Daniel Suarez Fastest In Friday’s Second Daytona 500 Practice Session
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Daniel Suarez continued to lead the way during Thursday's Cup Series practice sessions for Sunday's 60th running of the Daytona 500, leading the second session of the day with a quick lap of 203.179 mph.
Suarez had led the opening afternoon practice session, but the second session held about and hour later proved to be much faster, with laps speeds averaging as much as four miles-per-hour quicker than in the earlier session.
Ryan Newman was second fastest, running 202.945 mph, followed by Michael McDowell (202.867), A.J. Allmendinger (202.739) and Kyle Busch (202.689).
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Time | Speed | Laps | Behind |
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | ARRIS Toyota | 44.296 | 203.179 | 27 | —.— |
| 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's Chevrolet | 44.347 | 202.945 | 20 | -0.051 |
| 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 44.364 | 202.867 | 20 | -0.017 |
| 4 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet | 44.392 | 202.739 | 19 | -0.028 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 44.403 | 202.689 | 16 | -0.011 |
| 6 | 21 | Paul Menard | Omnicraft Auto Parts/Quick Lane Tire Ford | 44.421 | 202.607 | 10 | -0.018 |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour Energy Toyota | 44.447 | 202.488 | 24 | -0.026 |
| 8 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore Chevrolet | 44.457 | 202.443 | 23 | -0.01 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 44.573 | 201.916 | 25 | -0.116 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Ford | 44.591 | 201.834 | 19 | -0.018 |
| 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 44.6 | 201.794 | 20 | -0.009 |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford | 44.604 | 201.776 | 20 | -0.004 |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers Ford | 44.61 | 201.748 | 19 | -0.006 |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 44.614 | 201.73 | 28 | -0.004 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Chevrolet | 44.629 | 201.663 | 5 | -0.015 |
| 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | DEWALT Toyota | 44.72 | 201.252 | 13 | -0.091 |
| 17 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Ford | 44.726 | 201.225 | 17 | -0.006 |
| 18 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | VRX Simulators Chevrolet | 45.089 | 199.605 | 9 | -0.363 |
| 19 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 45.106 | 199.53 | 24 | -0.017 |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron # | AXALTA Chevrolet | 45.113 | 199.499 | 24 | -0.007 |
| 21 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 45.12 | 199.468 | 34 | -0.007 |
| 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 45.12 | 199.468 | 24 | 0 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet | 45.121 | 199.464 | 42 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 45.328 | 198.553 | 14 | -0.207 |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 46.364 | 194.116 | 6 | -1.036 |
| 26 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 46.442 | 193.79 | 14 | -0.078 |
| 27 | 38 | David Ragan | Speedco Ford | 46.901 | 191.894 | 10 | -0.459 |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Peak Ford | 46.947 | 191.706 | 11 | -0.046 |
| 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet | 47.002 | 191.481 | 18 | -0.055 |