pair stock car races held february international florida lap races held crowd qualifying races premier event nascar sprint cup series race won stewart racing team finished second came second race won driving racing team win history followed second position led race start lap later overtaken stewart afterward moved position holding caution period lap assumed lead lap maintained position pit stop laps later stewart reclaimed lead held remaining laps caution periods win duel lead changes different drivers course race second race leader start fourth lap passed lead lost position moved places passed 29th lap held pit stop laps later laps remaining race attempted race winning passed final lap started held win second duel lead changes different drivers shown course second race report background international hold nascar races standard track turn mile turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees defending winners races early years qualifying varying formats timed lap average laps better laps idea having individual races establish starting lineup dates race mile qualifying races consisted division cars second cars races miles increased miles prior races yielded points drivers championship large established teams approach races practice sessions successful qualification smaller established teams allow enter future nascar events season unsuccessful qualification meant team risk closing sponsorship found corporate sponsors purchased naming rights qualifying races cards title sponsor twin qualifying events known twin sponsors funded qualifying events races called twin sponsor dual qualifying events races increased miles known races known drivers assigned duel races based qualifying positions drivers odd number positions competed duel winner pole competitors numbered places took second duel drivers finishing positions determined starting positions positions filled quickest drivers qualify apart 43rd occupied eligible past champion event past champion available 43rd position filled fastest driver drivers outside eligible transfer spots duel cars engines driving packs shootout nascar increased engines pressure release values psi bar psi bar help reduce alleviate effects driving high temperatures practice qualification minute practice sessions held february quickest practice session time seconds second quickest lap time seconds slower time seconds fastest ahead completed session slowed avoid causing turn car went spinning grass car sustained minor damage team repair meaning required use car led second practice drivers competed lap seconds nearly tenth second faster ahead completed ahead races session drivers ran packs drafted contact sent car spinning grass tearing nose required use car rest qualifying chosen order drivers qualified pole position qualifying pole given race second edwards joined row grid started fourth fifth positions respectively joined row second race started fourth followed martin fifth races qualifying races began est televised live united_states speed conditions grid race dry air temperature percent chance rain forecast greater friendship missionary florida began pre race ceremonies invocation orlando florida performed national anthem race following invocation performance time olympic gold medalist swimmer gave command drivers start engines edwards maintained pole position lead going corner second lap passed edwards outside lead edwards assistance moved stewart going turn reclaim position laps later fifth lap moved lead moved second place edwards moved reclaimed position battled lead moved field lap seven lap contact left rear quarter panel turns went track outside wall collected triggering caution race appearance pace car caught wreckage car sustained minor damage drivers including pit stops fuel required additional pit stop pit crew went wall soon dropping field race restarted lap leading opted pit stewart passed lead lap later stewart aid burton took lead lap later reclaimed lead lap moved second place continued maintain lead laps battled stewart second fallen eighth lap stewart continued second lap 28th lap tried overtake outside lead turn complete causing drop eighth laps later lap stewart cars ran single file edwards dropped 15th place lap later told team save fuel lap green flag pit stops began lap stopped tyres fuel allowing stewart assume lead second laps later making pit stop lost control car driving track race track crashed wall incident caused second caution shown driver stewart edwards stopped fuel stewart edwards led lap restart laps later edwards temporarily moved field stewart retook lead lap final lap drove lane exiting turn went middle lane causing contact sending car spinning degrees straight inside wall hit right hand sustaining heavy damage car crash caused final caution race shown patrick able walk ambulance took field medical center field frozen place order finish determined drivers caution began gave stewart victory finished second finished burton edwards completed finishers earned transfers qualify race total lead changes different drivers race following duel lead category manager gave command drivers start engines weather conditions similar encountered duel higher air temperature pace laps rear field switched backup car joined qualifying time car twice failed post race inspection height sticks switched car engine maintained pole position advantage heading turn followed lap moved outside line prepare race lead overtake helped johnson took lead following lap johnson second pushed twelfth lap drivers separated second moved positions lap nearly lost control car second turns lap able continue tried pass outside turn lap closed door moved lead 18th lap moved field starting 14th moved positions fifth lap moved lap moved lead lap drafting teammate encountered problems fell ninth position started contest lead fourth turn lap pair traded position following laps gained lead position 29th lap lap moved fourth positions respectively reported debris turn officials locate green flag pit stops began lap pit stops lap smith pit stops following lap pit stops completed reclaimed position smith moved second johnson drivers followed drafting lap suffered engine problems allowing pull away 50th lap smith johnson johnson went track lap regained control car laps later leaders ran single file received help johnson running outside line prepare race winning slid underneath teammate started final lap attempted block maintained lead crossed finish line lap win race smith second johnson rounded finishers earned second pair transfer spots qualify secured qualification based lap times champion provisional qualify following drivers failed qualify finish high respective turn fast qualifying lap richardson second race total lead changes different drivers shown post race comments race stewart drove victory lane win earned said fact won times won right day proof good momentum guarantee obviously nice come especially steve race able come good strong solid races awesome start felt race pretty good praised stewart victory said aimed start car happy place finish learned lot sunday got good result smiling right close way said hoping carry good form failed qualify crashing lap said felt let team sponsor aaron given opportunity race patrick hit final lap crashed heavily wall said hit wall like guess situations glad small driver got room kinda let rip said crash blessing big disguise patrick required drive backup cars wreck lap cut thumb helmet thumb required confident driving backup car according involved lap wreck somebody turned david saw sideways underneath lanes tried clear didn took minutes seconds complete race ended caution margin victory recorded winning second race drove victory lane earning victory victory gave team win said gave huge push worked nice race push got lost drafting partner able separate big run kind sitting duck smith finished second stated nice furniture row csx play safe chevrolet complaints good know car capable running johnson finished said awesome race shot win unfortunate end cars kind mixed leaders nice let race white flag took minutes seconds complete second race margin victory seconds races continued discussion engines high temperatures said temperatures affected racing tight competitors chose remain single file formation smith said believed efficient method problem advocated widening saying little hard race got hot day second race nascar announced changes results qualifying race results
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