Gordon to be in the 1st Duel along with...

1. Truex #1 2. Newman #39
3.Elliott #21 4. Almirola #8
5.Gordon #24 6. Labonte #96
7. Menard #98 8. Busch #18
9. Speed #82 10. Nemecheck #87
11. Logano #20 12. Kenseth #17
13. Hamlin #11 14. Regan #6
15. Sadler #19 16. Burton #31
17. Vickers #83 18. Allmendinger #44
19. Kesowloski #09 20. Robby Gordon #7
21. Stremme #12 22. Mayfield #41
23. Shelmerdine #27 24. Raines #37
25. Harvick #29 26. Cope #75
27. Bires #51 28. Bodine #64

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on February 8, 2009 at 4:26pm

Those that have to race their way in:

Bill Elliott is in on speed
Tony Stewart is in on Champions Provisional

Racing for 2 spots:

Joe Nemecheck
AJ Allmendinger
Brad Keslowski
Jeremy Mayfield
Kirk Shelmerdine
Tony Raines
Derrick Cope
Kelly Bires
Geoff Bodine

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Permalink Reply by wilks7 on February 8, 2009 at 4:27pm

sure is nice knowing RG is locked in

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Permalink Reply by JoCo on February 8, 2009 at 5:04pm

Ouch that's harsh...gotta say I'm rooting for AJ and Mayfield though

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Permalink Reply by Michael T. on February 8, 2009 at 7:00pm

I'll say Allmendinger and Keslowski.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on February 8, 2009 at 4:37pm

Ill be watching!

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on February 8, 2009 at 5:13pm

I'll say AJ and Raines

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Permalink Reply by jack on February 8, 2009 at 5:18pm

I say... Robby just hang out in the back and keep it and himself in one piece. It doesn't matter where he starts..

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Permalink Reply by Matt on February 8, 2009 at 5:25pm

There is a lot of inexperience in that race. Almirola, Speed, Lagano, and thats just the guys who are already locked in. I dont see too many Robby supporters in that field, my guess is he will sit in the back the whole time. Hell, hes locked in, why not just park the car after the first cycle of pit stops. He can use that run to learn about the car, and avoid the rush at the end for the last two transfer spots...

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on February 8, 2009 at 11:41pm

I completely agree. I believe early on he will try and move back up in the draft to check how his car moves through the pack(before anyone gets too ballsy). I then expect him to just cruise around near the back trying new set-ups every pit stop.

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Permalink Reply by TobaccoRoad on February 8, 2009 at 5:39pm

I say get with Logano and another driver, maybe Speed, and use the 500 strategy. Run about a mile back from the front pack and learn what you can. It would not hurt working with the inexperienced drivers from the two best Toyota teams. Show them the #7 is a team player for Toyoya now, may be beneficial in the long run.

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Permalink Reply by Blue Ridge Rob on February 8, 2009 at 7:27pm

You are kidding right? Logano and Speed!!!! They are all over the place. I sure wouldn't want to draft with either one of them.

BRR

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Permalink Reply by JoCo on February 8, 2009 at 7:33pm

Scott was awfully spot-on today in qualifying, and frankly he wasn't in the Shootout long enough to show us what he's got. I have a lot of high hopes for my 2nd favorite driver ;)...