The annual qualifying races have produced some thrilling finishes and made a bit of history themselves.

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The races, which set the field and starting lineup for the Daytona 500, were 100-mile races from 1959-68, and then 125 miles from 1969-2004. Now called the Budweiser Duels, they are now 150-mile races.

Eight drivers have won a qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in the same years.

Dale Earnhardt won a record 12 qualifying, including an amazing 10 in a row.

Surprisingly, Richard Petty won only one qualifying race, despite winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times.

There also have been a handful of upsets over the years, including Jeff Gordon’s win as a rookie in 1993 in his first trip to Daytona. Other upsets include: Earl Balmer (1966), Coo Coo Marlin (1973), Mike Skinner (2001), Robby Gordon (2003) and Elliott Sadler (2004).

Here’s a look at the winners of the Daytona qualifying races over the years:

1959 — Bob Welborn, Shorty Rollins 	1960 — Fireball Roberts, Jack Smith 	1961 — Fireball Roberts, Joe Weatherly 	1962 — Fireball Roberts, Joe Weatherly 	1963 — Junior Johnson, Johnny Rutherford 	1964 — Junior Johnson, Bobby Isaac 	1965 — Darel Dieringer, Junior Johnson 	1966 — Paul Goldsmith, Earl Balmer 	1967 — LeeRoy Yarbrough, Fred Lorenzen 	1968 — N/A (Rain) 	1969 — David Pearson, Bobby Isaac 	1970 — Cale Yarborough, Charlie Glotzbach 	1971 — Pete Hamilton, David Pearson 	1972 — Bobby Isaac, Bobby Allison 	1973 — Buddy Baker, Coo Coo Marlin 	1974 — Bobby Isaac, Cale Yarborough 	1975 — Bobby Allison, David Pearson 	1976 — Dave Marcis, Darrell Waltrip 	1977 — Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough 	1978 — A.J. Foyt, Darrell Waltrip 	1979 — Buddy Baker, Darrell Waltrip 	1980 — Neil Bonnett, Donnie Allison 	1981 — Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip 	1982 — Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker 	1983 — Dale Earnhardt, Neil Bonnett 	1984 — Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison 	1985 — Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough 	1986 — Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt 	1987 — Ken Schrader, Benny Parsons 	1988 — Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip 	1989 — Ken Schrader, Terry Labonte 	1990 — Geoff Bodine, Dale Earnhardt 	1991 — Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt 	1992 — Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott 	1993 — Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt 	1994 — Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt 	1995 — Sterling Marlin, Dale Earnhardt 	1996 — Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan 	1997 — Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt 	1998 — Sterling Marlin, Dale Earnhardt 	1999 — Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt 	2000 — Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd 	2001 —Sterling Marlin, Mike Skinner 	2002 — Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip 	2003 — Robby Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	2004 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler 	2005 — Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart 	2006 — Elliott Sadler, Jeff Gordon 	2007 — Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon 	2008 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin 	2009 — Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch 	2010 — Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne 	2011 — Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton 	2012 — Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth 	2013 — Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch