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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ford found some extra power at one of NASCARs fastest tracks, enough to put Greg Biffle on the pole for the first time in almost four years.Biffle led a Ford contingent to a strong showing in qualifying for Saturday nights race at Daytona International Speedway to earn the top starting spot.He was one of seven Ford drivers to qualify in the top 14 at a track where Toyota used teamwork to win the Daytona 500 in February.Biffle was the last car to make a lap in Friday nights qualifying session and earned the top starting spot with a speed of 192.995 mph in his Roush Fenway Racing Ford.It is Biffles first pole since Charlotte in October 2012, a streak of 130 races, and he credited engine builder Doug Yates.I am not going to discredit winning a pole, but we would sure like to win an open race track, Biffle said. We have been really close with a couple outside front-row starts and just havent quite gotten there. It does feel good for our team though.Biffle bumped Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch from the top of the leaderboard. Edwards lap of 192.748 was good enough for second, and Busch dropped to third with a lap at 192.336.Joe Gibbs Racing had to scramble to ready Buschs backup car for qualifying after Busch destroyed his Toyota during a crash in Friday mornings practice session.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. qualified fourth to give Roush two drivers in the top four.It is a good day for the Roush Fenway Fords, Stenhouse said. The guys have been bringing really good cars to the speedways, really fast cars. It is really cool that Greg got it for our organization. It shows we are putting a lot of hard work in and it is starting to pay off at every race track.Brad Keselowski qualified fifth in a Team Penske Ford. Teammate Joey Logano was 11th, and Ryan Blaney was 12th for The Wood Brothers. Roush driver Trevor Bayne was 13th and Aric Almirola 14th for Richard Petty Motorsports. All the Fords use engines built by Doug Yates.I am really happy to see a Ford on the pole with Greg Biffle, and I think we will be ready to race, Keselowski said. It makes you feel really good to see all those Ford teammates up there in the front of the field.The Ford drivers will have to work together to fend off the Toyota brigade that ganged up on the field to win the Daytona 500. JGRs four drivers worked with Martin Truex Jr. to form a juggernaut that led to a Denny Hamlin win as Toyota drivers took four of the top five spots.Edwards expected a similar strategy on Saturday night.That worked really well. I dont know that it will ever work that well again, Edwards said.I assume well just try to do the same thing, which was basically work together if we can, and I watched a little bit of the race the other day and everything just worked out perfectly. If we can do that again, it would be great. We really have a good group of cars, and we have a great group of teammates so that would be good.Austin Dillon, who was involved in a horrible accident on the last lap of this race last year, in which his car went airborne into the fence, qualified sixth as the fastest Chevrolet.Jimmie Johnson was seventh; he was the only Hendrick Motorsports driver to advance to the second round of qualifying. Hendrick drivers had won six consecutive poles on restrictor plate tracks dating to the 2015 Daytona 500.Hamlin was ninth and Kurt Busch 10th.Truex, who lost in a photo finish to Hamlin in the 500, was 15th. Defending race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 16th.Tony Stewart, who snapped an 84-race winless streak last week on the road course at Sonoma, qualified 19th.Other notes from Friday at Daytona:AVERAGE EARNHARDT: He didnt get the starting spot he hoped for, but Earnhardt still believes he has a decent shot to get his first win of the season on Saturday night.Its going to be slick in the race and handling is going to be real important, Earnhardt said. Im more concerned really with the car driving good. Might not be the fastest car out there; thats not the car that is going to win the race. I think the guy thats got the best handling package. This place is going to be pretty slick.---BUSCHS BACKUP: JGR did a good job getting Busch a strong car after he crashed his primary in Fridays practice. He had harsh words for Goodyear after the accident, which was caused by a cut tire.Busch complained he didnt have much confidence in Goodyear -- teammate Edwards also had a tire issue in the morning -- but he had softened his stance by the end of the day.From my vantage point, weve had a lot of tire issues this year. Thats probably four, five or six tires that weve blown this year, Busch said. We also did the tire test at Kentucky and didnt necessarily have the best of results, I felt like. Thats where the frustration probably stemmed from and came from.Goodyear probably didnt deserve what they got from me earlier today, but thats just from earlier today.---SLOW ELLIOTT: Chase Elliott opened the year with the pole for the Daytona 500, then duplicated the feat at Talladega Superspeedway.He had no shot at making it three consecutive poles at plate tracks and will start 24th on Saturday.It was not as good as weve been in the last couple of plate races, but, hey, well try to focus on the race, Elliott said. Im looking forward to the race and just trying to get going and hopefully not make the same mistake I made here in February.---SMITHS PROBLEM: Regan Smith had a problem on his qualifying attempt and wasnt able to complete a timed lap. Hell start 40th.I crossed the start/finish line taking the green flag, and something happened that changed the pitch and it seemed like I lost a little bit of power, he said. Just to be safe, killed the motor and got it back (to the garage) to see what is wrong with it. If there is a silver lining with this whole thing, at Daytona, you can start toward the back and still make time and be OK. Nike Flyknit Shoes On Sale . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Nike Flyknit Running Shoes Sale . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. http://www.cheapnikeflyknit.com/ . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Nike Flyknit Wholesale . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. Nike Flyknit Cheap China . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble.Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink has vowed to treat the FA Cup with respect and says he will select a full-strength side for Manchester Citys visit on Sunday in the fifth round. However, Blues captain John Terry will miss the game with a hamstring injury. Terry, who has lifted the FA Cup five times, missed Chelseas 2-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg loss at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night with the problem sustained in last Saturdays Premier League win over Newcastle. Oscar returned from a calf injury in the midweek Champions League defeat and could come in to start, perhaps at the expense of Eden Hazard.Midfielder Nemanja Matic is available following his European suspension, but Alexandre Pato is still short of match fitness and Kurt Zouma (knee) and Radamel Falcao (thigh) are long-term absentees. Chelsea midfielder Oscar could replace Eden Hazard. Meanwhile, Manchester City only have 13 fit first-team players to pick from, according to their manager Manuel Pellegrini, who is prioritising Wednesdays Champions League tie away at Dynamo Kiev.Pellegrini is planning to rest some of his key first-team players and could give minutes to youngsters Bersant Celina, Cameron Humphreys and Angelino.Paul Mersons predictionThis is the pick of the fixtures. This is Chelseas only chance of silverware - top four is gone and I wouldnt have thought they can win the Champions League. Guus Hiddink has confirmed John Terry will miss Chelseas FA Cup tie Manchester City have lost two games on the trot, big games, too.dddddddddddd When was the last time when they lost three games in a row? Manuel Pellegrini said hes likely to make changes for this game as they have to travel to Kiev in midweek, but that was before they lost two matches in a row. It will be close, but I think Chelsea will edge it. PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds 15/2)Opta statsManchester City have won six and lost just two of their last 11 matches against Chelsea in all competitions.Chelsea have won 24 and lost just of one of their last 29 FA Cup matches played at Stamford Bridge (excluding penalties). They were knocked out on penalties at home to Everton in 2011 during this run.The Blues have kept five clean sheets in their last six FA Cup matches played at Stamford Bridge.City and Chelsea have been drawn together five times in the FA Cup with the Citizens winning four and losing just one. Kelechi Iheanacho scored in Manchester Citys 2-1 defeat against Tottenham. In fact, City have won the last four with the Londoners only victory coming back on February 20, 1915.City have won five and lost just one of their last nine FA Cup matches away from home.Hiddink has never lost an FA Cup match with Chelsea (P5 W5), guiding them to the trophy in 2009.Kelechi Iheanacho has averaged a goal every 70 minutes in all competitions for City this season (nine goals in 628 mins).BettingChelsea are odds-on with Sky Bet to dump Manchester City (29/10) out of the FA Cup on Sunday. The Blues are 6/1 shots to repeat the feat achieved during Hiddinks previous spell as boss and win the cup, while City are 13/2 shots. Two of the last three meetings between the sides have finished in draws and its 12/5 or 7/2 for a draw and both teams scoring. In fact, Chelsea have not beaten City in four years so the Double Chance (City or draw) may appeal at 8/11. Check out tips from Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson here. ' ' '