Matt Kenseth wins Gatorade Duel 2


[media-credit name=”David Yeazell” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]Matt Kenseth made his run to the front in the final laps with Jimmie Johnson pushing him.

Then leader, Greg Biffle pulled up to block the duo but both cars had too much momentum and pulled to the inside of Biffle, took the lead and Biffle went on to win the Gatorade Duel No. 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday.

“We just had a big run there. Jimmie Johnson gave me a huge push there and that really worked nice for me the whole race there. Without that push it would have never gotten done.” Kenseth said.

This was also Roush Fenway’s first duel victory.

“It got a little dicey there at the end. I could have probably blocked a little bit more than I did, but that’s not the time to block right there for that win.” Biffle said.

Dave Blaney, Joe Nemechek and Tony Raines took the final three spots in the Daytona 500.

See Also:
Stewart wins Gatorade Duel 1

Unofficial Race Results
Gatorade Duel 2
February 23, 2012 | Exhibition

Pos. No. Driver Make Pts Laps Status
1 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 0 60 Running
2 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 0 60 Running
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 0 60 Running
4 33 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 0 60 Running
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 0 60 Running
6 20 Joey Logano Toyota 0 60 Running
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 0 60 Running
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 0 60 Running
9 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 0 60 Running
10 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 0 60 Running
11 55 Mark Martin Toyota 0 60 Running
12 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 0 60 Running
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 0 60 Running
14 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 0 60 Running
15 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 0 60 Running
16 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 0 60 Running
17 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 0 60 Running
18 13 Casey Mears Ford 0 60 Running
19 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Toyota 0 58 Running
20 97 Bill Elliott Toyota 0 58 Running
21 109 Kenny Wallace Toyota 0 57 Running
22 26 Tony Raines Ford 0 9 In Pit
23 93 David Reutimann Toyota 0 6 In Pit
24 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota 0 4 Out
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