorade Duel races.
Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle had already claimed the top two spots by virtue of their fast times in last weekend's Daytona 500 qualifying session.
What wasn't determined until today? Which bubble drivers would get into the race and which would leave Daytona heartbroken.
In the first Duel, Michael McDowell and Robby Gordon took the two available transfer spots; Dave Blaney and Joe Nemechek did the same in Duel No. 2.
Those four drivers will join Trevor Bayne, Tony Raines and David Stremme – whose time trial speeds earned them a berth in the 500 – and Terry Labonte, who makes the race by virtue of a past champion's provisional.
Going home are big names such as Michael Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Kenny Wallace, along with Mike Wallace, Robert Richardson Jr. and JJ Yeley.
Here is the starting lineup for the 2012 Daytona 500:
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart
- Matt Kenseth
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Regan Smith
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Burton
- Elliott Sadler
- Michael McDowell
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jeff Gordon
- Robby Gordon
- Ryan Newman
- Jamie McMurray
- Kasey Kahne
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Brad Keselowski
- Dave Blaney
- David Ragan
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Bobby Labonte
- David Gilliland
- Joe Nemechek
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Casey Mears
- Paul Menard
- David Reutimann
- Landon Cassill
- Trevor Bayne
- Tony Raines
- David Stremme
- Terry Labonte