Martin Truex Jr. leads first Daytona 500 practice
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| Martin Truex Jr. |
Martin Truex Jr. posted the top speed in the first practice session for the Daytona 500.
Truex led a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep of the top three spots with a speed of 195.920 mph.
He was followed by Kyle Busch (195.852 mph) and Erik Jones (195.793).
The top five was completed by Tyler Reddick (194.095), who was taking part in his first Cup practice session, and Ty Dillon (194.032).
Practice 1 Results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 45.937 | 195.920 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Chocolate Bar Toyota | 45.953 | 195.852 | -0.016 | -0.016 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Sport Clips Toyota | 45.967 | 195.793 | -0.030 | -0.014 |
| 4 | *31 | Tyler Reddick(i) | Symbicort Chevrolet | 46.369 | 194.095 | -0.432 | -0.402 |
| 5 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 46.384 | 194.032 | -0.447 | -0.015 |
| 6 | *62 | Brendan Gaughan(i) | Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Chevrolet | 46.386 | 194.024 | -0.449 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet | 46.409 | 193.928 | -0.472 | -0.023 |
| 8 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Procore Toyota | 46.494 | 193.573 | -0.557 | -0.085 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 46.613 | 193.079 | -0.676 | -0.119 |
| 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 46.688 | 192.769 | -0.751 | -0.075 |
| 11 | *96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota | 46.829 | 192.189 | -0.892 | -0.141 |
| 12 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 46.873 | 192.008 | -0.936 | -0.044 |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford | 46.964 | 191.636 | -1.027 | -0.091 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak Ford | 47.029 | 191.371 | -1.092 | -0.065 |
| 15 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet | 47.116 | 191.018 | -1.179 | -0.087 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 47.163 | 190.828 | -1.226 | -0.047 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 47.185 | 190.739 | -1.248 | -0.022 |
| 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 47.242 | 190.508 | -1.305 | -0.057 |
| 19 | *27 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 47.271 | 190.392 | -1.334 | -0.029 |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 47.280 | 190.355 | -1.343 | -0.009 |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 47.287 | 190.327 | -1.350 | -0.007 |
| 22 | 21 | Paul Menard | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 47.362 | 190.026 | -1.425 | -0.075 |
| 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 47.377 | 189.966 | -1.440 | -0.015 |
| 24 | *71 | Ryan Truex(i) | Accell Construction Inc. Chevrolet | 47.440 | 189.713 | -1.503 | -0.063 |
| 25 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer Car2Can Ford | 47.506 | 189.450 | -1.569 | -0.066 |
| 26 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford | 47.537 | 189.326 | -1.600 | -0.031 |
| 27 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 47.619 | 189.000 | -1.682 | -0.082 |
| 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger.com Chevrolet | 47.620 | 188.996 | -1.683 | -0.001 |
| 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Select Blinds Ford | 47.631 | 188.953 | -1.694 | -0.011 |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Chevrolet | 47.671 | 188.794 | -1.734 | -0.040 |
| 31 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 47.675 | 188.778 | -1.738 | -0.004 |
| 32 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Haas Automation Ford | 47.779 | 188.367 | -1.842 | -0.104 |
| 33 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 47.790 | 188.324 | -1.853 | -0.011 |
| 34 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 47.840 | 188.127 | -1.903 | -0.050 |
| 35 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Aftershokz Chevrolet | 48.041 | 187.340 | -2.104 | -0.201 |
| 36 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Old Spice Ford | 48.170 | 186.838 | -2.233 | -0.129 |
| 37 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Speedco Ford | 48.311 | 186.293 | -2.374 | -0.141 |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | Chevrolet | 48.316 | 186.274 | -2.379 | -0.005 |
| 39 | 00 | Landon Cassill | PERMATEX Chevrolet | 48.387 | 186.000 | -2.450 | -0.071 |
| 40 | 52 | Cody Ware # | Winn Dixie Chevrolet | 49.171 | 183.035 | -3.234 | -0.784 |
| 41 | 51 | BJ McLeod(i) | Jacob Companies Chevrolet | 49.578 | 181.532 | -3.641 | -0.407 |
| 42 | *66 | Joey Gase(i) | Medic Air Systems Inc./Fan Memories Toyota | 50.142 | 179.490 | -4.205 | -0.564 |