In less than 2 hours is the start of the Gatorade Duel 150's. I already have the newsroom television set on SPEED so that I can watch it. My eyes will be on Boris Said. I really want to see him make it into the Daytona 500.

Another bunch of guys to watch with be the Hendrick drivers. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears and Dale Earnhardt Jr. All changed engines yesterday during practice.

Here are the speeds from yesterday's practice session. Ryan Newman posted the fastest time.

Today's race sets the field for the Daytona 500. I always get confused by this every year. This much I know: the pole sitter and outside pole sitter are locked in. (Jimmie Johnson and Michael Waltrip)

Then the drivers in the top 35 in owner's points are factored in based on their finish of today's races. But somewhere along the lines, provisionals and the top two drivers not in the top 35 in owner's points from each duel are factored in. Uugh.

If someone out there has a simpler explanation around this, I would love to hear it. Otherwise, I'll just post the qualifying order at some point later today.

More to come...

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