Ok, i have watched Nascar nearly my whole life, i am 35. How do they do qualifying for Daytona? I know they qualify last weekend, and the top 2 get the pole and outside pole. Then, they have the twin 125 qualifiers to determine the rest of the field. How do they determine who started when? Waht about the winner of the 1st qualifier? trying to explain it to my g/f.. all she cares about is where is Jr starting?

 

it can get complecated with the "go or go homers". basically they run qualifying like usual. then the even number positions, say you qualify 4th, start in the first duel race. odds start in the second. the finishing order of the first race dictates the outside row of cars. the finishing order of the second race dictates the inside row. then from there it gets unusual with the top 35 locked in rule and the "go or go homers". hope this helps.

 

Each driver is given 3 mason jars full of shine, and race from Northern Kentucky to Daytona. Whoever makes it with the most jars (unbroken) gets to race. Position is determined by fl oz left in said mason jars.

 

Ok, here goes: All cars complete 2 laps of qualifying the Sunday before the 500. All cars that qualify in odd numbered positions, or inside row, compete in the first 150. All cars that qualify in even numbered positions, or outside row, compete in the second 150. Where you finish if your respective race is where you start in the 500.

The only 2 cars that get to keep their qualifying positions from Sunday are the fron row. So Martin Truex and Mark Martin will keep their positions regardless of where they finished in the duels. Jeff Gordon won his duel so he'll start 3rd, Stewart will start behind him 5th, so on and so on. Kyle Busch won his duel so he'll start 4th, and so and so on.

Clear as mud right?

 

You got the first and second race backwards.


And yes the top 35, fastest time by a car not locked in, fastest guy to run 3 laps while eating a banana blidfolded with one arm tied behind his back while his girlfriend runs around the garage can be quite confusing.

 

Never bet against the Duke Boys and the General Lee.

I found out the hard way!

 

yeah i figured that a little bit afterwards. martin truex and mark martin on the front row got me a little confused too.

man i'm ready for tomorrow!!!