Could Daytona be the scene of Richard Childress Racing’s rebirth?
Richard Childress Racing Cars Lead Final Daytona 500 Practice
A year after the organization had a dreadful season, two RCR cars led the final practice for the Daytona 500 on Saturday afternoon, with Jeff Burton (195.194 mph) and Kevin Harvick (194.641) leading the way.
Two Michael Waltrip Racing-built cars were third and fourth, with Marcos Ambrose (driving a car for MWR affiliate JTG Daugherty Racing) and David Reutimann just ahead of defending Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth.
Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr., Regan Smith, Juan Pablo Montoya and Denny Hamiln rounded out the top 10.
The Hendrick-powered cars weren’t overly impressive.
Mark Martin was 13th, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. (21st), Jimmie Johnson (26th) and Jeff Gordon (28th) didn’t give much to cheer about, nor did drivers from affiliate Stewart-Haas Racing (Ryan Newman was 20th, Tony Stewart was 22nd).
The Daytona 500 is scheduled to begin shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.
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