NASCAR Cup Series

These twin races were to determine which cars made the Daytona 500 and who did not. Only the front pole sitters, the best six from last season, the best four qualifying times not already in, and former champion Kurt Busch were locked in. The rest had to go, had to make the moves, had to...

For the second time of Daytona Speedweeks Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle came up just short of victory, finishing second to Kevin Harvick in Thursday afternoon’s first Duel Qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. Biffle came in second to Kevin Harvick in last Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited all-star race as well. Biffle will start Sunday’s Daytona 500 fifth based on the finish.

For the second time during the 2013 Daytona Speed Weeks, Kevin Harvick took the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS to Victory Lane. After winning Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited, Harvick repeated the process in the first of the Budweiser Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Duel 2 Finishing Position: 1st - What did you learn on the track today? "It's hard to pass the leader. Just stay out front when you can get out front and you can run pretty good and just try to hold everybody off behind you. There wasn't enough lane by lane racing -- I'd call it -- here. But, it's awesome to be able to put the M&M's Camry in victory lane."

Under a pit stop with 20 to go, Kyle Busch would take fuel only and have a solid pit stop to come off pit road in the lead. He would lead the rest of the way to win his first Budweiser Duel in four years. It also marks the second fastest Duel in NASCAR History with Busch completing the race with an average speed of 193.966 mph.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED SECOND - GOOD SOLID EFFORT, YOU GUYS WERE PATIENT THEN WHEN IT WAS THE CLOSING LAPS OF THIS EVENT YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO JUMP IN THERE AND GAIN SOME SPOTS. WHAT DID YOU LEARN DIVING OUT OF LINE LATE IN THE RACE?

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion – HOW WAS IT OUT THERE TODAY? “It was okay. I obviously made a mistake on pit road. I thought I hit the number right at the yellow line and obviously hit it a tick too early. That is the first time I have been caught speeding on pit road."

Kyle Busch would put himself in position after the final pit stop and take the victory in the second Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway.

It’s a good year for “22.” Shell, the no. 1 selling gasoline brand in the U.S., is bringing back its popular WINsday promotion for the third consecutive year to save Shell $aver Cardholders money on their fuel purchases. Every time 22-year-old Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion, wins a points race during the 2013 season, current Shell Saver Cardholders can receive a savings of 22 cents per gallon when they purchase high quality Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines or Shell Diesel on the Wednesday – or WINsday - following the win using their Shell Saver Card®.* The season kicks off Feb. 24 in Daytona and races run through Nov. 17, so Shell Saver Cardholders will have 36 opportunities to save more than usual on their fuel purchases at Shell.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS – WINNER - TWO FOR TWO SO FAR HERE DURING BUDWEISER SPEEDWEEKS AT DAYTONA THIS CAR, THIS RACE, THIS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HOW MUCH DIFFERENT WAS THE HANDLING OF THIS RACE CAR TODAY? “The handling was definitely a lot looser for us than what we were the other night. It stayed consistent so it was manageable. I just want to thank everybody on our Budweiser Chevrolet team. To win the sponsors race in the Bud Duels here it’s hard to align all that and put it all together. It all worked out for us today. Gil (Martin, crew chief) made a great call on pit road and it all worked out.”