Martin Truex Jr. leads first Daytona 500 practice

Martin Truex Jr.
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