Gatorade 125s
Sterling Marlin won the pole for the Daytona 500 during time trials on Sunday February 9. His Junior Johnson teammate Bill Elliott qualified second to take the "outside pole."
The Gatorade 125-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500 were held Thursday February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Sterling Marlin and Bill Elliott started first in each of the races, respectively.
| Top Ten Finishers - Race One |
Fin.
Pos |
Car
No. |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
| 1 |
3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Richard Childress Racing |
50 |
| 2 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
Roush Racing |
50 |
| 3 |
4 |
Ernie Irvan |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports |
50 |
| 4 |
41 |
Greg Sacks |
Larry Hedrick Motorsports |
50 |
| 5 |
33 |
Harry Gant |
Leo Jackson Motorsports |
50 |
| 6 |
1 |
Rick Mast |
Precision Products Racing |
50 |
| 7 |
25 |
Ken Schrader |
Hendrick Motorsports |
50 |
| 8 |
2 |
Rusty Wallace |
Penske Racing |
50 |
| 9 |
9 |
Phil Parsons |
Melling Racing |
50 |
| 10 |
03 |
Kerry Teague |
Kerry Teague Racing |
50 |
|
| Top Ten Finishers - Race Two |
Fin.
Pos |
Car
No. |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
| 1 |
11 |
Bill Elliott |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
50 |
| 2 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Wood Brothers Racing |
50 |
| 3 |
28 |
Davey Allison |
Robert Yates Racing |
50 |
| 4 |
5 |
Ricky Rudd |
Hendrick Motorsports |
50 |
| 5 |
30 |
Michael Waltrip |
Bahari Racing |
50 |
| 6 |
17 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports |
50 |
| 7 |
66 |
Chad Little |
Cale Yarborough Motorsports |
50 |
| 8 |
15 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
Bud Moore Engineering |
50 |
| 9 |
26 |
Brett Bodine |
King Racing |
50 |
| 10 |
10 |
Derrike Cope |
Whitcomb Racing |
50 |
|
|
- During the second race, a crash on lap 4 took out several cars, including Alan Kulwicki, Terry Labonte, and A. J. Foyt. Richard Petty also wrecked out on lap 8. All four would qualify for the Daytona 500 based on speed or by provisional.