Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett won the poles for both races, respectively.
Race One: Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 11-Bill Elliott
- 42-Kyle Petty
- 25-Ken Schrader
- 90-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
- 28-Davey Allison
- 83-Lake Speed
- 44-Rick Wilson
- 9-Chad Little
- 14-Terry Labonte
Race Two: Top Ten Results
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 15-Geoff Bodine
- 18-Dale Jarrett
- 4-Ernie Irvan
- 7-Alan Kulwicki
- 5-Ricky Rudd
- 8-Sterling Marlin
- 41-Phil Parsons
- 27-Hut Stricklin
- 26-Brett Bodine
- With the win, Jeff Gordon became the first rookie ever to win a qualifying race, only to be surpassed by Denny Hamlin in 2006. In the second race, defending Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. (entering his first NASCAR race) wrecked on lap 10, but still managed to qualify for the Daytona 500 based on speed.
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