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Earnhardt Jr. tops First Daytona Practice

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped the 45-minute opening practice session. Earnhardt Jr. put down a fastest lap of 198.421 mph.

Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five from the first session.

The non-points exhibition race features 18 drivers who either won a pole last season or are previous winners of the race.

The 75-lap Sprint Unlimited is set for 8 p.m. ET on Saturday and will be televised on FOX Sports 1.

Results

Pos Car # Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet National Guard 198.421 45.358 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 198.255 45.396 –0.038
3 41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Haas Automation 198.124 45.426 –0.068
4 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's 198.111 45.429 –0.071
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford Nationwide Insurance 198.094 45.433 –0.075
6 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Dollar General 198.024 45.449 –0.091
7 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Caterpillar 197.954 45.465 –0.107
8 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 197.850 45.489 –0.131
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 197.420 45.588 –0.230
10 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1-Bass Pro Shops 197.377 45.598 –0.240
11 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy 197.118 45.658 –0.300
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 197.096 45.663 –0.305
13 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil 196.846 45.721 –0.363
14 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Miller Lite 196.812 45.729 –0.371
15 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet CESSNA 196.812 45.729 –0.371
16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 196.730 45.748 –0.390
17 32 Terry Labonte Ford C&J Energy Services 190.852 47.157 –1.799
18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's-Kobalt Tools 190.359 47.279 –1.921