Daytona Dueling
Daytona Duel Talk — Have Your Say
Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch Winners
Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch were winners in todays two Gatorade Duel qualifying races in Daytona.
The first of two Gatorade Duels were a little wild with Daytona 500 polesitter Martin Truex Jr. spinning, but avoiding the wall.
Bill Elliott — another fast qualifier — also had trouble and brushed the wall after he burned his transmission up.
Tony Stewart proved that his new team is a contender when he crossed the finish line just behind winner Jeff Gordon.
In the second race Dale Earnhardt Jr was out front early and often. But Junior made a rare mistake in the pits when he slid through his stall on the first pit stop. The mistake moved Junior from the lead to 7th.
Then Dale Jr had to pit again under green with tire problems — losing a lap in the process. His teammate Mark Martin also pitted with tire problems.
With just 13 laps to go David Reutimann booted Ryan Newman into the concrete wall on the backstretch. Looks like Newman will need the backup car.
Mark Martin made a strong run at Kyle Busch on the last lap, but couldn’t make the pass giving the win to Kyle Busch.
Did you see any wild moments in the race? Anything you want to talk about? Have at it.