NASCAR: Keselowski tops final Daytona 500 Cup Practice

Only 17 NASCAR Cup cars took to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway Saturday for final practice ahead of tomorrow’s big race.

Brad Keselowski topped the leaderboard at 191.201 mph in the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford.

Right behind him was former teammate and reigning champion Joey Logano in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford at 191.196 mph.

The top six on the leaderboard were all blue ovals, with Ryan Blaney keeping the Ford contingent rolling in third, followed by Ryan Preece in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41, Harrison Burton in the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 and Chase Briscoe in the SHR No. 14.

Defending Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric was 14th fastest with a speed of 180.281 mph in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.

All that’s left now? The 65th annual running of NASCAR’s most historic race — the Daytona 500 on Sunday.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Nexlizet Ford, poses on the track during qualifying for the Busch Light Pole at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Final Practice Results

Pos No.  Driver Team Time Speed Behind Gap
1 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford 47.071 191.201 —.— —.—
2 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 47.072 191.196 -0.001 -0.001
3 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 47.076 191.180 -0.005 -0.004
4 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 47.076 191.180 -0.005 -0.000
5 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford 47.077 191.176 -0.006 -0.001
6 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 47.105 191.063 -0.034 -0.028
7 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 47.167 190.811 -0.096 -0.062
8 31 Justin Haley Cirkul Chevrolet 47.174 190.783 -0.103 -0.007
9 42 Noah Gragson # Wendy’s Chevrolet 47.353 190.062 -0.282 -0.179
10 15 Riley Herbst(i) SunnyD Ford 47.358 190.042 -0.287 -0.005
11 *36 Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford 47.367 190.006 -0.296 -0.009
12 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 48.062 187.258 -0.991 -0.695
13 *50 Conor Daly(i) BitNile.com Chevrolet 48.817 184.362 -1.746 -0.755
14 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 49.922 180.281 -2.851 -1.105
15 *84 Jimmie Johnson Carvana Chevrolet 50.417 178.511 -3.346 -0.495
16 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford 50.539 178.080 -3.468 -0.122
17 45 Tyler Reddick Monster Energy Toyota -0.000 0.000 -0.000 -0.000

 

 

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