Ford sweeps top-4 spots in Daytona 500 P1
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| Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
(We have added practice times below).
Roush Fenway Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. posted a speed of 202.643 mph, covering the famed 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in his No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion in 44.413 seconds to lead the opening session of Daytona 500 practice on Saturday. All three Roush Fenway Ford Fusions were in the top six of the session, with Trevor Bayne (202.193/44.512) turning in the third-fastest time and Greg Biffle (201.762/44.607) posting the sixth-quickest time of the session.
"It was great to get back out on the racetrack and it was a lot of fun out there," said Stenhouse. "The Fastenal Ford Fusion is fast and feels really good on the track. We'll keep working with it in the next session and see what we have for qualifying tomorrow."
The session marked the on-track debut for Stenhouse and new crew chief Nick Sandler, as well as Bayne's debut in the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion.
Defending race-winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the top-non Ford in fifth.
AutoRacing1 will pass along full results when we receive them from NASCAR.
The field returns to the track at 1:30 p.m. ET for the second practice session. Daytona 500 Pole day is set for Sunday (Feb. 15) at 1:35 p.m. and will be televised live on FOX. The first session will be divided into two groups, with three sessions determining the front row of next Sunday's Great American Race, as well as the order of Thursday's Duel Qualifying races.
| Pos | # | Driver | Engine | Car | MPH | Time | Diff. |
| 1 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal Ford Fusion | 202.643 | 44.413 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | Twisted Tea | 202.193 | 44.512 | –0.099 |
| 3 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Advocare Ford Fusion | 202.193 | 44.512 | –0.099 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 201.979 | 44.559 | –0.146 |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 201.767 | 44.606 | –0.193 |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ortho Ford Fusion | 201.762 | 44.607 | –0.194 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 201.441 | 44.678 | –0.265 |
| 8 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 200.642 | 44.856 | –0.443 |
| 9 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 200.356 | 44.920 | –0.507 |
| 10 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Arris | 200.312 | 44.930 | –0.517 |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 199.982 | 45.004 | –0.591 |
| 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 199.663 | 45.076 | –0.663 |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser / Jimmy John's | 199.146 | 45.193 | –0.780 |
| 14 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 199.102 | 45.203 | –0.790 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | 199.093 | 45.205 | –0.792 |
| 16 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 199.089 | 45.206 | –0.793 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Cessna/McDonald's | 199.031 | 45.219 | –0.806 |
| 18 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 198.913 | 45.246 | –0.833 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Crispy | 198.855 | 45.259 | –0.846 |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 198.816 | 45.268 | –0.855 |
| 21 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 198.570 | 45.324 | –0.911 |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | 198.509 | 45.338 | –0.925 |
| 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak/Menards | 198.395 | 45.364 | –0.951 |
| 24 | 62 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge | 198.382 | 45.367 | –0.954 |
| 25 | 33 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Cheerios | 198.330 | 45.379 | –0.966 |
| 26 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 198.277 | 45.391 | –0.978 |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 198.220 | 45.404 | –0.991 |
| 28 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Thrivent Financial | 198.129 | 45.425 | –1.012 |
| 29 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 197.650 | 45.535 | –1.122 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 197.546 | 45.559 | –1.146 |
| 31 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 197.278 | 45.621 | –1.208 |
| 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 197.256 | 45.626 | –1.213 |
| 33 | 29 | Justin Marks | Toyota | American Born Moonshine | 197.204 | 45.638 | –1.225 |
| 34 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Carsforsale.com | 196.846 | 45.721 | –1.308 |
| 35 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Toy State/Nikko Chevrolet | 196.674 | 45.761 | –1.348 |
| 36 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Speed Stick | 196.524 | 45.796 | –1.383 |
| 37 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/USO | 195.997 | 45.919 | –1.506 |
| 38 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | Crazy Vapors- X8 Energy Gum | 195.874 | 45.948 | –1.535 |
| 39 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 194.839 | 46.192 | –1.779 |
| 40 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive To End Hunger | 194.675 | 46.231 | –1.818 |
| 41 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | LiveDeal.com Download the App Toyota Camry | 194.321 | 46.315 | –1.902 |
| 42 | 83 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | Dustless Blasting Toyota Camry | 194.263 | 46.329 | –1.916 |
| 43 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 193.403 | 46.535 | –2.122 |
| 44 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | MAXIM Fantasy Sports app/Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry | 191.738 | 46.939 | –2.526 |
| 45 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy Services | 191.026 | 47.114 | –2.701 |
| 46 | 98 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 189.390 | 47.521 | –3.108 |
| 47 | 30 | Ron Hornaday Jr | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff | 189.290 | 47.546 | –3.133 |
| 48 | 44 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Golden Coral | 186.831 | 48.172 | –3.759 |