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