Jarrett, competing in the second of the two Duel qualifying races, hoped to know his fate following the first event. Kurt Busch, driver of the #2, is the first driver eligible to use the past champion's provisional position since he won his championship in 2004 versus Jarrett who won in 1999. If Busch, who competed in the first Duel race, were to gain a transfer spot in his race, then Jarrett would be the next driver eligible to use the champion's provisional securing his starting spot in the Daytona 500 before the green flag dropped on the second Duel event.

Unfortunately Busch experienced a mechanical problem after only nine laps and did not complete the race. This turn of events left his fate in Jarrett's hands, forcing the North Carolina native to finish in the top two of those cars currently outside of the top-35 in the owner's point standings to transfer.

A total of seven drivers in the second race found themselves in the same position as the driver of the #44 Toyota, each racing for the valuable two transfer positions. At the start of the event, Jarrett fell to the rear of the pack as he evaluated the handling of his Toyota Camry. The response was positive as Jarrett radioed to his team that his car was handling well saying they "we're in good shape."

Jarrett brought his car to pit road twice during the race, with both stops under yellow flag conditions. Early in the race, Jarrett also took time under the caution period to communicate with teammates Michael Waltrip and David Reutimann, determining their strategy for the closing laps of the race. With Waltrip and Reutimann guaranteed a starting position for Sunday's race, the top priority for Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) was to push the #44 to the front and into the Daytona 500.

At the halfway point, the plan was put into action as Waltrip dropped from the front of the field, following a restart, to connect with his teammates. From there, the three MWR Toyotas connected and began their push to the front. Jarrett jumped from 16th to 12th to sixth all in matter of five laps. Jarrett would run as high as the third spot which would move him into the top transfer position, which he would not relinquish for the remainder of the race.

A red flag in the closing laps of the race pushed the event into overtime with a green white checkered finish needed to decide the outcome. Jarrett, who did not pit under the caution, took the restart with several cars with fresh tires behind him. It would make no difference though as the #44 proved too strong, finishing ninth in race and clinching the first transfer position to start the Daytona 500 from the20th starting position.

"I'm really happy that I got UPS and Michael Waltrip Racing's third car in this thing," Jarrett said after the Duel race. "They gave me a great race car. We just needed just a little push to make that extra pass. Michael came back and gave me that whenever I needed it, and it really meant a lot. The car drove well. the engine ran good. Now we'll just work on a few things for Sunday. "

Denny Hamlin captured the first victory for Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series as he posted a win in the second of the two Duel races. Following the first race, victory lane looked like a repeat of the Budweiser Shootout as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. again crossed the stripe first in his #88 car.

In addition to Jarrett, John Andretti picked up a transfer position in the second Duel with Kenny Wallace and Brian Vickers transferring from the first Duel event.

Jarrett's teammates Waltrip and Reutimann were locked into the starting line-up based on their lap times from the qualifying session for the Daytona 500. Waltrip will start from the outside of the front row but finished 13th in Thursday's second Duel event. Reutimann finished 12th in the #00 Toyota, and will start in the 42nd starting position for Sunday's race.

Television coverage of the pre-race festivities for the Daytona 500 is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 17th followed by the green flag at 3:30 p.m. EST. Radio coverage will be broadcast by the Motor Racing Network (MRN).