 2009 Gatorade Duels

The 2009 Gatorade Duels were a pair of qualifying races for the 2009 Daytona 500, and were held on February 12, 2009, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.The races set the field for the 51st running of "The Great American Race", and are the only races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup that qualifies drivers and their teams for a points-paying race.