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With Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson locked into the front row for the Daytona 500, the process of setting the field for the Great American Race continues on Thursday evening with the Budweiser Duels.
Based on the group qualifying session on Sunday at Daytona, here is the pair of line-ups for the two races.
Budweiser Duel #1
| Inside | Outside |
| Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin |
| Kyle Busch | Carl Edwards |
| Austin Dillon | Jamie McMurray |
| Johnny Sauter | Trevor Bayne |
| Aric Almirola | Brad Keselowski |
| Joey Logano | JJ Yeley |
| Paul Menard | AJ Allmendinger |
| Kevin Harvick | Tony Stewart |
| Casey Mears | Michael Annett |
| Kyle Larson | Michael McDowell |
| Clint Bowyer | Justin Marks |
| Landon Cassill | Ron Hornaday |
Denny Hamlin will be forced to give up his starting spot due to failing post-Daytona 500 qualifying inspection.
Clint Bowyer will be forced to give up his starting spot due to having to go to a back-up car following a wreck during qualifying.
Budweiser Duel #2
| Inside | Outside |
| Jimmie Johnson | Matt Kenseth |
| Kasey Kahne | Ty Dillon |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Greg Biffle | Sam Hornish Jr. |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ryan Blaney |
| Michael Waltrip | Bobby Labonte |
| Alex Bowman | Ryan Newman |
| Kurt Busch | Danica Patrick |
| Brian Scott | Justin Allgaier |
| David Gilliland | Jeb Burton |
| Reed Sorenson | David Ragan |
| Josh Wise | Mike Wallace |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be forced to give up his spot due to failing post-Daytona 500 qualifying inspection.
Bobby Labonte will be forced to give up his starting spot due to having to go to a back-up car following a wreck during qualifying.
Ryan Newman will be forced to give up his spot due to changing motors during Saturday’s Daytona 500 practice.
Reed Sorenson will be forced to give up his starting spot due to having to go to a back-up car following a wreck during qualifying.
The Daytona 500 features a unique format for setting the starting line-up. Below is the info-graphic as distributed by NASCAR.
RT @OnPitRoad_: NSCS: Budweiser Duel Line-Ups by @ladybug388 http://t.co/RRV5dGfdVw
You can view the line-ups for the Budweiser Duels at http://t.co/RRV5dGwPk6