Daniel Suarez Leads Friday Daytona 500 Practice
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| Daniel Suarez |
| Pete McCole/AR1 |
Daniel Suarez led the field in the third Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500.
Suarez posted a speed of 199.84mph in the No. 19 Toyota Camry, leading a trio of Toyotas that included Daytona 500 outside polesitter Denny Hamlin (199.743 mph) and defending Cup Champion Martin Truex, Jr. (199.694 mph).
David Ragan was the fastest Ford, posting the fourth-fastest speed of 199.65 mph. Danica Patrick led the Chevrolet camp with the fifth-fastest speed, running 199.406 mph.
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Time | Speed | Laps | Fastest | Behind |
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | ARRIS Toyota | 45.036 | 199.84 | 23 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 45.058 | 199.743 | 27 | -0.022 | -0.022 |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota | 45.069 | 199.694 | 14 | -0.033 | -0.011 |
| 4 | 38 | David Ragan | Speedco Ford | 45.079 | 199.65 | 17 | -0.043 | -0.01 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 45.134 | 199.406 | 14 | -0.098 | -0.055 |
| 6 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Click n' Close Chevrolet | 45.136 | 199.397 | 11 | -0.1 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 45.18 | 199.203 | 28 | -0.144 | -0.044 |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | SouthPointHotel Chevrolet | 45.19 | 199.159 | 8 | -0.154 | -0.01 |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 45.38 | 198.325 | 15 | -0.344 | -0.19 |
| 10 | 51 | Justin Marks | HARRY'S Chevrolet | 45.385 | 198.303 | 22 | -0.349 | -0.005 |
| 11 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | VRX Simulators Chevrolet | 45.561 | 197.537 | 16 | -0.525 | -0.176 |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Chevrolet | 45.58 | 197.455 | 15 | -0.544 | -0.019 |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | AXALTA Chevrolet | 45.581 | 197.451 | 8 | -0.545 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore Chevrolet | 45.604 | 197.351 | 5 | -0.568 | -0.023 |
| 15 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 45.606 | 197.342 | 22 | -0.57 | -0.002 |
| 16 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | Schulter Systems Chevrolet | 45.636 | 197.213 | 7 | -0.6 | -0.03 |
| 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's Chevrolet | 45.654 | 197.135 | 10 | -0.618 | -0.018 |
| 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 45.75 | 196.721 | 18 | -0.714 | -0.096 |
| 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Ford | 45.813 | 196.451 | 6 | -0.777 | -0.063 |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 45.821 | 196.416 | 25 | -0.785 | -0.008 |
| 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 45.887 | 196.134 | 12 | -0.851 | -0.066 |
| 22 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet | 45.92 | 195.993 | 10 | -0.884 | -0.033 |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation Ford | 46.378 | 194.058 | 17 | -1.342 | -0.458 |
| 24 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 46.425 | 193.861 | 15 | -1.389 | -0.047 |
| 25 | 21 | Paul Menard | Omnicraft Auto Parts Ford | 46.51 | 193.507 | 11 | -1.474 | -0.085 |
| 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 46.516 | 193.482 | 19 | -1.48 | -0.006 |
| 27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 46.621 | 193.046 | 16 | -1.585 | -0.105 |
| 28 | 96 | DJ Kennington | LORDCO/Castrol Toyota | 46.693 | 192.748 | 13 | -1.657 | -0.072 |
| 29 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Ford | 46.819 | 192.23 | 8 | -1.783 | -0.126 |
| 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 46.819 | 192.23 | 12 | -1.783 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers Ford | 46.881 | 191.975 | 11 | -1.845 | -0.062 |
| 32 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet | 46.886 | 191.955 | 15 | -1.85 | -0.005 |
| 33 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak Ford | 46.906 | 191.873 | 11 | -1.87 | -0.02 |
| 34 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kleenex Chevrolet | 47.381 | 189.95 | 13 | -2.345 | -0.475 |
| 35 | 66 | Mark Thompson | Phoenix Air Racing Ford | 48.314 | 186.281 | 6 | -3.278 | -0.933 |
| 36 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 48.598 | 185.193 | 9 | -3.562 | -0.284 |