Daytona, Fla. — No. 15 NAPA AUTO PARTS driver and two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip has two ways to make the 43-car field for Sunday’s Daytona 500. He can race his way into the field in the second of Thursday’s 150-mile Duel qualifying race or qualify based on his single-lap qualifying speed posted last Sunday.
To race in:
Waltrip must finish first or second among the following drivers in his 150-mile qualifying race:
1. Travis Kvapil
2. Todd Bodine
3. Casey Mears
4. Terry Labonte
5. Derrike Cope
6. Brian Keselowski
To qualify based on his speed:
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