Earnhardt, Jr., Logano Fastest In Daytona 500 practice
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Joey Logano logged the fastest laps in Saturday's opening practice sessions leading up to Sunday's qualifying for the Daytona 500.
Earnhardt, Jr. posted the fastest lap in the first session with a lap of 194.116 mph. All 44 cars on the entry list took to the track, with most making single-car runs to shake down their setups for qualifying. Logano ran the second fastest lap, followed by Matt Kenseth, Chase Elliott and Kasey Kahne.
Logano led the second practice session with Penske teammate Brad Keselowski following with the second-fastest lap. Penske development driver Ryan Blaney was third fastest driving for the Wood Brothers, who share a technical alliance with Penske. Kurt Busch was fourth followed by defending Sprint Cup Champion Kyle Busch.
Qualifying is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 pm
Practice 1 results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 194.116 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano |
193.853 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
193.782 |
| 4 | 24 | Chase Elliott |
193.586 |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
193.582 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
193.436 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle |
193.407 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch |
193.220 |
| 9 | 19 | Carl Edwards |
193.199 |
| 10 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | 193.100 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
193.087 |
| 12 | 6 | Trevor Bayne |
192.963 |
| 13 | 21 | Ryan Blaney |
192.914 |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
192.810 |
| 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 192.786 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
192.686 |
| 17 | 14 | Brian Vickers |
192.666 |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman |
192.629 |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
192.583 |
| 20 | 95 | Ty Dillon(i) | 192.546 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray |
192.439 |
| 22 | 13 | Casey Mears |
192.341 |
| 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
192.160 |
| 24 | 7 | Regan Smith |
192.111 |
| 25 | 44 | Brian Scott |
191.971 |
| 26 | 27 | Paul Menard |
191.894 |
| 27 | 42 | Kyle Larson |
191.873 |
| 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola |
191.714 |
| 29 | 93 | Matt DiBenedetto |
191.392 |
| 30 | 83 | Michael Waltrip |
191.347 |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick |
191.091 |
| 32 | 59 | Michael McDowell |
190.977 |
| 33 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger |
190.730 |
| 34 | 34 | Chris Buescher |
190.694 |
| 35 | 38 | Landon Cassill |
190.484 |
| 36 | 46 | Michael Annett |
190.440 |
| 37 | 15 | Clint Bowyer |
189.314 |
| 38 | 23 | David Ragan |
189.024 |
| 39 | 32 | Bobby Labonte |
188.945 |
| 40 | 98 | Cole Whitt |
188.636 |
| 41 | 35 | David Gilliland |
188.017 |
| 42 | 26 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 187.786 |
| 43 | 30 | Josh Wise |
186.474 |
| 44 | 40 | Reed Sorenson |
186.185 |
Practice 2 results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano |
195.933 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski |
195.848 |
| 3 | *21 | Ryan Blaney |
195.797 |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch |
194.877 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
194.696 |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth |
194.338 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
194.045 |
| 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott |
193.995 |
| 9 | 19 | Carl Edwards |
193.986 |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle |
193.907 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 193.823 |
| 12 | 13 | Casey Mears |
193.753 |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
193.519 |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 193.473 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
193.166 |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman |
193.083 |
| 17 | 44 | Brian Scott |
192.976 |
| 18 | 95 | Ty Dillon |
192.918 |
| 19 | 14 | Brian Vickers |
192.802 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard |
192.790 |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne |
192.777 |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick |
192.468 |
| 23 | 42 | Kyle Larson |
192.394 |
| 24 | 5 | Kasey Kahne |
192.312 |
| 25 | 43 | Aric Almirola |
192.246 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray |
192.094 |
| 27 | 93 | Matt DiBenedetto |
192.086 |
| 28 | 83 | Michael Waltrip |
191.697 |
| 29 | 7 | Regan Smith |
191.587 |
| 30 | 46 | Michael Annett |
191.510 |
| 31 | 59 | Michael McDowell |
191.371 |
| 32 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger |
191.217 |
| 33 | 34 | Chris Buescher |
190.965 |
| 34 | 15 | Clint Bowyer |
190.609 |
| 35 | 38 | Landon Cassill |
190.215 |
| 36 | 32 | Bobby Labonte |
189.609 |
| 37 | 98 | Cole Whitt |
189.056 |
| 38 | 35 | David Gilliland |
188.659 |
| 39 | 26 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 188.656 |
| 40 | 23 | David Ragan |
188.608 |
| 41 | 40 | Reed Sorenson |
187.021 |
| 42 | 30 | Josh Wise |
186.227 |