Daytona 500, Opening Practice Results

The Opening Practice for the Daytona 500 is complete. The 50-minute session was very straightforward, with 43 of the 45 entries making a run with a significant focus on Qualifying Simulation. Spire Motorsports opted for only Carson Hocevar to go out during Practice. Meanwhile, Michael McDowell and Justin Haley remained in the garage. Here is how the field shook out in the Opening Practice for the Daytona 500:

  1. Denny Hamlin (48.005)
  2. Bubba Wallace (48.150)
  3. Ty Gibbs (48.291)
  4. Chandler Smith (48.341)
  5. John H. Nemechek (48.361)
  6. Riley Herbst (48.362)
  7. Daniel Suarez (48.743)
  8. Noah Gragson (48.835)
  9. Erik Jones (48.863)
  10. Kyle Busch (48.991)
  11. Ross Chastain (49.029)
  12. Helio Castroneves (49.057)
  13. Ryan Preece (49.064)
  14. Kyle Larson (49.124)
  15. Brad Keselowski (49.125)
  16. Christopher Bell (49.139)
  17. Shane van Gisbergen (49.162)
  18. Austin Dillon (49.177)
  19. Carson Hocevar (49.215)
  20. Alex Bowman (49.222)
  21. Chris Buescher (49.235)
  22. William Byron (49.246)
  23. Zane Smith (49.251)
  24. Josh Berry (49.254)
  25. Austin Cindric (49.283)
  26. Ty Dillon (49.295)
  27. AJ Allmendinger (49.307)
  28. Chase Briscoe (49.308)
  29. Chase Elliott (49.334)
  30. Joey Logano (49.339)
  31. Martin Truex Jr (49.394)
  32. Jimmie Johnson (49.443)
  33. Cody Ware (49.458)
  34. Anthony Alfredo (49.513)
  35. Cole Custer (49.522)
  36. Justin Allgaier (49.530)
  37. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (49.536)
  38. Ryan Blaney (49.547)
  39. Todd Gilliland (49.573)
  40. Tyler Reddick (49.604)
  41. Corey LaJoie (49.622)
  42. BJ McLeod (50.035)
  43. JJ Yeley (50.092)

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