Nascar Sprint Cup – Harvick e Busch vincono i Gatorade Duel

Kevin Harvick vince il primo dei due Gatorade Duel, le tradizionali gare da 150 miglia che anticipano la 500 Miglia di Daytona. In pista i piloti che occupano il lato dispari della pista, tra cui anche Danica Patrick che tanto bene aveva fatto nei giorni scorsi assicurandosi anche la pole della Daytona 500 ma che oggi termina, invece, 17esima. Secondo e terzo posto per Greg Biffle e Juan Pablo Montoya.

Kyle Busch, invece, si assicura la seconda manche che vede protagonisti i piloti che occupano il lato pari della pista davanti a Kasey Kahne e Austin Dillon.

Results - 60 laps:

Pos  Driver              Team/Car                       Time/Gap
 1.  Kevin Harvick       Childress Chevrolet          50m40.000s
 2.  Greg Biffle         Roush Fenway Ford              + 0.165s
 3.  Juan Pablo Montoya  Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet    + 0.354s
 4.  Jimmie Johnson      Hendrick Chevrolet             + 0.379s
 5.  Kurt Busch          Furniture Row Chevrolet        + 0.446s
 6.  Tony Stewart        Stewart-Haas Chevrolet         + 0.535s
 7.  Brad Keselowski     Penske Ford                    + 0.593s
 8.  Casey Mears         Germain Ford                   + 0.622s
 9.  Dale Earnhardt Jr   Hendrick Chevrolet             + 0.678s
10.  Joey Logano         Penske Ford                    + 0.730s
11.  Bobby Labonte       JTG Daugherty Toyota           + 0.738s
12.  David Gilliland     Front Row Ford                 + 0.811s
13.  Joe Nemechek        NEMCO Toyota                   + 0.829s
14.  Michael Waltrip     Waltrip Toyota                 + 0.854s
15.  Scott Speed         Leavine Ford                   + 0.944s
16.  David Reutimann     BK Ford                        + 0.961s
17.  Danica Patrick      Stewart-Haas Chevrolet         + 6.294s
18.  Regan Smith         Finch Chevrolet               + 31.440s
19.  Martin Truex Jr     Waltrip Toyota                + 31.907s
20.  Denny Hamlin        Gibbs Toyota 		         + 1 lap
21.  Brian Keselowski    Keseolwski Toyota              + 2 laps

Did not finish:

     Carl Edwards        Roush Fenway Ford               + 8 laps
     Trevor Bayne        Wood Brothers Ford              + 8 laps

Results - 60 laps:

Pos  Driver              Team/Car                        Time/Gap
 1.  Kyle Busch          Gibbs Toyota                     46m24s
 2.  Kasey Kahne         Hendrick Chevrolet             + 0.093s
 3.  Austin Dillon       Childress Chevrolet
 4.  Clint Bowyer        Waltrip Toyota
 5.  Matt Kenseth        Gibbs Toyota
 6.  Mark Martin         Waltrip Toyota
 7.  Paul Menard         Childress Chevrolet
 8.  Jeff Burton         Childress Chevrolet
 9.  Jamie McMurray      Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet
10.  David Ragan         Front Row Ford
11.  Marcos Ambrose      Petty Ford
12.  Jeff Gordon         Front Row Ford
13.  Aric Almirola       Petty Ford
14.  Ricky Stenhouse Jr  Roush Fenway Ford               + 1 lap
15.  Dave Blaney         Baldwin Chevrolet               + 1 lap
16.  Josh Wise           Front Row Ford                  + 1 lap
17.  Travis Kvapil       BK Toyota                       + 1 lap
18.  Terry Labonte       FAS Lane Ford                   + 1 lap
19.  Michael McDowell    Parsons Ford                    + 1 lap
20.  JJ Yeley            Baldwin Chevrolet               + 1 lap
21.  Ryan Newman         Stewart-Haas Chevrolet         + 2 laps
22.  Mike Bliss          Smith Chevrolet                + 5 laps