Gatorade 125 - Definition and Overview

The Gatorade Duel, formerly known as the Gatorade Twin 125s, is a preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held each February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races of 150 miles each. They are usually held, weather permitting, on the Thursday prior to the actual Nextel Cup race on Sunday. Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unique in NASCAR. Only the pole-sitter and the driver to the outside of him (the "outside pole") are determined by the ordinary qualifying process of timed laps. The rest of the qualifying field, and their order of start, are determined by the drivers' placement in these two races, each of which consists of half of the rest of the drivers attempting to qualify, with the better placements obviously going to the most successful drivers. Previously, the races were held with only a short interval between them.

On December 16, 2004, a change in the format to the races was made: each race's length will be stretched from 125 to 150 miles beginning in 2005, and there will be a longer break in-between the races. Plus, the name is changing to the Gatorade Duel.[1] (http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/10432038.htm)

See also: List of current NASCAR races

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