About NASCAR - NASCAR Racing Series

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR), celebrating 60 years in 2008, is the sanctioning body for one of North America 's premier sports.

NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport -- holding 17 of the top 20 highest-attended sporting events in the U.S. , and is the No. 2-rated regular season sport on television. NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in more than 30 languages.

NASCAR fans are the most brand-loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport.

NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series), four regional series, and one local grassroots series, as well as two international series.

NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico . Based in Daytona Beach ( Fla. ), NASCAR has offices in New York , Los Angeles , Charlotte (N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Bentonville ( Ark. ), Mexico City , and Toronto .

The 2009 Gatorade Duels provided lots of thrills today as the NASCAR Sprint Cup stars ran two 150 mile races to set the starting lineup for the 2009 Daytona 500. Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch each won their qualifying races and will start in the second row on Sunday behind Truex and Martin.

Tire problems plagued the second Duel. This will be a problem to keep an eye on during the 2009 Daytona 500. Lets hope that the race is decided on the track in Daytona and not by the research and development team at Goodyear in Akron , OH .

Gatorade Duel #1

The first race was fairly uneventful as drivers already guaranteed a starting spot were playing it safe and those motor racing their way in were helpless against Tony Stewart and Scott Riggs who raced the entire event comfortably in the top ten.

Pole sitter Martin Truex Jr. had a bit of a scare as he appeared to hit the apron and spun. Fortunately he didn't hit anything and will be able to start that same car from the pole on Sunday.

Terry Labonte took it easy, finished out back and will start 43rd with the Champion's provisional on Sunday.

The Top Five Duel #1:

Gatorade Duel #2

The second Duel featured a long green flag run. The long run highlighted a potential tire problem for the Daytona 500. Tires seemed to be blistering and delaminating after a few laps. This is a potential problem which could be a huge problem on Sunday.

Mark Martin lead most of the race but with five laps to go the Joe Gibbs teammates Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin pushed past Martin to the lead. Martin made a run on the last lap but Kyle Busch blocked heavily and held on for the win.

Owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield raced his way into the race along with A.J. Allmendinger.

The Top Five Duel #2:

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