DAYTONA BEACH (Florida), Feb 24: Roush Fenway Racing will have three cars at the front of the season-opening Daytona 500.

Matt Kenseth won the second of the twin qualifying races on Thursday with a bold pass of team-mate Greg Biffle. The victory gave Kenseth a spot on the second row for Sunday’s race — right behind team-mates Carl Edwards and Biffle. Tony Stewart, the defending NASCAR champion, won the first race and will line up next to Kenseth at Daytona International Speedway.

Second qualifying: 1. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 60 laps, 135.3 rating; 2. (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 60, 85.8; 3. (3) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 60, 80.4; 4. (13) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 60, 97.7; 5. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 60, 66.9; 6. (21) Michael McDowell, Ford, 60, 87.6; 7. (12) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 60, 108.6; 8. (10) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 60, 90.3; 9. (25) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 60, 56.2; 10. (16) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 60, 83.6.

First qualifying: 1. (7) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 60 laps, 120 rating; 2. (18) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 60, 103.7; 3. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 60, 117.6; 4. (16) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 60, 97.2; 5. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 60, 130.9; 6. (9) Joey Logano, Toyota, 60, 101; 7. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 60, 93.4; 8. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 60, 86.6; 9. (8) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 60, 75.2; 10. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 60, 71.7.—AP