Corrected and official 1st Duel lineup -
- This was set using the times of the fastest qualifier from Sunday, the remaining teams that finished in the "odd" positions of the top 35 in 2005 owners' points (1st, 3rd, and so on - note; Jeff Gordon, who would have been in this Duel, was the 2nd-fastest qualifier and is on the pole of the 2nd Duel), and the "odd"-fastest-qualifying (fastest, 3rd-fastest, so on) "field-fillers" (teams not in the top 35 in 2005 owners' points).
- This race will set the "inside" positions 3-39 (odd) for the Daytona 500 behind Jeff Burton with the finishing order of the remaining "top-35" teams and the 2 top-finishing field-fillers. Positions 40-42 will be filled by the 3 fastest-qualifying field-fillers that don't finish among the top 2 field-fillers in either Duel, and position 43 will be filled by either Terry Labonte (if he isn't already in the field) or the 4th-fastest-qualifying field-filler that didn't finish among the top 2 field-fillers in either Duel.
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 189.151 | 47.581 | Leader |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 188.849 | 47.657 | -0.076 |
| 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 188.810 | 47.667 | -0.086 |
| 4 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 187.786 | 47.927 | -0.346 |
| 5 | 136 | Bill Elliott+ | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 187.715 | 47.945 | -0.364 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 187.539 | 47.990 | -0.409 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 187.488 | 48.003 | -0.422 |
| 8 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 187.274 | 48.058 | -0.477 |
| 9 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 187.239 | 48.067 | -0.486 |
| 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 187.196 | 48.078 | -0.497 |
| 11 | 00 | Hermie Sadler+ | Ford | Aaron's | 187.025 | 48.122 | -0.541 |
| 12 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 186.990 | 48.131 | -0.550 |
| 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 186.691 | 48.208 | -0.627 |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 186.614 | 48.228 | -0.647 |
| 15 | 61 | Kevin Lepage* | Ford | Amp Energy Drink | 186.097 | 48.362 | -0.781 |
| 16 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 186.043 | 48.376 | -0.795 |
| 17 | 15 | Paul Menard* | Chevrolet | Menards/Pittsburgh Paints | 185.334 | 48.561 | -0.980 |
| 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 185.242 | 48.585 | -1.004 |
| 19 | 50 | Larry Foyt* | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 185.128 | 48.615 | -1.034 |
| 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185.124 | 48.616 | -1.035 |
| 21 | 34 | Randy LaJoie* | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | 184.540 | 48.770 | -1.189 |
| 22 | 74 | Derrike Cope* | Dodge | MyGuardian911/Sundance Vacations | 183.333 | 49.091 | -1.510 |
| 23 | 23 | Mike Skinner* | Dodge | Bad Boy Mowers | 182.771 | 49.242 | -1.661 |
| 24 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Dodge | Serta | 182.142 | 49.412 | -1.831 |
| 25 | 92 | Chad Chaffin* | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | 181.763 | 49.515 | -1.934 |
| 26 | 152 | Larry Gunselman* | Dodge | Pro30.com/Race2WA.com | 181.214 | 49.665 | -2.084 |
| 27 | 159 | Andy Belmont* | Chevrolet | YearOne.com | 179.960 | 50.011 | -2.430 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | DNF | - | - |
| 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | DQ | - | - |
| 30 | 96 | Terry Labonte+ | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV/Tweeter | DQ | - | - |
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 188.877 | 47.650 | Leader |
| 2 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 187.935 | 47.889 | -0.239 |
| 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 187.743 | 47.938 | -0.288 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 187.570 | 47.982 | -0.332 |
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 187.406 | 48.024 | -0.374 |
| 6 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 187.402 | 48.025 | -0.375 |
| 7 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 187.207 | 48.075 | -0.425 |
| 8 | 32 | Travis Kvapil+ | Chevrolet | Tide | 187.106 | 48.101 | -0.451 |
| 9 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 186.908 | 48.152 | -0.502 |
| 10 | 7 | Robby Gordon* | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 186.850 | 48.167 | -0.517 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 186.672 | 48.213 | -0.563 |
| 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 186.436 | 48.274 | -0.624 |
| 13 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 186.289 | 48.312 | -0.662 |
| 14 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 186.127 | 48.354 | -0.704 |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 185.774 | 48.446 | -0.796 |
| 16 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine* | Chevrolet | Apex Electric | 185.361 | 48.554 | -0.904 |
| 17 | 195 | Stanton Barrett* | Chevrolet | Yippeenet.com | 185.322 | 48.564 | -0.914 |
| 18 | 4 | Scott Wimmer* | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 184.854 | 48.687 | -1.037 |
| 19 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo Financial | 184.794 | 48.703 | -1.053 |
| 20 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 184.566 | 48.763 | -1.113 |
| 21 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon | 184.543 | 48.769 | -1.119 |
| 22 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd* | Dodge | Victory in Jesus/Dutch Quality Stone | 186.576 | 49.026 | -1.376 |
| 23 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 183.411 | 49.070 | -1.420 |
| 24 | 109 | Mike Wallace* | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 182.953 | 49.193 | -1.543 |
| 25 | 37 | Chad Blount* | Dodge | R&J Racing | 181.906 | 49.476 | -1.826 |
| 26 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 181.594 | 49.561 | -1.911 |
| 27 | 10 | Scott Riggs* | Dodge | Valvoline/Stanley Tools | 180.890 | 49.754 | -2.104 |
| 28 | 180 | Carl Long* | Ford | RoadLoans.com | 176.935 | 50.866 | -3.216 |