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Sadler tops times in practice 2

Elliott Sadler was fastest in the final free practice session of the Daytona 500 before Budweiser Pole Qualifying tomorrow, however the session was curtailed half an hour early due to rain

Sadler completed just two laps in the session to record the fastest speed on the day in his M&M's Ford Fusion, with a lap of 184.454mph. He finished ahead just under one mph quicker than Jeff Gordon, who finished second for the second successive free practice session.

Bill Elliott finished third fastest, ahead of Dale Jarrett and Jimmie Johnson.

The drivers had been in the middle of their qualifying simulation runs when the session was stopped.

However, not all drivers completed a run in the shortened practice. This is because of a gentlemen's agreement, which saw all drivers lined-up patiently in the pitlane, staying there while just one car was on track, to guarantee this car has an undisturbed practice run.

However, after an hour of the session had elapsed, the red flag was flown for debris after Kurt Busch hit what appeared to be a big piece of cardboard on the backstretch. The session was then stopped altogether, after the rain fell more heavily during that red flag break.

The rain currently shows no signs of abating, which could threaten the scheduled running of this evening's non-championship Budweiser Shootout race.

Daytona 500 Practice 2 results:

Pos  Driver               Make        Speed
 1.  Elliott Sadler       Ford        188.454
 2.  Jeff Gordon          Chevrolet   187.594
 3.  Bill Elliott         Chevrolet   187.504
 4.  Dale Jarrett         Ford        187.414
 5.  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet   187.332
 6.  Sterling Marlin      Chevrolet   187.137
 7.  Jeremy Mayfield      Dodge       186.699
 8.  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet   186.645
 9.  Denny Hamlin         Chevrolet   186.532
10.  Kurt Busch           Dodge       186.498
11.  Matt Kenseth         Ford        186.459
12.  Jamie McMurray       Ford        186.359
13.  Tony Stewart         Chevrolet   186.278
14.  Carl Edwards         Ford        186.258
15.  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet   186.124
16.  Joe Nemechek         Chevrolet   186.120
17.  Scott Riggs          Dodge       186.070
18.  J.J. Yeley           Chevrolet   186.062
19.  Jeff Green           Chevrolet   186.050
20.  Kenny Wallace        Chevrolet   185.916
21.  Bobby Labonte        Dodge       185.858
22.  David Stremme        Dodge       185.682
23.  Greg Biffle          Ford        185.571
24.  Brian Vickers        Chevrolet   185.567
25.  Kyle Busch           Chevrolet   185.426
26.  Mark Martin          Ford        185.334
27.  Travis Kvapil        Chevrolet   185.292
28.  Terry Labonte        Chevrolet   185.223
29.  Robby Gordon         Chevrolet   185.181
30.  Reed Sorenson        Dodge       185.086
31.  Kevin Lepage         Ford        185.059
32.  Kasey Kahne          Dodge       184.699
33.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Chevrolet   184.532
34.  Hermie Sadler        Ford        184.468
35.  Casey Mears          Dodge       184.441
36.  Kirk Shelmerdine     Chevrolet   184.200
37.  Ken Schrader         Ford        184.030
38.  Paul Menard          Chevrolet   184.008
39.  Martin Truex Jr.     Chevrolet   183.902
40.  Larry Foyt           Dodge       183.584
41.  Dave Blaney          Dodge       183.262
42.  Randy LaJoie         Chevrolet   183.050
43.  Scott Wimmer         Chevrolet   182.979
44.  Mike Skinner         Dodge       182.927
45.  Michael Waltrip      Dodge       182.908
46.  Stanton Barrett      Chevrolet   182.571
47.  Morgan Shepherd      Dodge       182.205
48.  Chad Chaffin         Chevrolet   182.194
49.  Derrike Cope         Dodge       182.061
50.  Mike Wallace         Dodge       181.899
51.  Brent Sherman        Dodge       181.569
52.  Larry Gunselman      Dodge       181.006
53.  Chad Blount          Dodge       180.665
54.  Carl Long            Ford        175.774

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