Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	5	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet	60	$53,970	Running	3	25
2	18	41	Reed Sorenson	Target Dodge	60	$38,970	Running	1	2
3	9	12	Ryan Newman	alltel Dodge	60	$33,970	Running	4	13
4	3	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / CARQUEST Chevrolet	60	$28,970	Running
5	15	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot Ford	60	$26,970	Running	1	2
6	23	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge	60	$24,570	Running
7	19	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline Dodge	60	$23,470	Running
8	11	87	* Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	60	$22,470	Running
9	20	77	Sam Hornish Jr. #	Mobil 1 Dodge	60	$22,445	Running
10	16	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Peak Chevrolet	60	$22,420	Running	1	1
11	6	83	* Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	60	$22,395	Running
12	2	78	* Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet	60	$22,370	Running	2	5
13	7	84	* AJ Allmendinger	Red Bull Toyota	60	$22,345	Running
14	17	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet	60	$22,320	Running	1	2
15	8	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters Chevrolet	60	$22,295	Running	1	2
16	22	21	* Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Ford	60	$22,270	Running
17	10	01	Regan Smith #	The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet	60	$22,245	Running
18	21	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's Chevrolet	60	$22,195	Running
19	4	60	* Boris Said	7-Eleven Food Stores / Slurpee Ford	60	$22,170	Running
20	12	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Midnight Moon /Haas Automation Chevrolet	60	$22,145	Running
21	25	09	* Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet	60	$22,095	Running
22	14	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy Dodge	60	$22,070	Running
23	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	60	$22,020	Running	2	8
24	27	08	* Carl Long	Millstar / Rhino's Energy Drink Dodge	59	$21,995	Running
25	26	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV Toyota	59	$21,970	Running
26	24	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo Dodge	59	$21,945	Running
27	13	2	* Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	9	$21,920	Electrical

# - Rookie
* - Required to qualify on time

Race Comments: Dale Earnhardt Jr.won Gatorade Duel #1 - his third victory in a Daytona 500 qualifier and also his second of 2008 Speedweeks. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #07 Bowyer, #5 Mears, #48 Johnson, #66 Riggs, #84 Allmendinger, #88 Earnhardt Jr. and #96 Yeley (engine change).

Failed to Qualify: N/A

Time of Race: 00 Hrs, 55 Mins, 58 Secs. Average Speed: 160.81 MPH Margin of Victory: .146 Seconds

Caution Flags: 2 for 5 laps: Laps: 4-5 (#83 spun backstretch); 56-58 (#19 accident turn 3).

Lead Changes: 16 among 9 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); J. Nemechek 1-2; R. Newman 3-8; J. Nemechek 9-11; R. Sorenson 12-13; C. Edwards 14-15; M. Truex Jr. 16-17; D. Earnhardt Jr. 18-20; R. Newman 21; D. Earnhardt Jr. 22-34; P. Menard 35; S. Riggs 36-37; J. Johnson 38-44; R. Newman 45-46; J. Johnson 47; R. Newman 48-51; D. Earnhardt Jr. 52-60.

Next Race: Feb. 17, 2008 - Daytona Internationa Speedway