Daytona 500: Burton, Bowyer Share Top Honors During Happy Hour

Richard Childress Racing saw two of its drivers tie atop the leaderboard for top speed during Happy Hour. Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer each turned a lap of 200.316 miles per hour. For Burton, it is just another show of strength this week during Speedweeks. Burton has already led the most laps in the Budweiser Shootout, and won one of the Gatorade Duel races. This is the second practice this week that he has been the fastest in. Bowyer has also been solid during Speedweeks. He also posted a top 10 finish in the Shootout, and was inches away from beating teammate, Burton for the win in the Duel. Burton and Bowyer will start fourth and sixth respectively in the Daytona 500. Saturday's final practice saw 37 of the 43 cars take to the track...

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