Toyotas dominate Friday practice at Daytona
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| Keselowski topped practice 1 |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series cars fired up and hit the track for the first time in 2017 in practice Friday for Saturday's Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).
Joey Logano came out on track first in the 55-minute practice session and laid down a quick lap of 190.795 mph in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. But his Team Penske teammate Keselowski finished the session atop the leaderboard at 191.604 mph in his No. 2 Ford. Logano finished third with a top speed of 191.351 mph.
Stewart-Haas Racing came out strong in the opening session, piloting its Fords. Kevin Harvick laid down a lap at 190.743 mph for fourth place in the No. 4, with teammate Danica Patrick in fifth at 190.367 mph in the No. 10 Ford.
Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson was second-fastest in the first practice at 191.436 mph in the No. 42 Chevrolet. None of the five Toyotas — Joe Gibbs Racing's Nos. 11, 18, 19 and 20 (Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Matt Kenseth, respectively), as well as Furniture Row Racing's No. 78 of Martin Truex Jr. — participated in the first practice session. Kurt Busch and the No. 41 team of Stewart-Haas Racing also sat out opening practice.
Practice 2
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| Saurez was 2nd quick in practice 2 |
Joe Gibbs Racing's newest Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, Daniel Suarez, got his first drafting practice in the No. 19 Arris Toyota with teammates Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin in Friday's final practice session for Saturday's Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).
Hamlin led the second session at Daytona International Speedway with a top speed of 196.528 mph in the No. 11 Toyota as the team also rolled out the 2018 Camrys. Suarez was right behind him on the leaderboard at 196.279 mph with Busch third (196.249 mph) and Kenseth fourth (196.224 mph).
Joey Logano rounded out the top five in the evening session in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford at 195.584 mph. Jamie McMurray was the lone driver to sit out final practice.
Saturday's action at Daytona International Speedway begins at 11:30 a.m. ET (FS1) with the opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice for the Daytona 500 (2 p.m. ET Feb. 26, FOX, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.)
Practice 1 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | SKF | 191.604 | 46.972 | LEADER |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Credit One Bank | 191.436 | 47.013 | -0.041 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 191.351 | 47.034 | -0.062 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Busch Beer | 190.743 | 47.184 | -0.212 |
| 5 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | Taxact | 190.367 | 47.277 | -0.305 |
| 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | DOW | 189.609 | 47.466 | -0.494 |
| 7 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevy | Napa Auto Parts | 189.298 | 47.544 | -0.572 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | 188.976 | 47.625 | -0.653 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie Mcmurray | Chevy | McDonald's Big Mac | 188.505 | 47.744 | -0.772 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevy | Nationwide | 188.501 | 47.745 | -0.773 |
| 11 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevy | Kroger / Clicklist | 188.296 | 47.797 | -0.825 |
Practice 2 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Fedex Express | 196.528 | 45.795 | LEADER |
| 2 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | Arris | 196.279 | 45.853 | -0.058 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 196.249 | 45.86 | -0.065 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Tbd | 196.224 | 45.866 | -0.071 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 195.584 | 46.016 | -0.221 |
| 6 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | Taxact | 194.809 | 46.199 | -0.404 |
| 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevy | Nationwide | 194.658 | 46.235 | -0.440 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Busch Beer | 194.632 | 46.241 | -0.446 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | DOW | 194.616 | 46.245 | -0.450 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | SKF | 194.506 | 46.271 | -0.476 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Credit One Bank | 194.233 | 46.336 | -0.541 |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Monster Energy / Haas | 194.087 | 46.371 | -0.576 |
| 13 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevy | Napa Auto Parts | 193.482 | 46.516 | -0.721 |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 191.363 | 47.031 | -1.236 |
| 15 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevy | Kroger / Clicklist | 189.398 | 47.519 | – |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | 188.901 | 47.644 | -1.849 |
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