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Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) placed three Fords inside the top nine in Sunday afternoon’s Daytona 500 qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Greg Biffle led the way for RFR, turning a lap of 45.961 seconds (195.818 mph) in his No. 16 3M Ford Fusion to post the third fastest qualifying time in the session.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS: ON HIS QUALIFYING: "Steve (Letarte, crew chief) did a great job working on the car, trying to get more speed out of it. We definitely picked up, so we are happy about that. I scuffed the side skirt just a little bit on the apron in turn two trying to run tight on the line there, and that's never good when you are dragging anything. So, that cost us a little bit of time, so we will definitely appreciate the pickup. We were nowhere near that fast yesterday. Hopefully that the track hasn't really picked up any from yesterday. Hopefully it slows down and gets windy for those other guys."

BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – “It’s quite a bit better than I thought we were gonna be. It’s obviously not the pole, but a strong showing and a little bit of momentum for what it’s worth.”

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Qualified: 17th - How was the qualifying lap? “It was uneventful -- we seemed to lose a little bit of speed relative to the field yesterday I thought. Overall, it was good."

The ever popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Racing Roulette promotion returns and will offer fans the opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2014 Labor Day Weekend NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race for the price of the winning car number of the 2014 Daytona 500.

Chris Evans, star of Marvel’s latest Super Hero adventure “Captain America: The Winter Solider,” scheduled for release on April 4, will serve as Grand Marshal for the 56th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Daytona International Speedway. The race is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and broadcast on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, as well as streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - How strong was your car? “The best car won, that’s for sure. "

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED FIFTH - YOU LOST A LAP AND THEN YOU WERE ABLE TO COME BACK AND BATTLE FOR TOP-FIVE, TALK ABOUT YOUR NIGHT: "For us, we had a really good car. Led several laps in the beginning."

Denny Hamlin captured his second Sprint Unlimited victory and was followed to the line by Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick.

"“It looked like it might work out because Matt got down there and got turned, and I thought maybe he’ll stay low, but Tony got turned right and just clipped me and that was it. This race is about aggression, it’s about going out there and just keeping your foot down and racing hard and we all know that there is about a 50 percent chance that this could happen."