Toyotas dominate Friday practice at Daytona

Practice 1

Keselowski topped practice 1
Keselowski topped practice 1

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series cars fired up and hit the track for the first time in 2017 in practice Friday for Saturday's Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

Joey Logano came out on track first in the 55-minute practice session and laid down a quick lap of 190.795 mph in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. But his Team Penske teammate Keselowski finished the session atop the leaderboard at 191.604 mph in his No. 2 Ford. Logano finished third with a top speed of 191.351 mph.

Stewart-Haas Racing came out strong in the opening session, piloting its Fords. Kevin Harvick laid down a lap at 190.743 mph for fourth place in the No. 4, with teammate Danica Patrick in fifth at 190.367 mph in the No. 10 Ford.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson was second-fastest in the first practice at 191.436 mph in the No. 42 Chevrolet. None of the five Toyotas — Joe Gibbs Racing's Nos. 11, 18, 19 and 20 (Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Matt Kenseth, respectively), as well as Furniture Row Racing's No. 78 of Martin Truex Jr. — participated in the first practice session. Kurt Busch and the No. 41 team of Stewart-Haas Racing also sat out opening practice.

Practice 2

Saurez was 2nd quick in practice 2
Saurez was 2nd quick in practice 2

Joe Gibbs Racing's newest Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, Daniel Suarez, got his first drafting practice in the No. 19 Arris Toyota with teammates Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin in Friday's final practice session for Saturday's Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).

Hamlin led the second session at Daytona International Speedway with a top speed of 196.528 mph in the No. 11 Toyota as the team also rolled out the 2018 Camrys. Suarez was right behind him on the leaderboard at 196.279 mph with Busch third (196.249 mph) and Kenseth fourth (196.224 mph).

Joey Logano rounded out the top five in the evening session in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford at 195.584 mph. Jamie McMurray was the lone driver to sit out final practice.

Saturday's action at Daytona International Speedway begins at 11:30 a.m. ET (FS1) with the opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the Daytona 500 (2 p.m. ET Feb. 26, FOX, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.)

Practice 1 Results

Pos No. Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 2 Brad Keselowski Ford SKF 191.604 46.972 LEADER
2 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Credit One Bank 191.436 47.013 -0.041
3 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil 191.351 47.034 -0.062
4 4 Kevin Harvick Ford Busch Beer 190.743 47.184 -0.212
5 10 Danica Patrick Ford Taxact 190.367 47.277 -0.305
6 3 Austin Dillon Chevy DOW 189.609 47.466 -0.494
7 24 Chase Elliott Chevy Napa Auto Parts 189.298 47.544 -0.572
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's 188.976 47.625 -0.653
9 1 Jamie Mcmurray Chevy McDonald's Big Mac 188.505 47.744 -0.772
10 88 Alex Bowman Chevy Nationwide 188.501 47.745 -0.773
11 37 Chris Buescher Chevy Kroger / Clicklist 188.296 47.797 -0.825

Practice 2 Results

Pos No. Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Fedex Express 196.528 45.795 LEADER
2 19 Daniel Suarez Toyota Arris 196.279 45.853 -0.058
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 196.249 45.86 -0.065
4 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Tbd 196.224 45.866 -0.071
5 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil 195.584 46.016 -0.221
6 10 Danica Patrick Ford Taxact 194.809 46.199 -0.404
7 88 Alex Bowman Chevy Nationwide 194.658 46.235 -0.440
8 4 Kevin Harvick Ford Busch Beer 194.632 46.241 -0.446
9 3 Austin Dillon Chevy DOW 194.616 46.245 -0.450
10 2 Brad Keselowski Ford SKF 194.506 46.271 -0.476
11 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Credit One Bank 194.233 46.336 -0.541
12 41 Kurt Busch Ford Monster Energy / Haas 194.087 46.371 -0.576
13 24 Chase Elliott Chevy Napa Auto Parts 193.482 46.516 -0.721
14 78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 5-Hour Energy 191.363 47.031 -1.236
15 37 Chris Buescher Chevy Kroger / Clicklist 189.398 47.519
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's 188.901 47.644 -1.849

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