Bud Shootout pole sitter, not a winner...again: With pole-sitter #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. failing to win, it marked the 21st consecutive year the driver who drew the pole did not win the Budweiser Shootout.(Virginian Pilot)(2-13-2011)

Kurt Busch wins the Bud Shootout: #22-Kurt Busch won the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway for his first ever win at Daytona or in the Bud Shootout and first Bud Shootout for Dodge. A four pack run at the end had #11-Denny Hamlin passing #39-Ryan Newman, but Hamlin passed under the yellow line and was penalized to the end of the lead lap cars, which was 12th. Busch and Hamlin would had been a photo finish, but with the penalty, Busch got the win. #1-McMurray was 2nd, followed by #39-Newman, #48-Johnson, #16-Biffle, #24-Gordon, #31-Burton [led the most laps with 32], #33-Bowyer and #47-Labonte. Pole sitter, #88-Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a six car wreck at the beginning of the 2nd segment and finished 19th. There were 28 lead changes among 9 drivers and 4 cautions for 12 laps. The average speed was 153.142mph.
See final results on the 2011 Budweiser Shootout Results page.(2-12-2011)

Final results of the 2011 Budweiser Shootout:
#22-Busch, Dodge, started 17th, led 3 laps
#1-McMurray, Chevy, started 14th
#39-Newman, Chevy, started 8th, led 18 laps
#48-Johnson, Chevy, started 23rd, led 7 laps
#16-Biffle, Ford, started 11th
#24-Gordon, Chevy, started 12th, led 1 lap
#29-Harvick, Chevy, started 18th
#31-Burton, Chevy, started 15th, led 32 laps
#33-Bowyer, Chevy, started 7th, led 4 laps
#47-Labonte, Toyota, started 6th
#14-Stewart, Chevy, started 2nd, 4 laps led
#11-Hamlin, Toyota, started 4th
#17-Kenseth, Ford, started 19th, - 1 lap
#64-Cope, Toyota, started 9th, -2 laps
#15-Waltrip, Toyota, started 10th, DNF - accident, -28 laps
#18-Busch, Toyota, started 21st, led 2 laps, DNF - accident, -34 laps
#5-Martin, Chevy, started 20th, DNF - accident, -39 laps
#20-Logano, Toyota, started 22nd, DNF - accident, -48 laps
#88-Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, started 1st, led 4 laps, DNF - accident, -48 laps
#42-Montoya, Chevy, started 13th, DNF - accident, -48 laps
#99-Edwards, Ford, started 3rd, DNF - accident, -48 laps
#78-Smith, Chevy, started 24th, DNF - accident, -48 laps
#97-Conway, Toyota, started 16th, DNF - accident, -49 laps
#4-Kahne, Toyota, started 5th, DNF - engine, -68 laps
9 leaders with 28 lead changes, 4 cautions for 12 laps
average speed: 153.142mph
(2-12-2011)

Bud Shootout Post-Race Fast Facts:
#22-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in eight starts in the preseason event.
There were 28 lead changes, a Budweiser Shootout record.
This is the first win by a Dodge in the Budweiser Shootout.
#1-Jamie McMurray (second) matched his best Budweiser Shootout finish (2009).
#39-Ryan Newman (third) posted his third top-five finish in the Budweiser Shootout.
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-12-2011)

Segment 1 of the 2011 Budweiser Shootout was 'won' by #31-Jeff Burton, the results:
#31-Burton, Chevy, started 15th, led 13 laps
#29-Harvick, Chevy, started 18th
#88-Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, started 1st, led 4 laps
#17-Kenseth, Ford, started 19th
#48-Johnson, Chevy, started 23rd
#20-Logano, Toyota, started 22nd
#99-Edwards, Ford, started 3rd
#18-Busch, Toyota, started 21st, led 1 lap
#24-Gordon, Chevy, started 12th
#33-Bowyer, Chevy, started 7th, led 3 laps
#39-Newman, Chevy, started 8th
#16-Biffle, Ford, started 11th
#14-Stewart, Chevy, started 2nd, 4 laps led
#11-Hamlin, Toyota, started 4th
#22-Busch, Dodge, started 17th
#5-Martin, Chevy, started 20th
#1-McMurray, Chevy, started 14th
#42-Montoya, Chevy, started 13th
#15-Waltrip, Toyota, started 10th
#78-Smith, Chevy, started 24th/last
#47-Labonte, Toyota, started 6th, -1 lap - Lucky Dog
#97-Conway, Toyota, started 16th, -1 lap
#64-Cope, Toyota, started 9th, -2 laps
#4-Kahne, Toyota, started 5th, DNF - engine
5 leaders with 12 lead changes
average speed: 196.587mph
(2-12-2011)

Pit Stall Selections - Bud Shootout: The selections of pit stalls for the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway have been made. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., who chose the pole position, chose pit stall 2, the first stall available.
Outside pole sitter #14-Stewart took pit stall 20, a stall with no cars in front or behind it.
The final pit stall was taken by #47-Labonte, who starts 6th.
To see where the three Chase drivers and all the other drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(2-12-2011)

Edwards draws the pole for Bud Shootout: Two-time Budweiser Shootout winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead the 24-car field to the green flag in the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona this Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt secured the top starting position through the random selection process that took place on Thursday night at the SPEED Stage. The starting lineup was determined at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party on Friday night during which the participating drivers selected a Budweiser bottle featuring a number behind the Budweiser label. The number serves as the driver’s starting position. Earnhardt was the 14th driver to participate in the annual draw party. Earnhardt will make his 11th start in the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night and is a two-time winner having scored victories in the annual event in 2003 and 2008.
“I had several bottles to choose from still so it really was just the luck of the draw,” Earnhardt said in reference to making the decision to select the pole-winning bottle. The race really can be won from any position so this really doesn’t change our strategy."
The defending winner of the Budweiser Shootout and new driver of the Budweiser car, Kevin Harvick is attempting to score his third-consecutive Budweiser Shootout victory. Harvick won the 2009 and 2010 editions of the race and will have his work cut out for him Saturday night as he starts from the 18th position. “It’s kind of like winning the home game with the Budweiser Shootout and Budweiser being on the car,” Harvick said of his new sponsor. “The Shootout has been good to us the last couple of years so hopefully we’ll make it three.”(NASCAR)(2-11-2011)

Staring Order for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout was shown on SPEED and the drivers chose bottles of Budweiser, peeled the lable off the bottle, 1st said POLE, #48-Johnson chose the bottle first, the lineup:
#88-Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, chose 14th, starts 1st/POLE
#14-Stewart, Chevy, chose 7th, starts 2nd
#99-Edwards, Ford, chose 4th, starts 3rd
#11-Hamlin, Toyota, chose 2nd, starts 4th
#4-Kahne, Toyota, chose 21st, starts 5th
#47-Labonte, Toyota, chose 13th, starts 6th
#33-Bowyer, Chevy, chose 12th, starts 7th
#39-Newman, Chevy, chose 18th, starts 8th
#64-Cope, Toyota, chose 17th, starts 9th
#15-Waltrip, Toyota, chose 16th, starts 10th
#16-Biffle, Ford, chose 6th, starts 11th
#24-Gordon, Chevy, chose 10th, starts 12th
#42-Montoya, Chevy, chose 23rd, starts 13th
#1-McMurray, Chevy, chose 19th, starts 14th
#31-Burton, Chevy, chose 11th, starts 15th
#97-Conway, Toyota, chose 20th, starts 16th
#22-Busch, Dodge, chose 9th, starts 17th
#29-Harvick, Chevy, chose 3rd, starts 18th
#17-Kenseth, Ford, chose 5th, starts 19th
#5-Martin, Chevy, chose 15th, starts 20th
#18-Busch, Toyota, chose 8th, starts 21st
#20-Logano, Toyota, chose 22nd, starts 22nd
(since Logano is not 21 years old, crew chief Greg Zippidelli chose the bottle)
#48-Johnson, Chevy, chose 1st, starts 23rd
#78-Smith, Chevy, chose 24th, starts 24th/last
(2-11-2011)

See practice speeds, average speeds, best 10 laps averages on the 2011 Bud Shoout Practice Speeds page

Happy Hour Practice: for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is over:
1) #20-Logano 203.087
2) #18-Busch 203.082
3) #15-Waltrip 202.152
4) #47-Labonte 201.839
5) #16-Biffle 200.951
6) #11-Hamlin 200.947
7) #29-Harvick 200.835
8) #24-Gordon 200.835
9) #99-Edwards 200.209
10) #17-Kenseth 200.000
11) #5-Martin 199.641
12) #4-Kahne 199.641
13) #78-Smith 199.159
14) #22-Busch 199.155
15) #48-Johnson 195.712
16) #88-Earnhardt Jr. 195.707
17) #97-Conway 193.220
18) #64-Cope 180.719
#1-McMurray, no speed
#14-Stewart, no speed
#31-Burton, no speed
#33-Bowyer, no speed
#39-Newman, no speed
#42-Montoya, no speed
(2-11-2011)

First Practice: for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is over:
1) #88-Earnhardt Jr. 199.862
2) #5-Martin 199.853
3) #48-Johnson 199.636
4) #33-Bowyer 198.935
5) #18-Busch 198.706
6) #31-Burton 198.702
7) #39-Newman 198.684
8) #11-Hamlin 198.680
9) #16-Biffle 198.238
10) #20-Logano 198.234
11) #14-Stewart 198.111
12) #42-Montoya 197.833
13) #1-McMurray 197.833
14) #22-Busch 197.589
15) #99-Edwards 197.481
16) #29-Harvick 197.477
17) #15-Waltrip 197.351
18) #17-Kenseth 197.278
19) #4-Kahne 197.230
20) #24-Gordon 196.416
21) #47-Labonte 196.177
22) #78-Smith 196.031
23) #97-Conway 186.668
24) #64-Cope 172.970
(2-11-2011)

• Race Coverage of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, February 12, 2011.
  TV: FOX at 8:10pm/et; pre-race show at 8:00pm/et
  Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
  Re-Air: Sunday, February 13 at 5:00pm/et on SPEED

• Qualifying: draw party, which determines the starting lineup at 8:00 pm/et on Friday, February 11 on SPEED at 8:30pm/et

• Budweiser Shootout practices: Friday, February 11, 5:00 - 5:45pm/et, TV-SPEED

• Budweiser Shootout Happy Hour practice: Friday, February 11, 6:30 -7:30pm/et, TV-SPEED

• Distance: 75 laps/187.5 miles (25 laps in first segment; 50 laps in second segment).

• Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: Actress Amber Heard
  Command to start engines: Actress Amber Heard
  Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: ?
  Invocation:
  National Anthem: Laura Bell Bundy
  Military Flyover:
  

• Actress Amber Heard Grand Marshal for Budweiser Shootout: actress Amber Heard will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night, Feb. 12 – the star-studded non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event that kicks off the stock car portion of Speedweeks 2011 at Daytona International Speedway. Heard will give the starting command “Gentlemen start your engines”. The Budweiser Shootout will feature former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field, a host of former outstanding rookies and a collection of previous winners at Daytona International Speedway. Heard will next be seen in the action thriller “Drive Angry 3D” starring opposite Nicolas Cage, which is set for release on Feb. 25. She will also be seen in “The Rum Diary” starring opposite Johnny Depp and Aaron Eckhart later this year. Tickets for all of 2011 Speedweeks events including Budweiser Shootout are available online at daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS)(2-10-2011)

• Laura Bell Bundy to perform National Anthem / Concerts for Bud Shootout: Country music singer/songwriter Laura Bell Bundy will perform at the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Bundy will perform a pre- and post-race concert in addition to the National Anthem for the non-points star-studded NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. Bundy will perform three songs prior to the Budweiser Shootout on the Pre-Race Stage as well as the National Anthem, which will be carried live on FOX. After the checkered flag waves on the 75-lap race, Bundy will perform a 60-minute post-race concert from the Sprint FANZONE Entertainment Stage. Sprint FANZONE/Pre-Race access holders will be able to view the pre-race concert from the tri-oval grass while all ticket holders will have access to the post-race concert, which will start in the Sprint FANZONE approximately 30-minutes after the end of the race. Tickets for all Speedweeks 2011 events, including the Budweiser Shootout, are available online at daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.(DIS)(2-10-2011)

• Past rookies added to Bud Shootout: With a strong lineup that features former Sprint Cup Series champions, last year's Chase field, a host of former outstanding rookies, along with a collection of previous winners at the sport's most storied race track, NASCAR announced the list of eligible competitors for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. The 33rd annual season-opening event launches Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway with the green flag set for 8:10 pm/et on Saturday, Feb. 12. FOX and MRN will broadcast live nationally. It marks the first Sprint Cup event held on the track's newly repaved surface. The field is set by the following qualifications, with eligibility based on a driver having competed in Cup within the past two seasons:
  * The 12 drivers who qualified for the 2010 Chase
  * Past Sprint Cup champions
  * Past Budweiser Shootout champions
  * Past Daytona points race winners
  * Cup rookie of the year drivers from 2001-2010
  The race distance will again be 75 laps (187.5 miles), consisting of two segments -- 25 and 50 laps. Both green-flag laps and yellow-flag laps will count. Between segments there will be a 10-minute pit stop allowing teams to pit to change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments. Crews will be permitted to work on cars and will be allowed to perform functions they would do on a normal pit stop in a regular Cup event. All work must be performed on pit road or in the garage. Changing of springs, shock absorbers or rear ends will not be permitted. Starting positions will again be determined by a blind draw at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party at 8:00pm/et on Friday, Feb. 11 on the SPEED stage in the Midway, outside Turn 4.(NASCAR)(1-7-2011)

• Format (same as 2010): The race distance will again be 75 laps (187.5 miles), consisting of two segments -- 25 and 50 laps. Both green-flag laps and yellow-flag laps will count. Between segments there will be a 10-minute pit stop allowing teams to pit to change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments. Crews will be permitted to work on cars and will be allowed to perform functions they would do on a normal pit stop in a regular Cup event. All work must be performed on pit road or in the garage. Changing of springs, shock absorbers or rear ends will not be permitted. Starting positions will again be determined by a blind draw at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party at 8:00pm/et on Friday, Feb. 11 on the SPEED stage in the Midway, outside Turn 4.

• 2011 Driver Eligibility: The criteria to make the 2011 Budweiser Shootout is based upon the following qualifications, with eligibility based on a driver having competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series within the last two seasons:
  * The 12 drivers who qualified for the 2010 Chase
  * Past Sprint Cup champions
  * Past Budweiser Shootout champions
  * Past Daytona points race winners
  * Sprint Cup rookie of the year drivers from 2001-2010
  See my Drivers/Teams Chart below for the driver list and how they are eligible

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Superspeedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Bud Shootout: Left-side -- 500, Right-side -- 500

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4138; Right-side -- D-4412

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.9 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 27 psi; Left Rear -- 27 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 48 psi

Estimated Pit Window: Every 38-40 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Daytona throughout Speedweeks, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this tire set-up has been tested extensively on the Sprint Cup cars throughout the off-season . . . Goodyear conducted a 17-car tire test at the Speedway on December 15-16, and then returned for NASCAR's open test on January 20-22 . . . this is a "hybrid" tire set-up, utilizing the left-side (D-4138) that has run by teams in all three series at Talladega since 2009, with the right-side (D-4412) that will be run at Las Vegas in a couple weeks . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

• The Bud Shootout and the Daytona 500 winners: Five times has the winner of the Budweiser Shootout gone on to win the Daytona 500 the following week:
  Dale Jarrett (2000 and 1996) Jeff Gordon (1997) Bill Elliott (1987) Bobby Allison (1982)

• No Budweiser Shootout...but still won the Daytona 500: Since 1979, when the Budweiser Shootout began, seven drivers have won the Daytona 500 who did not compete in the Budweiser Shootout the week before:
  Michael Waltrip (2001, 2003)
  Ward Burton (2002)
  Dale Earnhardt (1998)
  Sterling Marlin (1994)
  Dale Jarrett (1993)
  Derrike Cope (1990)
  Richard Petty (1979)

• The "Budweiser Shootout" held 1979-2008, was a non-points event (formerly named the "Busch Clash" and "Bud Shootout") has jump-started the NASCAR Cup Series and was the season-opening race at the "World Center of Racing" one week before the Daytona 500. The 70 lap race among the winners of the "Bud Pole Award" from the most recent season and included past champions from prior "Busch Clash" and "Bud Shootout" events. Previously, Bud Pole second-round-fastest qualifiers from all points races were eligible to race for one slot in the Budweiser Shootout; there is no longer a qualifying race (as there is no longer a 2nd round of qualifying). This was a DRIVERs race, so if Driver A left Team A and went to Team B, then it was Driver A in the Team B car and the Team A car is not eligible unless they found a new driver who was eligible

• Drivers eligible for the 2011 Budweiser Shootout include:
  These Drivers plan to run the race:
  2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Drivers:
  #48-Jimmie Johnson
  #11-Denny Hamlin
  #29-Kevin Harvick
  #99-Carl Edwards
  #24-Jeff Gordon
  #14-Tony Stewart
  #16-Greg Biffle
  #17-Matt Kenseth
  #18-Kyle Busch
  #33-Clint Bowyer
  #22-Kurt Busch
  #31-Jeff Burton
  Others (criteria filled in parentheses)
  #1-Jamie McMurray (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Series Rookie of the Year)
  #4-Kasey Kahne (Series Rookie of the Year)
  #5-Mark Martin (Budweiser Shootout)
  #15-Michael Waltrip (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400)
  #20-Joey Logano (Series Rookie of the Year)
  #39-Ryan Newman (Daytona 500, Series Rookie of the Year)
  #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (Series Rookie of the Year)
  #47-Bobby Labonte (Series champion)
  #64-Derrike Cope (Daytona 500)
  #78-Regan Smith (Series Rookie of the Year)
  #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout)
  #97-Kevin Conway (Series Rookie of the Year)
  Not scheduled to run the race:
  #09-Bill Elliott (Series champion, Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400, Budweiser Shootout), has a part-time ride wuth Phoenix Racing, but not running the Bud Shootout.
  John Andretti (Coke Zero 400), no current ride, ran the Daytona 500 in 2010, but no other races
  Ken Schrader (Budweiser Shootout) - ran the 2010 race in the #82 Toyota and a race in the #26 Ford
  Geoff Bodine (Daytona 500, Budweiser Shootout) - no current ride, last ran at Dover in 9/2004, made some attempts in 2009
  Terry Labonte (Series champion, Budweiser Shootout) - has part time ride with his own team in the #10 Chevy, no word if he plans on running
  Sterling Marlin (Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400) - supposedly retired
  30 drivers are eligible, 25 look to be running the race for sure, the rest are unknown. Eligibility based on a driver having competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series within the last two seasons (2009-2010).(1-24-2011)

YEAR  BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT WINNER
another new format, former Daytona winners, Series champs and rookies of the year, last 10 years
Year, Winner, Make, Winnings
2011: #22-Kurt Busch, Dodge, $203,000
another new format, former Daytona winners, Series champs and rookie of the year
Year, Winner, Make, Winnings
2010: #29-Kevin Harvick(2), Chevy, $202,357

new format top 6 in each manufactuer by owners pts and a wildcard for a total of 28
Year, Winner, Make, Winnings
2009: #29-Kevin Harvick, Chevy, $200,000

YEAR  BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT WINNER
Format was for pole winners and former shootout winners
Year, Winner, Make, Winnings
2008: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevy, $215,000
2007: #20-Tony Stewart(3), Chevy, $215,000
2006: #11-Denny Hamlin, Chevy, $213,380
2005: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, $219,945
2004: #88-Dale Jarrett(3), Ford, $213,000
2003: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, $205,000
2002: #20-Tony Stewart(2), Pontiac, $200,955
2001: #20-Tony Stewart, Pontiac, $202,722

YEAR  BUD SHOOTOUT WINNER
2000: #88-Dale Jarrett(2), Ford, $115,000
1999: #6-Mark Martin, Ford, $108,000
1998: #2-Rusty Wallace, Ford, $100,882

YEAR  Bud Shootout Qualifier Winner (held 1998-2000)
2000: #88-Dale Jarrett (won Bud Shootout)
1999: #31-Mike Skinner (4th in Bud Shootout)
1998: #23-Jimmy Spencer (4th in Bud Shootout)

YEAR  BUSCH CLASH WINNERS (# of wins)
1997: #24-Jeff Gordon(2), Chevy, $54,000
1996: #88-Dale Jarrett, Ford, $62,500
1995: #3-Dale Earnhardt(6), Chevy, $57,000
1994: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, $54,000
1993: #3-Dale Earnhardt(5), Chevy, $60,000
1992: #15-Geoff Bodine, Ford, $39,000
1991: #3-Dale Earnhardt(4), Chevy, $60,000
1990: #25-Ken Schrader(2), Chevy, $95,000
1989: #25-Ken Schrader, Chevy, $75,000
1988: #3-Dale Earnhardt(3), Chevy, $75,000
1987: #9-Bill Elliott, Ford, $75,000
1986: #3-Dale Earnhardt(2), Chevy, $75,000
1985: #44-Terry Labonte, Chevy, $65,000
1984: #12-Neil Bonnett(2), Chevy, $50,000
1983: #75-Neil Bonnett, Chevy, $50,500
1982: #88-Bobby Allison, Buick, $50,000
1981: #11-Darrell Waltrip, Buick, $61,500
1980: #2-Dale Earnhardt, Olds, $50,000
1979: #28-Buddy Baker, Olds, $50,000



• All-time Bud Shootout Formats:
  1979-1990: 20-lap standard format
  1991-1994: 20-lap distance with halftime break at the 10-lap mark with the field inverted.
  1995-1996: 20-lap distance with halftime break at the 10-lap mark with field inverted. Starting position awarded to the Nationwide Series pole champion.
  1997: 20-lap race with a break at the 10-lap mark with an inversion of the field.
  1998-2000: 25-lap qualifying race featuring previous year’s second-round qualifiers. Winner advances to the main 25-lap event.
  2001-2002: 70-lap race featuring pole winners but also past Budweiser Shootout champions.
  2003-2008: Held for the first time under the lights. 70-lap race features halftime break after the first 20 laps.
  2009: Distance expanded to 75 laps. The top-six drivers in owner’s points from each manufacturer earns a starting berth. A 10-minute halftime break will take place after 25 laps. In addition, each manufacturer will be able to enter a wild card driver.
  2010: The field was made up of the 12 drivers who qualifed for the previous year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, past NASCAR Sprint Cup champions, past Budweiser Shootout champions, past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 champions and the reigning Rookie of the Year.
  2011: The field was made up of the 12 drivers who qualifed for the previous year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, past NASCAR Sprint Cup champions, past Budweiser Shootout champions, past Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 champions and Rookies of the Year of last 10 years.

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