Daytona 500 Practice Results: February 9, 2019

NASCAR Cup Series first practice at Daytona International Speedway

It’s the first practice of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The full field of cars are unloaded at Daytona International Speedway. This is Daytona 500 practice.

View full 2019 Daytona 500 practice results below.

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Daytona 500 – Practice 1 Report

Practice Duration: 50 minutes

Teams are required to run one engine for the duration of the race week. The Clash is excluded from that.

The skies are dark and the wind is active at Daytona International Speedway. It’s throwing drivers for a loop at the 2.5-mile oval.

Teams are a little timid to begin with. After all, the wadded them up in the Clash practice just a few hours prior.

“I don’t know if it’s the wind or what. Going through the section before the dogleg, it’s a little darty,” Ty Dillon stated over the team radio.

30 minutes remain, William Byron jumps to P1 topping Ryan Blaney. Byron had an average speed of 191.877.

They’ve all made single car runs at this point. However, some groups are beginning to form on the race track.

15 minutes remain, Tyler Reddick sits at the top. It’s an average speed off 194.095 as drafting is picking up.

Several teams have elected to avoid the group for the duration of the session. Hamlin is one of those drivers, he’ll be in a backup for The Clash.

10 minutes remain, Truex heads to the top of the board. He currently leads a pack of three Joe Gibbs Racing machines as they run single file around the bottom of the track.

Martin Truex Jr wins the opening round of Daytona 500 practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series!

Martin Truex Jr #19 - Joe Gibbs Racing at Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 09: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops/Trdacker ATVs Toyota, drives during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 9, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Daytona 500 Practice Results
Practice 1 – MENCS
February 9, 2019

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Martin Truex Jr
45.937

2. Kyle Busch
45.953

3. Erik Jones
45.967

4. Tyler Reddick
46.369

5. Ty Dillon
46.384

6. Brendan Gaughan
46.386

7. Daniel Hemric
46.409

8. Matt DiBenedetto
46.494

9. Alex Bowman
46.613

10. Michael McDowell
46.688

11. Parker Kligerman
46.829

12. William Byron
46.873

13. Clint Bowyer
46.964

14. Ryan Blaney
47.029

15. Chris Buescher
47.116

16. Denny Hamlin
47.163

17. Jimmie Johnson
47.185

18. Chase Elliott
47.242

19. Casey Mears
47.271

20. Kyle Larson
47.280

21. Joey Logano
47.287

22. Paul Menard
47.362

23. Brad Keslowski
47.377

24. Ryan Truex
47.440

25. Kevin Harvick
47.506

26. Ryan Newman
47.537

27. Jamie McMurray
47.619

28. Ryan Preece
47.620

29. David Ragan
47.631

30. Austin Dillon
47.671

31. Aric Almirola
47.675

32. Daniel Suarez
47.779

33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
47.790

34. Kurt Busch
47.840

35. Bubba Wallace
48.041

36. Corey LaJoie
48.170

37. Matt Tifft
48.311

38. Ross Chastain
48.316

39. Landon Cassill
48.387

40. Cody Ware
49.171

41. BJ McLeod
49.578

42. Joey Gase
50.142



Daytona 500 – Practice 2 Report

Practice two saw most of the field making single car runs. This was the last practice ahead of Daytona 500 qualifying.

A rain shower rolled into the track. That ended the second Daytona 500 practice session early.

Bubba Wallace at Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 09: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Aftershokz Chevrolet, during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 61st Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 9, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Daytona 500 Practice Results
Practice 2 – MENCS
February 9, 2019

Pos | Driver | Time

1.. Bubba Wallace
46.149

2. Ty Dillon
46.152

3. David Ragan
46.168

4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
46.255

5. Paul Menard
46.491

6. Michael McDowell
46.543

7. Martin Truex Jr
46.918

8. Alex Bowman
46.918

9. William Byron
46.923

10. Chase Elliott
46.931

11. Jimmie Johnson
46.983

12. Clint Bowyer
47.163

13. Kyle Busch
47.218

14. Daniel Suarez
47.407

15. Joey Logano
47.412

16. Erik Jones
47.453

17. Brad Keselowski
47.467

18. Ryan Preece
47.491

19. Ryan Blaney
47.534

20. Kevin Harvick
47.539

21. Chris Buescher
47.564

22. Kurt Busch
47.609

23. Aric Almirola
47.625

24. Daniel Hemric
47.766

25. Kyle Larson
47.770

26. Austin Dillon
47.796

27. Ryan Newman
47.799

28. Casey Mears
47.814

29. Tyler Reddick
47.819

30. Ryan Truex
47.828

31. Jamie McMurray
47.840

32. Matt DiBenedetto
47.896

33. Parker Kliggerman
48.164

34. Brendan Gaughan
48.190

35. Matt Tifft
48.584

36. Joey Gase
50.527

37. Landon Cassill

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