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Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Win Daytona Qualifying Races

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Kyle Busch won the second qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500, but several contenders wrecked their prized cars in a last-lap accident.

Busch was trying to hold off Jamie McMurray on the final lap and briefly blocked him. McMurray moved up the track for another try, but Jimmie Johnson was in the same space and Johnson bounced off the wall to trigger a multi-car accident.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duels at Daytona
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, and Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, have an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duels at Daytona Intern (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Among those who wrecked strong race cars were Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. It wasn't clear how much damage Kurt Busch and McMurray sustained.

Robert Richardson Jr. earned the final transfer spot into Sunday's season-opening race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the first qualifying race, while Michael McDowell earned that transfer spot into the 500.

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