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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. led the way with a lap of 45.319 seconds in the final practice for the Daytona 500 from Daytona. Rounding out the top five was David Gilliland, Clint Bowyer, Marcos Ambrose, and Aric Almirola. Pos # Driver Team Time Behind 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 45.319 Leader 2 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 45.358 -0.039 3 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 45.399 -0.080 4 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 45.421 -0.102 5 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 45.446 -0.127 6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 45.485 -0.166 7 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 45.533 -0.214 8 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 45.534 -0.215 9 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 45.573 -0.254 10 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Best Buy Ford 45.584 -0.265 11 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 45.586 -0.267 12 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 45.742 -0.423 13 36 JJ Yeley Golden Corral Chevrolet 45.914 -0.595 14 26 Michael Waltrip S...
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