Burton hits 195 mph in final practice
Jeff Burton was at the top of the speed charts and teammate Kevin Harvick was next Saturday after the final practice for today's Daytona 500.
Burton posted a fast lap of 195.194 mph. Fellow Richard Childress Racing driver Harvick was second, followed by a pair of cars prepared by Michael Waltrip's team — Marcos Ambrose and David Reutimann — and defending race winner Matt Kenseth.
Results
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 195.194 | 46.108 | Leader |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 194.641 | 46.239 | -0.131 |
| 3 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Kroger Floral | 194.376 | 46.302 | -0.194 |
| 4 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 194.322 | 46.315 | -0.207 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 194.267 | 46.328 | -0.220 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 193.848 | 46.428 | -0.320 |
| 7 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 193.744 | 46.453 | -0.345 |
| 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 193.673 | 46.470 | -0.362 |
| 9 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 193.586 | 46.491 | -0.383 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 193.399 | 46.536 | -0.428 |
| 11 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 193.336 | 46.551 | -0.443 |
| 12 | 151 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 193.311 | 46.557 | -0.449 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 193.195 | 46.585 | -0.477 |
| 14 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Monster Energy | 193.195 | 46.585 | -0.477 |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 193.187 | 46.587 | -0.479 |
| 16 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser / Team USA | 192.922 | 46.651 | -0.543 |
| 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 192.885 | 46.660 | -0.552 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 192.691 | 46.707 | -0.599 |
| 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 192.489 | 46.756 | -0.648 |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 192.460 | 46.763 | -0.655 |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 192.456 | 46.764 | -0.656 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 192.369 | 46.785 | -0.677 |
| 23 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 192.299 | 46.802 | -0.694 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 192.291 | 46.804 | -0.696 |
| 25 | 34 | John Andretti | Ford | Window World Cares | 192.172 | 46.833 | -0.725 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 192.045 | 46.864 | -0.756 |
| 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 191.975 | 46.881 | -0.773 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 191.828 | 46.917 | -0.809 |
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 191.783 | 46.928 | -0.820 |
| 30 | 37 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Extenze | 191.751 | 46.936 | -0.828 |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 191.746 | 46.937 | -0.829 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 191.669 | 46.956 | -0.848 |
| 33 | 38 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Ford | Mahindra Tractors | 191.587 | 46.976 | -0.868 |
| 34 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Peak / Menards | 191.518 | 46.993 | -0.885 |
| 35 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 191.489 | 47.000 | -0.892 |
| 36 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 191.481 | 47.002 | -0.894 |
| 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 191.192 | 47.073 | -0.965 |
| 38 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | Window World Cares | 191.172 | 47.078 | -0.970 |
| 39 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 190.998 | 47.121 | -1.013 |
| 40 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 190.844 | 47.159 | -1.051 |
| 41 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 190.743 | 47.184 | -1.076 |
| 42 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 190.722 | 47.189 | -1.081 |
| 43 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Wave Energy Drink | 190.311 | 47.291 | -1.183 |
* Denotes Rookie