Bud shootout 2011 – Dale Earnhardt leads 24 at 33rd Budweiser Shootout
Two-time Budweiser Shootout winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead the 24-car field to the green flag in the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona tonight at Daytona International Speedway
Earnhardt secured the top starting position through the random selection process that took place on Thursday night at the SPEED Stage.
The starting lineup was determined at the annual Budweiser Shootout Draw Party on Friday night during which the participating drivers selected a Budweiser bottle featuring a number behind the Budweiser label. The number serves as the driver’s starting position.
Earnhardt was the 14th driver to participate in the annual draw party. Earnhardt will make his 11th start in the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night and is a two-time winner having scored victories in the annual event in 2003 and 2008.
“I had several bottles to choose from still so it really was just the luck of the draw,” Earnhardt said in reference to making the decision to select the pole-winning bottle.
“The race really can be won from any position so this really doesn’t change our strategy.”
The defending winner of the Budweiser Shootout and new driver of the Budweiser car, Kevin Harvick is attempting to score his third-consecutive Budweiser Shootout victory. Harvick won the 2009 and 2010 editions of the race and will have his work cut out for him Saturday night as he starts from the 18th position.
“It’s kind of like winning the home game with the Budweiser Shootout and Budweiser being on the car,” Harvick said of his new sponsor.
“The Shootout has been good to us the last couple of years so hopefully we’ll make it three.”
The 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona is scheduled for an 8:10 p.m. EST start this Saturday. FOX will provide live television coverage of the event beginning with their pre-race show that will start at 8 p.m. EST.
33rd Annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona – Saturday, February 12, 2021 at 8:10 p.m. EST
Starting Lineup
1.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2.Tony Stewart
3.Carl Edwards
4.Denny Hamlin
5.Kasey Kahne
6.Bobby Labonte
7.Clint Bowyer
8.Ryan Newman
9.Derrike Cope
10.Michael Waltrip
11.Greg Biffle
12.Jeff Gordon
13.Juan Pablo Montoya
14.Jamie McMurray
15.Jeff Burton
16.Kevin Conway
17.Kurt Busch
18.Kevin Harvick
19.Matt Kenseth
20.Mark Martin
21.Kyle Busch
22.Joey Logano
23.Jimmie Johnson
24.Regan Smith
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