The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams have one last time on the track before the big race. It’s Daytona 500 final practice, a day ahead of the race at Daytona International Speedway.
View full 2019 Daytona 500 practice results below.
Brad Keselowski changed valve springs ahead of this practice and McMurray changed engine seals. Both of those are approved changes, no penalties.
Keselowski will start toward the tail anyway. He suffered a pit stop penalty during his Duel event.
15 minutes in, most teams are making single car runs. Currently, Michael McDowell leads practice with a 47.012.
Teams are required to use a single engine for the duration of NASCAR Speedweeks, Clash excluded. With a 500-mile race tomorrow, many teams are electing to skip the fifth and final NASCAR practice. Others are just making 1-2 shakedown laps.
No Joe Gibbs Racing teams took to the take in final practice. Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch turned the most laps. Johnson was chasing mechanical issues with his digital dashboard.
Michael McDowell wins the final Daytona 500 practice session.
View Daytona 500 final practice times below.
Daytona 500
Final Practice Results
February 16, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Michael McDowell
47.012
2. Ty Dillon
47.014
3. William Byron
47.037
4. Alex Bowman
47.052
5. Daniel Hemric
47.140
6. Joey Logano
47.276
7. Jimmie Johnson
47.279
8. Daniel Suarez
47.336
9. Jamie McMurray
47.339
10. Brad Keselowski
47.367
11. Kurt Busch
47.433
12. Bubba Wallace
47.573
13. Ryan Blaney
47.592
14. Chris Buescher
47.617
15. Matt Tifft
47.665
16. Kyle Larson
47.712
17. Tyler Reddick
47.767
18. Ryan Preece
47.976
19. Parker Kligerman
48.000
20. Landon Cassill
48.318
21. David Ragan
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The Daytona 500 field will roll to the grid tomorrow afternoon. William Byron and Alex Bowman will lead the field to the green flag.
More
NASCAR at Daytona: TV Schedule
Daytona Truck Race Results: February 15, 2019
Duels at Daytona Results: February 14, 2019 (Duel 1)
Duels at Daytona Results: February 14, 2019 (Duel 2)
Daytona Truck Practice Results: February 14, 2019
Clash at Daytona Results: February 10, 2019
Links
Daytona International Speedway | NASCAR