Daytona 500 NASCAR Practice Notes #5

Kyle Larson – Practiced in his backup chassis. His backup car is brand new and is reportedly identical to his primary. Ran by himself. His team practiced to check their ride heights.

NOTE: Only 7 drivers participated in the session.

Ryan Newman – Practiced in his repaired #31. Said his car was back to where it should be.

Jimmie Johnson – Did his typical single car run technique. No other Hendrick drivers participated in the session. Said his team had good gains.

Michael Waltrip – He felt confident about his backup car working well in the draft and said it was actually newer than his primary car. Got out on the track towards the end of the session.

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Joe Gibbs Racing – None of the JGR Toyota’s participated in this practice session.

Michael McDowell – Didn’t participate in this session. His team was comfortable with their car and was preparing for the Duels tonight.

Aric Almirola – Practiced doing some tandem drafting with Brian Scott. His team made changes last night so he just wanted to test things out.

Brian Scott – Practiced by himself in the first half of the session. In the second half he did some drafting with Aric Almirola. Working to get his digital dashboard better on pit road. Happy with his car. Said his car drove good in the draft.