‘Mikey’ and Tony Stewart Win Duels
Written by John Davison · February 17, 2005
Michael Waltrip won another race at Daytona, pushed across the finish line by teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. This time, ‘Mikey’ captured the first of the Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying races to set the field for Sunday’s Daytona 500. In the second race, Jimmie Johnson seemed on the way to a continuation of his late-season success in 2004, only to have Kevin Harvick’s Chevy make contact with his car, starting a multi-car melee that sent several front-runners to the garage.
Unofficial Results, Gatorade Duel 150s:
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, Pts, Bns, Award, Status, Ti. Led, Lps Led
1, 18, Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 60, -,, $53,199, Running, 2, 13
2, 21, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 60, -,, $38,188, Running, -,
3, 8, Mike Skinner, No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge, 60, -,, $33,188, Running, 1, 9
4, 16, Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 60, -,, $28,188, Running, -,
5, 5, Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford, 60, -,, $26,188, Running, -,
6, 4, Kurt Busch, No. 97 Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford, 60, -,, $23,788, Running, -,
7, 2, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 60, -,, $22,688, Running, 1, 28
8, 12, Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 60, -,, $21,688, Running, -,
9, 11, Kyle Busch #, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,663, Running, -,
10, 22, Kenny Wallace, No. 00 Aaron’s Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,638, Running, -,
11, 17, Kerry Earnhardt, No. 33 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,613, Running, -,
12, 3, Jason Leffler, No. 11 FedEx Express Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,588, Running, 1, 2
13, 9, Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard Ford, 60, -,, $21,563, Running, -,
14, 25, Travis Kvapil #, No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge, 60, -,, $21,538, Running, -,
15, 14, Carl Edwards, No. 99 Scotts Ford, 60, -,, $21,513, Running, -,
16, 15, Mike Wallace, No. 4 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,488, Running, -,
17, 19, Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 60, -,, $21,463, Running, -,
18, 26, Stanton Barrett, No. 92 First Trust Portfolios Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,413, Running, -,
19, 20, Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 60, -,, $21,388, Running, -,
20, 7, Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 60, -,, $21,363, Running, -,
21, 1, Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 60, -,, $21,313, Running, 1, 1
22, 13, Mike Bliss, No. 0 NetZero/Best Buy Chevrolet, 60, -,, $21,288, Running, -,
23, 23, Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Miccosukee Resort Dodge, 54, -,, $21,238, Engine, 1, 6
24, 10, Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 52, -,, $21,213, Accident, 1, 1
25, 24, Hermie Sadler, No. 66 Peak Fitness Ford, 46, -,, $21,188, Accident, -,
26, 6, Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 45, -,, $21,163, Transmission, -,
27, 28, Randy LaJoie, No. 34 Mach 1 Inc. Chevrolet, 41, -,, $21,138, Engine, -,
28, 27, Morgan Shepherd, No. 89 Victory in Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge, 3, -,, $21,113, Accident, -,
* - Required to qualify on time; OP - Top 35 in Owner Points; PC - Past Champion.
Race Comments Michael Waltrip won the Gatorade Duel #1. Prior to the green flag the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions to the rear of field for the reasons indicated: #00 K. Wallace (engine change); #66 H. Sadler (transmission change), #77 Kvapil (tranmission change), #93 Bodine (engine change).
Time of Race 1 hour, 4 minutes, 5 seconds Average Speed 140.442 mph Margin of Victory 0.030 Seconds
Caution Flags 3 for 10 laps: Laps 5-8 (#34,49,89 accident turn 4); 44-46 (#34 spun 2); 54-56 (#9,11,77,99 accident turn 1).
Lead Changes 7 among 7 drivers: D. Jarrett 1; J. Gordon 2-29; J. Leffler 30-31; K. Kahne 32; M. Waltrip 33-44; J. Sauter 45-50; M. Skinner 51-59; M. Waltrip 60.
Race 2 - Gatorade Duel:
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, Pts, Bns, Award, Status, Ti. Led, Lps Led
1, 13, Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $53,199, Running, 1, 12
2, 7, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $38,188, Running, 1, 13
3, 20, Kevin Lepage, No. 37 TBA Dodge, 60, -, -, $33,188, Running, -,
4, 15, Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $28,188, Running, -,
5, 4, Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $26,188, Running, -,
6, 22, Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 60, -, -, $23,788, Running, -,
7, 18, Robby Gordon, No. 7 Jim Beam Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $22,688, Running, -,
8, 12, Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 60, -, -, $21,688, Running, 1, 1
9, 16, Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 60, -, -, $21,663, Running, -,
10, 5, Boris Said, No. 36 Centrix Financial Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $21,638, Running, -,
11, 6, John Andretti, No. 14 VB/APlus at Sunoco Ford, 60, -, -, $21,613, Running, -,
12, 11, Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $21,588, Running, 1, 1
13, 24, No. Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide Coldwater Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $21,563, Running, -,
14, 25, Derrike Cope, No. 55 S.W.A.T. Fitness Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $21,538, Running, -,
15, 9, Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 60, -, -, $21,513, Running, -,
16, 28, Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 60, -, -, $21,488, Running, -,
17, 21, Eric McClure #, No. 73 ARC Dehooker/RFA Chevrolet, 60, -, -, $21,463, Running, -,
18, 26, Larry Gunselman, No. 52 RPO30.C0M/Sakai/EPH Ford, 59, -, -, $21,413, Running, -,
19, 17, Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet, 39, -, -, $21,388, Rear End, -,
20, 1, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 35, -, -, $21,363, Accident, 3, 20
21, 2, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 35, -, -, $21,313, Accident, 1, 13
22, 10, Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 35, -, -, $21,288, Accident, -,
23, 3, Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 35, -, -, $21,238, Accident, -,
24, 8, Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 35, -, -, $21,213, Accident, -,
25, 14, Dave Blaney, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, 35, -, -, $21,188, Accident, -,
26, 27, Andy Belmont, No. 80 Bootie Lager Ford, 24, -, -, $21,163, Accident, -,
27, 19, Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 27 Golden Palace.com Ford, 2, -, -, $21,138, Accident, -,
28, 23, Greg Sacks, No. 13 Sacks Motorsports Dodge, 2, -, -, $21,113, Accident, -,
* - Required to qualify on time; OP - Top 35 in Owner Points; PC - Past Champion.
Tony Stewart won the Gatorade Duel #2. Prior to the green flag the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions for the reasons indicated: #7 R. Gordon (engine change); #17 Kenseth (engine change);#32 Hamilton (engine change);#43 Green (engine change).
Time of Race 1 hour, 2 minutes, 0 seconds Average Speed 145.161 mph Margin of Victory Under Caution
Caution Flags 2 for 9 laps: Laps 4-7 (#13,27 accident turn 2); 37-41 (#01,07,2,6,10,29,48 accident back stretch).
Lead Changes 7 among 6 drivers: J. Johnson 1-11; K. Harvick 12-24; J. Johnson 25-29; B. Labonte 30; S. Wimmer 31; J. Johnson 32-35; J. Burton 36-48; T. Stewart 49-60.
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Congrats to Tony. He has one heck of a car.
So did Bobby Labonte, but he got hung out to dry once Tony took the lead.
And man, what about Harvick? Man that guy has a target on his chest, and we aren’t through week 1 yet. I’d be careful if I was him on Sunday.
Tony did really good.he won the Gatorade duel #2 and the Busch race the next day.Harvick is cocky but i dont think anyone will mess with him cause he will argue and fight with who ever comes at him.