McDowell tops final Daytona 500 practice
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While most of the top drivers did not bother to run, Front Row Motorsports Ford driver Michael McDowell set the pace in the final practice session for the NASCAR Cup season-opening Daytona 500 on Saturday.
McDowell set his top average speed of 191.440mph early in the 50-minute session with a 47.012-second while drafting with the Germain Motorsports Chevrolet of Ty Dillon.
Final Practice Results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | -Behind |
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 47.012 | 191.440 | —.— |
| 2 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 47.014 | 191.432 | -0.002 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 47.037 | 191.339 | -0.025 |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 47.052 | 191.278 | -0.040 |
| 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet | 47.140 | 190.921 | -0.128 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 47.276 | 190.371 | -0.264 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 47.279 | 190.359 | -0.267 |
| 8 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Haas Automation Ford | 47.336 | 190.130 | -0.324 |
| 9 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevy | 47.339 | 190.118 | -0.327 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 47.367 | 190.006 | -0.355 |
| 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 47.433 | 189.741 | -0.421 |
| 12 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Aftershokz Chevrolet | 47.573 | 189.183 | -0.561 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak Ford | 47.592 | 189.107 | -0.580 |
| 14 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet | 47.617 | 189.008 | -0.605 |
| 15 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Speedco Ford | 47.665 | 188.818 | -0.653 |
| 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 47.712 | 188.632 | -0.700 |
| 17 | *31 | Tyler Reddick(i) | Symbicort Chevrolet | 47.767 | 188.415 | -0.755 |
| 18 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger.com Chevrolet | 47.976 | 187.594 | -0.964 |
| 19 | *96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota | 48.000 | 187.500 | -0.988 |
| 20 | 00 | Landon Cassill | PERMATEX Chevrolet | 48.318 | 186.266 | -1.306 |
| 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Select Blinds Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | -0.000 |