Starting Grid for the Daytona 500
After yesterday’s Gatorade Duel 125 races we now have the official lineup for the Daytona 500. It should be noted that pole sitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to start last because he wrecked his car in practice and had to go to a back up car so that means Kurt Busch who won the first duel race yesterday and won the Bud Shootout will start first. Here is the starting grid for the Daytona 500.
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy/National Guard
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger
3 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell/Pennzoil
4 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
5 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies
6 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios/Hamburger Helper
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser
8 115 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s
11 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull
12 192 Brian Keselowski Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports
13 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy
16 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite
17 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
19 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Peak/Menards
20 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
22 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools
24 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine
25 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1
26 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
27 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
28 37 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford North Texas Pipe
2909 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
30 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy
31 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kroger / USO
32 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
33 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil
34 6 David Ragan Ford UPS “We Love Logistics”
35 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley
36 77 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy
37 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery
38 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
39 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell
40 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver’s
41 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM FM Energy
42 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing
43 32 Terry Labonte Ford U.S. Chrome
So there you have it, the lineup for the Daytona 500. It will be a very interesting race this year considering the new pavement on the track and the reductions made to the restrictor place. Gentlemen Start Your Engines!
