Darrell Wallace, Jr. Leads Happy Hour Practice At Daytona
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| Darrell "Bubba" Wallace led Happy Hour practice |
| Pete McCole/AR1 |
Darrell "Bubba" Wallace, Jr. took the iconic No.43 Chevrolet to the top of the sped charts in Saturday's final practice session for Sunday's 60th running of the Daytona 500.
Wallace posted a lap of 196.954 mph to lead the practice session that saw the new Chevy Camaro ZL1 take four of the top five spots during the session. Daniel Suarez was only Toyota to take to the track in final session and posted the second-fastest lap of 196.528 mph.
Chevy drivers Ryan Newman (196.464), William Byron (196.382) and Jimmie Johnson (196.305) completed the top five speeds in the session.
15 drivers skipped the final practice session, including Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr. and Kevin Harvick.
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Time | Speed | Laps | Behind |
| 1 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | Click n' Close Chevrolet | 45.696 | 196.954 | 9 | —.— |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | ARRIS Toyota | 45.795 | 196.528 | 7 | -0.099 |
| 3 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's Chevrolet | 45.81 | 196.464 | 8 | -0.114 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron # | AXALTA Chevrolet | 45.829 | 196.382 | 8 | -0.133 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet | 45.847 | 196.305 | 7 | -0.151 |
| 6 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet | 45.852 | 196.284 | 9 | -0.156 |
| 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Ford | 45.876 | 196.181 | 18 | -0.18 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 45.877 | 196.177 | 4 | -0.181 |
| 9 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 45.889 | 196.125 | 8 | -0.193 |
| 10 | 51 | Justin Marks(i) | HARRY'S Chevrolet | 45.931 | 195.946 | 9 | -0.235 |
| 11 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 45.931 | 195.946 | 6 | -0.235 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 46.316 | 194.317 | 17 | -0.62 |
| 13 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford | 46.809 | 192.271 | 4 | -1.113 |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 46.809 | 192.271 | 14 | -1.113 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Chevrolet | 46.926 | 191.791 | 6 | -1.23 |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers Ford | 47.027 | 191.379 | 10 | -1.331 |
| 17 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore Chevrolet | 47.073 | 191.192 | 10 | -1.377 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet | 47.075 | 191.184 | 12 | -1.379 |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 47.081 | 191.16 | 3 | -1.385 |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak Ford | 47.22 | 190.597 | 3 | -1.524 |
| 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kleenex Chevrolet | 47.397 | 189.885 | 8 | -1.701 |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 47.533 | 189.342 | 4 | -1.837 |
| 23 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Hurricane Heist Ford | 48.095 | 187.13 | 7 | -2.399 |
| 24 | *92 | David Gilliland(i) | Black's Tire Service/Carquest Auto Parts Ford | 48.156 | 186.893 | 13 | -2.46 |
| 25 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | Schulter Systems Chevrolet | 48.546 | 185.391 | 2 | -2.85 |