Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still out front at Daytona International Speedway. A day after winning the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500, Earnhardt topped the speed chart during practice Friday. Earnhardt averaged 194.405 mph on one of his 24 laps during the second of two sessions Friday. Earnhardt and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kasey Kahne (193.528), Jimmie Johnson (193.096) and Jeff Gordon (193.079) were the only drivers to top 193 mph. Danica Patrick was the fifth fastest on the day, but she broke a water line in the second session and spent time in the garage.
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