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Danica Patrick on Daytona 500 Pole [Full Qualifying Results]
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is different than any other race during the NASCAR season. The two fastest cars are the only ones that really matter in regards to “The Great American Race” on Sunday. DRIVER and DRIVER posted the two best laps today and will be the ones to the lead the field to the green in this year’s Daytona 500. The rest of the starting lineup will be determined on Thursday with the two Gatorade Duel races.
Full qualifying results:
- Danica Patrick
- Jeff Gordon
- Trevor Bayne
- Ryan Newman
- Tony Stewart
- Kasey Kahne
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
- Matt Kenseth
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- Juan Montoya
- Paul Menard
- Casey Mears
- Austin Dillon
- Carl Edwards
- Clint Bowyer
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Jeff Burton
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jamie McMurray
- Brad Keselowski
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kevin Harvick
- Aric Almirola
- Greg Biffle
- Mark Martin
- David Gilliland
- David Ragan
- Michael Waltrip
- Josh Wise
- Kurt Busch
- Michael McDowell
- Scott Speed
- Terry Labonte
- Regan Smith
- Dave Blaney
- Bobby Labonte
- J.J. Yeley
- David Reutimann
- Travis Kvapil
- Joe Nemechek
- Mike Bliss
- Brian Keselowski
Harvick Wins the Sprint Unlimited [Full Results and Recap]
It only took 15 laps before we had cars into the wall at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Tony Stewart thought he was clear, went low across Marcos Ambrose‘s bumper, and the rest of the field reacted; last year’s Sprint Unlimited winner, Kyle Busch, was among those involved, as well as Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin.
From there, the 2013 Sprint Unlimited race was pretty tame. Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth were the two who dominated most of the event, and it was the former who ended up in victory lane in a somewhat-boring, block-filled ending to a race at Daytona. Full results:
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Joey Logano
- Tony Stewart
- Matt Kenseth
- Aric Almirola
- Kasey Kahne
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Martin Truex, Jr.
- Juan Montoya
- Marcos Ambrose
- Carl Edwards
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Denny Hamlin
- Kyle Busch
- Jeff Gordon
- Mark Martin
- Terry Labonte
Tony Stewart Will Go Out First
Daytona 500 Qualifying Order
In 2013, the Sprint Cup Series decided to go back to random draw to determine qualifying order, as opposed to the “slowest to fastest in practice” method that they used previously.
Below is the results of the random draw for the 2013 Daytona 500 qualifying order, which will take place on Sunday, February 17 at 1:00 pm ET. This is not the order in which the race will start.
| Qualifying Position | Car Number | Driver |
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | 19 | Mike Bliss |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
| 4 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| 5 | 32 | Terry Labonte |
| 6 | 13 | Casey Mears |
| 7 | 98 | Michael McDowell |
| 8 | 10 | Danica Patrick |
| 9 | 43 | Aric Almirola |
| 10 | 93 | Travis Kvapil |
| 11 | 55 | Mark Martin |
| 12 | 36 | JJ Yeley |
| 13 | 7 | Dave Blaney |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman |
| 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
| 20 | 83 | David Reutimann |
| 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle |
| 22 | 15 | Clint Bowyer |
| 23 | 33 | Austin Dillon |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
| 25 | 26 | Michael Waltrip |
| 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
| 27 | 51 | Regan Smith |
| 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek |
| 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon |
| 30 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
| 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 34 | 95 | Scott Speed |
| 35 | 22 | Joey Logano |
| 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton |
| 37 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
| 38 | 52 | Brian Keselowski |
| 39 | 34 | David Ragan |
| 40 | 21 | Trevor Bayne |
| 41 | 29 | Kevin Harvick |
| 42 | 78 | Kurt Busch |
| 43 | 35 | Josh Wise |
| 44 | 99 | Carl Edwards |
| 45 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
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