Larson, Hamlin Lead Sprint Unlimited Practice
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin were fastest in Friday's practice sessions for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway.
Larson led the opening practice session with a lap of 199.344 mph in the no. 42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. Kasey Kahne was second, followed by Hamlin, Paul Menard and Carl Edwards.
Hamlin followed up with e fastest lap in the final practice session, turning in a lap of 198.930 mph in the no. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Clint Bowyer was second, while Aric Almirola was third. Brian Vickers, filling in for the injured Tony Stewart, was fourth fastest while Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.
RESULTS – First Practice
| Pos | Car | Driver | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | 199.344 |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 199.159 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 199.067 |
| 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | 198.979 |
| 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | 198.715 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 198.623 |
| 7 | 14 | Brian Vickers | 198.295 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 198.085 |
| 9 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | 197.807 |
| 10 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 197.785 |
| 11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | 197.754 |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 197.529 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 197.451 |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 197.286 |
| 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 197.234 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 197.191 |
| 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | 197.096 |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | 197.092 |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 196.911 |
| 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 196.777 |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 196.592 |
| 22 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 192.020 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 190.892 |
| 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | 190.375 |
| 25 | 41 | Kurt Busch | 190.026 |
RESULTS – Final Practice
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
198.930 |
| 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer |
195.253 |
| 3 | 43 | Aric Almirola |
194.885 |
| 4 | 14 | Brian Vickers |
194.805 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
194.763 |
| 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch |
194.611 |
| 7 | 10 | Danica Patrick |
194.527 |
| 8 | 27 | Paul Menard |
194.342 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
194.280 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
193.665 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano |
193.320 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 192.316 |
| 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
192.258 |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 191.881 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
191.873 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
191.160 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray |
190.690 |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman |
190.517 |
| 19 | 42 | Kyle Larson |
190.456 |
| 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger |
189.155 |
| 21 | 19 | Carl Edwards |
75.517 |