Picksheet update.

Thanks to everyone that showed up for the Twin races at Boston Pizza for the race at Daytona. We picked up 23 entries by the end of the races which puts us at 93 entries thus far. We need 81 entries by Sunday at 12:00 p.m. to match last years entries.

Single File Restarts with 20 laps to go: NASCAR will use single-file lineups for restarts with 20 laps remaining in all three national series this year, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said today. The previous rule called for single-file restarts with only 10 laps remaining. All other restarts had lapped cars on the inside lane. NASCAR is still allowing for the first driver one-lap down [Lucky Dog] to get back on the lead lap until there are 10 laps left in the race. Pemberton said the rule was to allow the leaders more room to race following a caution in the waning laps. “We’ve been talking to the crews, teams and drivers and we felt like it was a time to make a change,” Pemberton said. “We haven’t taken away the lucky dog and haven’t hurt anybody from getting a lap back.”

Jeff Gordon wins 1st Gatorade Duel 150: #24-Jeff Gordon won the 1st Gatorade Duel Qualifying Race on Thursday, his first win of any kind since Charlotte in Oct 2007. Gordon’s win means he will start 3rd Sunday in the Daytona 500. #14-Stewart finished 2nd and raced into the Daytona 500 and will start 5th. The rest of the top 10 were #48-Johnson, #20-Logano, #8-Almirola, #2-Busch, #9-Kahne, #36-Riggs [raced in], #98-Menard and #26-McMurray. Pole sitter #1-Truex Jr. got loose and spun late in the race, finishing 21st, but will start 1st in the Daytona 500. With Stewart racing his way in, #78-Smith locks into the Daytona 500 via speed. #87-Nemechek can still make the race via speed if Smith or #28-Kvapil race in. #08-Said can make the race via speed only if Smith AND Kvapil both race in. #21-Elliott locked up his transmission and finished 27th and will start 40th via speed. #66-Labonte failed to race in but makes the race via the past champions provisional.

Kyle Busch wins 2nd Gatorade Duel 150: #18-Kyle Busch won the 2nd Gatorade Duel Qualifying Race on Thursday. Busch’s win means he will start 4th Sunday in the Daytona 500. #5-Martin finished 2nd but holds on to the 2nd starting spot. The rest of the top 10 were #83-Vickers, #42-Montoya, #11-Hamlin, #96-Labonte, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #99-Edwards, #41-Mayfield [raced in] and #44-Allmendinger [raced in]. With Mayfield and Allmendinger racing their way into the Daytona 500, #78-Smith and #28-Kvapil will fall back on their qualifying speed to make the race and #87-Nemechek and #08-Said will miss the race, they were the other drivers who had a chance to make the race via qualifying speed.

Jimbo.