Danica Patrick will lead the field of 43 of the best drivers in the world to the green flag of the Great American Race on Sunday. She looks to be the first women to win a Nascar Series race let alone the Daytona 500. After Thursday’s Budweiser Duels the field is set and here it is.
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| 1 | 10 | Danica Patrick # | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 196.434 | Pole |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 196.292 | Outside Pole |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 194.742 | Finished 1st in Duel 1 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s Toyota | 195.767 | Finished 1st in Duel 2 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 194.729 | Finished 2nd in Duel 1 |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevy | 195.852 | Finished 2nd in Duel 2 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 195.508 | Finished 3rd in Duel 1 |
| 8 | 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | Honey Nut Cheerios Chevy | 195.385 | Finished 3rd in Duel 2 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevy | 195.084 | Finished 4th in Duel 1 |
| 10 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 195.228 | Finished 4th in Duel 2 |
| 11 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Chevy | 193.657 | Finished 5th in Duel 1 |
| 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 195.725 | Finished 5th in Duel 2 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy | 195.925 | Finished 6th in Duel 1 |
| 14 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 194.683 | Finished 6th in Duel 2 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 194.961 | Finished 7th in Duel 1 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/Peak Chevy | 195.503 | Finished 7th in Duel 2 |
| 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 195.495 | Finished 8th in Duel 1 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 195.156 | Finished 8th in Duel 2 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard Chevy | 195.584 | Finished 9th in Duel 1 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevy | 195.042 | Finished 9th in Duel 2 |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 195.767 | Finished 10th in Duel 1 |
| 22 | 34 | David Ragan | Detail Doctor Ford | 194.616 | Finished 10th in Duel 2 |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger Toyota | 192.563 | Finished 11th in Duel 1 |
| 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 194.793 | Finished 11th in Duel 2 |
| 25 | 38 | David Gilliland | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 194.654 | Finished 12th in Duel 1 |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 194.742 | Finished 13th in Duel 2 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Maddie’s Place Rocks | 190.046 | Finished 13th in Duel 1 |
| 28 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. # | Best Buy Ford | 195.537 | Finished 14th in Duel 2 |
| 29 | 26 | Michael Waltrip | Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota | 194.313 | Finished 14th in Duel 1 |
| 30 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Florida Lottery Chevy | 192.996 | Finished 15th in Duel 2 |
| 31 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing Ford | 193.540 | Finished 15th in Duel 1 |
| 32 | 35 | Josh Wise | Blockbuster.com Ford | 194.254 | Finished 16th in Duel 2 |
| 33-SPD | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 195.976 | speed 3rd fastest |
| 34-SPD | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans Chevy | 195.946 | speed 4th fastest |
| 35-SPD | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 195.771 | speed 7th fastest |
| 36-SPD | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 195.240 | speed 16th fastest |
| 37-OP | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 195.207 | 2012 owners points 11th 19th fastest quaifying |
| 38-OP | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love/Curb Records Ford | 193.544 | 2012 owners points 39th 34th fastest quaifying |
| 39-OP | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services Ford | 193.515 | 2012 owners points 34th 36th fastest quaifying |
| 40-OP | 51 | Regan Smith(i) | Guy Roofing Chevy | 193.096 | 2012 owners points 27th 37th fastest quaifying |
| 41-OP | 36 | JJ Yeley | Golden Corral Chevy | 192.094 | 2012 owners points 35th 40th fastest quaifying |
| 42-OP | 83 | David Reutimann | Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota | 190.339 | 2012 owners points 32nd 41st fastest quaifying |
| 43-OP | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota | 190.142 | 2012 owners points 28th 42nd |
