Well if they think this is going to work, they're going to need a whole lot more rules governing how things can go down...

It sure would have been nice had they simply tried having the car you qualify with, as it was, being what you start the race with. So, no changes in setup, no new tires, no more fuel, just park the car and race it the way you crossed the start/finish line with at the end of your qualifying run. THAT would have brought-in some interesting strategy.

Oh, and are the 5 points for the pole (if you can get it from the others who need those same five points) worth starting the race low on fuel and a setup that won't translate well into the draft?? IDK, but it would be interesting... Well, more interesting than this bullshit...

Maybe they should qualify at night with no lights.

I agree with what Kurt Busch said, Daytona qualifying is the single most prestigious thing for the crews and guys that build the cars. Go back to the old format.

Especially for what GloryDayz said, 30 laps into the actual race it won't matter where you qualified.

OK, it's dumb as all get out, but since Jeff won it I guess I'm a little less un-OK with it...

LOL, I'm a total homer!

Yeah I'm sitting here bitching about it and was glued to the tv. Thanks Bill France.

Oh, I hope this shit ends after this. This appears to have been a failure as-is...

Enjoyed the changes last year, up to and including the knock out qualifying, except it was horrible at the super speedways...it's ridiculous.

As with the race next week, maybe for each super speedway race, they could just borrow the PowerBall Lottery's machine and fill it with 43 ping pong balls representing the drivers and then turn it on. First one to pop out is the winner/pole sitter.

Seems about the same amount of skill as what happens most of the time anyway and I say this as a Gordon fan. I figure this will be my last year of following Nascar closely.

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Yeah, today wasn't a good showing for NASCAR, they may need to rethink this one quickly (before the competitive side of these guys makes a mockery of it).

Nice

In case anyone forgot, the Twin 125's Bud Duels are running tonight. As in, right now.

Fox Sports 1 (or a sketchy stream) for viewing.

Starting positions:

BUDWEISER DUEL #1

1 No. 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
2 No. 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
3 No. 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
4 No. 33 Ty Dillon Cheerios/Kroger Chevrolet
5 No. 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna/McDonald's Chevrolet
6 No. 83 Johnny Sauter Dustless Blasting Toyota
7 No. 6 Trevor Bayne Advocare Ford
8 No. 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford
9 No. 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
10 No. 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
11 No. 23 JJ Yeley MAXIM Fantasy Sports App/Dr. Pepper Toyota
12 No. 27 Paul Menard Peak/Menards Chevrolet
13 No. 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/USO Chevrolet
14 No. 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet
15 No. 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
16 No. 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet
17 No. 46 Michael Annett Flying J/Pilot Chevrolet
18 No. 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet
19 No. 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford
20 No. 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
21 No. 29 Justin Marks American Born Moonshine Toyota
22 No. 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford
23 No. 40 Landon Cassill Carsforsale.com Chevrolet
24 No. 30 Ron Hornaday Jr. Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet
25 No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet

BUDWEISER DUEL #2

1 No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet
2 No. 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Crispy Toyota
3 No. 19 Carl Edwards Arris Toyota
4 No. 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet
5 No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet
6 No. 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford
7 No. 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Twisted Tea Ford
8 No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford
9 No. 21 Ryan Blaney Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
10 No. 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
11 No. 32 Bobby Labonte C&J Energy Services Ford
12 No. 7 Alex Bowman Toy State/Nikko Chevrolet
13 No. 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
14 No. 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet
15 No. 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet
16 No. 62 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet
17 No. 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
18 No. 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stop Ford
19 No. 26 Jeb Burton LiveDeal.com Download the App Toyota
20 No. 44 Reed Sorenson Golden Corral Chevrolet
21 No. 34 David Ragan Kentucky Fried Chicken Ford
22 No. 98 Josh Wise Phoenix Construction Ford
23 No. 66 Mike Wallace Crazy Vapors/X8 Energy Gum Toyota
24 No. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota

After 15 laps:

20
6
47
14
88

Hendrick guys shuffled Kenseth right outta there.

Bayne crashes with 9 to go.

88
24
5
22
27

...and Joonyer wins Duel #1, followed by Logano and Gordon.