NASCAR: Hamlin leads Toyota 1-2-3 in opening 500 Practice
Denny Hamlin led a Toyota 1-2-3 in Wednesday’s opening practice session at Daytona International Speedway, turning a lap of 187.480 mph in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It’s the first of three scheduled practice sessions for Sunday’s 67th running of the Daytona 500.
Bubba Wallace (186.915), Ty Gibbs (186.370), Chandler Smith (186.177) and John Hunter Nemechek (186.100) completed the top five.
2025 Daytona 500 Practice 1 Results
Pos |
Car Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
-Fastest |
-Next |
1 |
11 Denny Hamlin |
National Debt Relief Toyota |
48.005 |
187.480 |
—.— |
—.— |
2 |
23 Bubba Wallace |
McDonald’s Toyota |
48.150 |
186.916 |
-0.145 |
-0.145 |
3 |
54 Ty Gibbs |
Monster Energy Toyota |
48.291 |
186.370 |
-0.286 |
-0.141 |
4 |
*66 Chandler Smith(i) |
Quick Tie Ford |
48.341 |
186.177 |
-0.336 |
-0.050 |
5 |
42 John H. Nemechek |
Dollar Tree Toyota |
48.361 |
186.100 |
-0.356 |
-0.020 |
6 |
35 Riley Herbst # |
Monster Energy/Zero Sugar Toyota |
48.362 |
186.097 |
-0.357 |
-0.001 |
7 |
99 Daniel Suarez |
Freeway Insurance Chevrolet |
48.743 |
184.642 |
-0.738 |
-0.381 |
8 |
4 Noah Gragson |
Rush Truck Centers Ford |
48.835 |
184.294 |
-0.830 |
-0.092 |
9 |
43 Erik Jones |
AdventHealth Toyota |
48.863 |
184.188 |
-0.858 |
-0.028 |
10 |
8 Kyle Busch |
zone Chevrolet |
48.991 |
183.707 |
-0.986 |
-0.128 |
11 |
1 Ross Chastain |
Busch Light Chevrolet |
49.029 |
183.565 |
-1.024 |
-0.038 |
12 |
*91 Helio Castroneves |
Wendy’s Chevrolet |
49.057 |
183.460 |
-1.052 |
-0.028 |
13 |
60 Ryan Preece |
BuildSubmarines.com Ford |
49.064 |
183.434 |
-1.059 |
-0.007 |
14 |
5 Kyle Larson |
HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
49.124 |
183.210 |
-1.119 |
-0.060 |
15 |
6 Brad Keselowski |
Kroger/Cottonelle Ford |
49.125 |
183.206 |
-1.120 |
-0.001 |
16 |
20 Christopher Bell |
DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota |
49.139 |
183.154 |
-1.134 |
-0.014 |
17 |
88 Shane Van Gisbergen # |
WeatherTech Chevrolet |
49.162 |
183.068 |
-1.157 |
-0.023 |
18 |
3 Austin Dillon |
Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet |
49.177 |
183.012 |
-1.172 |
-0.015 |
19 |
77 Carson Hocevar |
Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet |
49.215 |
182.871 |
-1.210 |
-0.038 |
20 |
48 Alex Bowman |
Ally Chevrolet |
49.222 |
182.845 |
-1.217 |
-0.007 |
21 |
17 Chris Buescher |
Fastenal Ford |
49.235 |
182.797 |
-1.230 |
-0.013 |
22 |
24 William Byron |
Axalta Chevrolet |
49.246 |
182.756 |
-1.241 |
-0.011 |
23 |
38 Zane Smith |
Speedy Cash Ford |
49.251 |
182.737 |
-1.246 |
-0.005 |
24 |
21 Josh Berry |
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford |
49.254 |
182.726 |
-1.249 |
-0.003 |
25 |
2 Austin Cindric |
Discount Tire Ford |
49.283 |
182.619 |
-1.278 |
-0.029 |
26 |
10 Ty Dillon |
Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet |
49.295 |
182.574 |
-1.290 |
-0.012 |
27 |
16 AJ Allmendinger |
Celsius Chevrolet |
49.307 |
182.530 |
-1.302 |
-0.012 |
28 |
19 Chase Briscoe |
Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
49.308 |
182.526 |
-1.303 |
-0.001 |
29 |
9 Chase Elliott |
NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet |
49.334 |
182.430 |
-1.329 |
-0.026 |
30 |
22 Joey Logano |
Shell Pennzoil Ford |
49.339 |
182.411 |
-1.334 |
-0.005 |
31 |
*56 Martin Truex Jr. |
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota |
49.394 |
182.208 |
-1.389 |
-0.055 |
32 |
*84 Jimmie Johnson |
Carvana Toyota |
49.443 |
182.028 |
-1.438 |
-0.049 |
33 |
51 Cody Ware |
Parts Plus/Jacob Construction Ford |
49.458 |
181.973 |
-1.453 |
-0.015 |
34 |
*62 Anthony Alfredo(i) |
Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet |
49.513 |
181.770 |
-1.508 |
-0.055 |
35 |
41 Cole Custer |
HaasTooling.com Ford |
49.522 |
181.737 |
-1.517 |
-0.009 |
36 |
*40 Justin Allgaier(i) |
Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet |
49.530 |
181.708 |
-1.525 |
-0.008 |
37 |
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
SUNNYD Chevrolet |
49.536 |
181.686 |
-1.531 |
-0.006 |
38 |
12 Ryan Blaney |
Menards/Peak Ford |
49.547 |
181.646 |
-1.542 |
-0.011 |
39 |
34 Todd Gilliland |
Love’s Travel Stops Ford |
49.573 |
181.550 |
-1.568 |
-0.026 |
40 |
45 Tyler Reddick |
Nasty Beast Toyota |
49.604 |
181.437 |
-1.599 |
-0.031 |
41 |
*01 Corey LaJoie |
Take 5 Oil Change/DuraMax Ford |
49.622 |
181.371 |
-1.617 |
-0.018 |
42 |
*78 BJ McLeod |
HitchGo Chevrolet |
50.035 |
179.874 |
-2.030 |
-0.413 |
43 |
*44 JJ Yeley |
Green River Whiskey Chevrolet |
50.092 |
179.669 |
-2.087 |
-0.057 |
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average |
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Pos |
Car |
Driver |
From Lap |
To Lap |
Avg Speed |
1 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
15 |
24 |
184.379 |
2 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
10 |
19 |
183.406 |
3 |
66 |
* Chandler Smith(i) |
4 |
13 |
183.243 |
4 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
1 |
10 |
181.751 |
5 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
1 |
10 |
181.333 |
6 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
6 |
15 |
181.289 |
7 |
84 |
* Jimmie Johnson |
1 |
10 |
180.629 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart. |