Daytona 500: Gatorade Duels: ; Dei Back in the Driver's Seat; Waltrip, Stewart Win 150-Milers

Charleston Gazette › February 18, 2005

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Daytona 500 is still three days away and already NASCAR is in midseason form. The Dale Earnhardt Inc. team is running out in front and Kevin Harvick is being rapped for reckless driving.

Michael Waltrip passed DEI teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final straightaway to win the first of two 150-mile qualifying races Thursday, while Tony Stewart won the second race after Harvick bumped leader Jimmie Johnson and ignited a wild crash.

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Daytona 500: Gatorade Duels: ; Dei Back in the Driver's Seat; Waltrip, Stewart Win 150-Milers

Waltrip's victory put to rest speculation that the DEI team's days of dominance are over.

"We certainly caught a lot of flak over the last week about the way our cars qualified," Waltrip said. "This silenced it."

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