6 drivers will be going to back up cars:
Truex will have the No. 2 starting position in title only. He'll go to the back of the field with a backup car after being involved in the wreck in Duel 2.Johnson, who is the defending race champion and also tore up a car in the Sprint Unlimited on Saturday night; Bowyer, McMurray, David Ragan and Michael Waltrip also will use backup cars on Sunday because of Thursday night's wreck.
(thankfully none of my fantasy selections
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Top 15 cars in duel #1:
Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Josh Wise, Aric Almirola, AJ Allmendinger, David Gilliland, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Cole Whitt, Greg Biffle, Danica Patrick and Alex Bowman.
(Kenseth failed post race inspection and will be starting from the back, Danica & Stewart head to the back due to engine changes)
After the second Duel's smoke cleared, NASCAR announced the top 15 finishers as:
Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Paul Menard, Brian Scott, Trevor Bayne, Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Landon Cassill, Bowyer, McMurray, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Casey Mears and Carl Edwards.
(Truex Jr. will be moved from row 1 to back of the back, Labonte joins him due to engine change)
Starting positions 33 through 36 then were given to the four fastest cars in Sunday's qualifying who did not make the Daytona 500 through the Duels:
Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Joey Logano and Michael Annett.
37th through 43rd starting positions were filled by the seven cars with the most 2013 owner points that had not already qualified for the Daytona 500.
Kyle Busch, Harvick, Reed Sorenson, Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Waltrip and Ragan.
Gentleman....START YOUR ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!