QUALIFYING ALL THE WAY THROUGH RACE DAY, IS THERE EXTRA PRESSURE GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE SEASON KNOWING THE PAST SUCCESS THAT RICK HENDRICK AND HIS CARS HAVE HAD HERE? “I feel like there is extra pressure for the 500 because it’s the Daytona 500.

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Brad Keselowski was the fastest in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 final practice session. Alex Bowman clocked in second-fastest. Here are the complete

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