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The last time Carl Edwards raced at a restrictor-plate track, he was flying into the catchfence at Talladega at the end of the race.

So now that he's back at Daytona, he was asked if he had any trepidation.

"One of the things that attracted me to racing so much was that the first time I drove a race car it scared the (heck) out of me, so I was like, "Man that's pretty exciting,' " Edwards said. "Now, I don't get that feeling. It's just the competition and the fear of losing. That's the only real fear out there is making a mistake that costs you a position or the race.''

WRECKS: Greg Biffle and Sam Hornish Jr. wrecked during practice for Saturday night's race.

Neither driver was injured.

Biffle and Hornish got together during the second of two Sprint Cup practices Thursday. Both cars hit the wall and sustained right-side damage. Biffle's crew unloaded a backup car and started getting it ready for Friday's qualifying session. It was unclear whether Hornish's team would do the same.

Biffle, ninth in the points standings, was 17th fastest in the practice session at 188.636 mph. Hornish, 25th in points, was ninth-fastest at 189.306 mph.

PIT STOPS: Matt Kenseth says his wife Katie, hasn't yet given birth. "Hopefully, it's on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday,'' Kenseth said, noting those are days away from the track for drivers. &ellipses; Cup qualifying is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. today.

Contact Dustin Long at 373-7062 or dustin.long@news-record.com

The Associated Press contributed to this report.