Today, the NASCAR Cup Series touches the track for a single practice session. This is Daytona 500 practice number three.
View the full 2020 Daytona practice results below.
They raced the hell out of these things last night. Now, with a new load of data to apply, teams will hit the 2.5-mile oval for yet another round of practice.
Daytona
Practice – Report
5 minutes in, Hendrick Motorsports hits the track all at once. Several other cars tag along. They’re getting dicey early in this session.
10 minutes in, they’re three wide now. Ricky Stenhouse Jr sits in the middle. He’s the polesitter for the Daytona 500.
15 minutes in, two groups are on the race track. One runs single file and it consists on the Ford drivers. The other group consists of mostly Chevrolets, they remains three wide.
Meanwhile, a third group has formed. It’s the Toyota group of five cars. Each manufacture is working on their own in this session.
The Toyota group jumps to the top of the board. They did it as they had a tow from Kyle Larson.
Halfway
Halfway in Daytona Practice: 1. Denny Hamlin (44.594); 2. Erik Jones (44.596); 3. Martin Truex Jr (44.596); 4. Christopher Bell (44.624); 5. Kyle Busch (44.624); 6. Chris Buescher (44.729); 7. Joey Logano (44.768); 8. Cole Custer (44.808); 9. David Ragan (44.819); 10. John Hunter Nemechek (44.836);
Denny Hamlin wasn’t the last guy in the line when he went to the top of the board. However, he was on the bumper of Kyle Busch during that lap.
30 minutes in, the Toyota group have finally shut it down. They ran single file for 27-28 laps. Each of the Toyota groups shared time at the front and the back.
Denny Hamlin thinks he’s done practicing for the weekend.
15 minutes remain, the Chevrolet group is heading out for another session. They fan out two wide, almost emmediatly.
10 minutes remain, the Chevrolet group is running down the Ford group. As they catch that tow, William Byron jumps to the top of the times sheet.
5 minutes remain, the Chevrolet and Ford groups have become one. They mix it up, two by two.
William Byron wins practice three!
View full Daytona International Speedway practice results below.
Daytona Practice Times
February 14, 2020
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. William Byron
43.991
2. Ryan Preece
44.097
3. Chase Elliott
44.146
4. Ty Dillon
44.243
5. Tyler Reddick
44.352
6. Jimmie Johnson
44.401
7. Alex Bowman
44.410
8. Denny Hamlin
44.594
9. Erik Jones
44.596
10. Martin Truex Jr
44.596
11. Christopher Bell
44.624
12. Kyle Busch
44.624
13. Chris Buescher
44.729
14. Joey Logano
44.768
15. Cole Custer
44.808
16. David Ragan
44.819
17. John Hunter Nemechek
44.836
18. Matt DiBenedetto
44.865
19. Ryan Blaney
44.877
20. Ryan Newman
44.878
21. Brad Keselowski
44.964
22. Michael McDowell
44.967
23. Ross Chastain
44.971
24. Bubba Wallace
45.029
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
45.468
26. Austin Dillon
45.570
27. Brennan Poole
45.967
28. Justin Haley
45.976
29. Joey Gase
47.294
30. Kyle Larson
47.320
31. Kurt Busch
47.476
32. Corey LaJoie
48.954
More
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Links
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