Duel No. 1 saw Robby Gordon and Michael McDowell claiming the transfer spots into the "big" show and Terry Labonte using the past champions provisional.
Duel No. 2 was a battle as SPEED chronicled Kenny Wallace's attempt to qualify into the race, but it was a losing battle after a fuel pressure issue let Wallace laps down in the end. Transferring in are Dave Blaney and Joe Nemechek.
The starting lineup for the Daytona 500 is as follows:
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart (Duel 1 winner)
- Matt Kenseth (Duel 2 winner)
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Regan Smith
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Burton
- Elliott Sadler
- Michael McDowell (transferred in)
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jeff Gordon
- Robby Gordon (transferred in)
- Ryan Newman
- Jamie McMurray
- Kasey Kahne
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Brad Keselowski
- Dave Blaney (transferred in)
- David Ragan
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Bobby Labonte
- David Gilliland
- Joe Nemechek (transferred in)
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Casey Mears
- Paul Menard
- David Reutimann
- Landon Cassill
- Trevor Bayne
- Tony Raines
- David Stremme
- Terry Labone (Past champion)
Those who did not qualify: Michael Waltrip, Kenny Wallace, Mike Wallace, J.J. Yeley, Bill Elliott and Robert Richardson Jr.
Tune into coverage of the Daytona 500 starting at noon ET on your local FOX station.