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CHEVY AT DAYTONA – BUDWEISER DUEL AT DAYTONA QUALIFYING RACES
February 21, 2013
TEAM CHEVY ON THE TRACK: DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY –
150-MILE QUALIFYING RACES –
· Chevrolet has won 46 of the 106 Budweiser Duel Qualifying Races held to set the field for the Daytona 500, (1959-2012, canceled due to rain in ’68)
· Five (5) of the last 10 Qualifying Races have been won by a Team Chevy driver (2008-2012)
· Team Chevy drivers entered into today’s Duel Races with previous victories are:
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet SS, has five (5) Budweiser Duel wins, most of active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers (’93,’02,’06,’07 &’09)
o Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS, has three (3) Qualifying Race wins (’03,’04 &’08)
o Tony Stewart, No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS, has three victories (’05, ’07 & ’12)
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS, won a Budweiser Duel race in 2010
o Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS, has one (1) Budweiser Duel victory (2011)
o Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet SS, has one Budweiser Duel victory (2010)
o Kurt Busch, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet SS, won his first Budweiser Duel in 2011
· Danica Patrick will lead the field down to the green flag for the start of Duel race No. 1 by earning the pole award for the Daytona 500 and Jeff Gordon will start first in Duel No. 2 as the outside pole sitter for the Daytona 500
· A total of eight (8) Chevrolet drivers will start Budweiser Duel No. 1
· A total of nine (9) Chevrolet drivers will start Budweiser Duel No. 2
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