Practice Notes

Daytona 500 NASCAR Practice #1 Notes

NOTE: This practice was mainly focused on qualifying for the Daytona 500.

NASCAR Group #1 Driver Practice Notes Ryan Preece – Ryan Preece was

Ryan Blaney – Blaney was viewed to be one of the best

NOTE: Practice was a unified 45-minutes due to the new tire. Denny

Group A Driver Practice Notes Denny Hamlin – Denny Hamlin was good

Group A NASCAR Driver Notes Christopher Bell – Christopher Bell seemed pretty

Group A Driver Practice Notes AJ Allmendinger – Allmendinger unloaded fast and

Group A NASCAR Driver Notes Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott had good

Kyle Larson – Kyle Larson had good long run speed. Larson had

Group A Driver Practice Notes Michael McDowell – McDowell had good speed

Group A Drivers Denny Hamlin – Hamlin unloaded fast and had great

NOTE: Practice was rain shortened and combined between both groups. Martin Truex

General Practice Note: Practice was a unified 45-minutes with no groups. Option tires

Denny Hamlin – Denny Hamlin had a great car in practice and

Group A NASCAR Driver Practice Notes William Byron – William Byron unloaded