McDowell leads P2
With a lap of 199.322 miles per hour, Michael McDowell put the #95 Thrivent Financial Ford atop the time sheets in final practice before Coors Lights Daytona 500 Qualifying tomorrow. Two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson was second, two-thousandths of a second slower than McDowell in the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet.
Richard Childress Racing rookie Ty Dillon was third, with Kasey Kahne fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was sixth making it four Hendrick Motorsports cars in the top-6.
Toyota-powered cars seemed to particularly struggle with Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin the lead Camry in 16th place, three-tenths slower than McDowell. Only 4 Toyotas were amongst the top-30.
Full times below…
POS. | Car # | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Best Speed | Best Time | Behind |
1 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Thrivent Financial | 199.322 | 45.153 | Leader |
2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 199.313 | 45.155 | –0.002 |
3 | 33 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Cheerios | 199.300 | 45.158 | –0.005 |
4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 199.080 | 45.208 | –0.055 |
5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive To End Hunger | 199.058 | 45.213 | –0.060 |
6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 199.053 | 45.214 | –0.061 |
7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak/Menards | 198.952 | 45.237 | –0.084 |
8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Visser Precision | 198.597 | 45.318 | –0.165 |
9 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Carsforsale.com | 198.351 | 45.374 | –0.221 |
10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 198.264 | 45.394 | –0.241 |
11 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Toy State/Nikko Chevrolet | 198.247 | 45.398 | –0.245 |
12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 198.203 | 45.408 | –0.255 |
13 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/USO | 198.199 | 45.409 | –0.256 |
14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 198.186 | 45.412 | –0.259 |
15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 198.120 | 45.427 | –0.274 |
16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 197.689 | 45.526 | –0.373 |
17 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 197.576 | 45.552 | –0.399 |
18 | 62 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge | 197.550 | 45.558 | –0.405 |
19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | 197.533 | 45.562 | –0.409 |
20 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | MAXIM Fantasy Sports app/Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry | 195.916 | 45.938 | –0.785 |
21 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | Twisted Tea | 195.682 | 45.993 | –0.840 |
22 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | LiveDeal.com Download the App Toyota Camry | 195.461 | 46.045 | –0.892 |
23 | 29 | Justin Marks | Toyota | American Born Moonshine | 195.092 | 46.132 | –0.979 |
24 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | Crazy Vapors- X8 Energy Gum | 195.067 | 46.138 | –0.985 |
25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | 194.771 | 46.208 | –1.055 |
26 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 194.708 | 46.223 | –1.070 |
27 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Speed Stick | 194.704 | 46.224 | –1.071 |
28 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 194.654 | 46.236 | –1.083 |
29 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy Services | 194.527 | 46.266 | –1.113 |
30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 2015 Ortho Ford Fusion | 194.275 | 46.326 | –1.173 |
31 | 44 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Golden Coral | 193.903 | 46.415 | –1.262 |
32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 193.865 | 46.424 | –1.271 |
33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Crispy | 193.561 | 46.497 | –1.344 |
34 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Arris | 193.208 | 46.582 | –1.429 |
35 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 192.976 | 46.638 | –1.485 |
36 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | Phoenix Construction | 192.827 | 46.674 | –1.521 |
37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 2015 Advocare Ford Fusion | 192.674 | 46.711 | –1.558 |
38 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 192.649 | 46.717 | –1.564 |
39 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 2015 Fastenal Ford Fusion | 192.542 | 46.743 | –1.590 |
40 | 83 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | Dustless Blasting Toyota Camry | 192.320 | 46.797 | –1.644 |
41 | 30 | Ron Hornaday Jr | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff | 192.299 | 46.802 | –1.649 |
42 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 192.025 | 46.869 | –1.716 |