CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR CUP Series

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The 2018 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 18th, 2018

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 207 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.260 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 150.545
  • Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: 6,267 (36.9 passes per green flag lap)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 32 189.861 47.403 2.345 4 16 188.740 4 13
10 Aric Almirola Ford 18 193.021 46.627 1.569 9 9 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 12 193.865 46.424 1.366 7 8 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 22 192.757 46.691 1.633 9 9 0.000 0 0
92 David Gilliland Ford 30 190.985 47.124 2.066 9 9 0.000 0 0
38 David Ragan Ford 29 191.331 47.039 1.981 3 6 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 2 199.623 45.085 0.027 10 10 0.000 0 0
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 6 197.200 45.639 0.581 8 13 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 11 194.271 46.327 1.269 6 6 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 23 192.575 46.735 1.677 9 12 0.000 0 0
95 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 25 192.066 46.859 1.801 4 6 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 20 192.947 46.645 1.587 5 5 0.000 0 0
41 Kurt Busch Ford 24 192.263 46.811 1.753 2 8 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1 199.743 45.058 0.000 11 11 0.000 0 0
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 13 193.790 46.442 1.384 4 5 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 26 191.730 46.941 1.883 5 6 0.000 0 0
21 Paul Menard Ford 15 193.486 46.515 1.457 7 9 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 17 193.029 46.625 1.567 6 9 0.000 0 0
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 28 191.538 46.988 1.930 2 2 0.000 0 0
66 Mark Thompson Ford 38 183.963 48.923 3.865 2 2 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Chevrolet 21 192.914 46.653 1.595 3 6 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 5 197.278 45.621 0.563 6 12 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 8 195.389 46.062 1.004 12 12 0.000 0 0
7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 31 190.030 47.361 2.303 8 8 0.000 0 0
51 Justin Marks Chevrolet 36 188.352 47.783 2.725 6 9 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 10 194.632 46.241 1.183 11 11 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 9 195.262 46.092 1.034 5 5 0.000 0 0
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 19 193.021 46.627 1.569 7 7 0.000 0 0
72 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet 39 183.314 49.096 4.038 1 1 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Ford 7 195.891 45.944 0.886 11 14 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 16 193.382 46.540 1.482 12 12 0.000 0 0
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 35 189.227 47.562 2.504 4 4 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 34 189.310 47.541 2.483 2 5 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 4 199.517 45.109 0.051 12 12 0.000 0 0
00 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 37 186.104 48.360 3.302 7 7 0.000 0 0
96 DJ Kennington Toyota 33 189.454 47.505 2.447 3 3 0.000 0 0
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 3 199.610 45.088 0.030 12 12 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 27 191.583 46.977 1.919 8 8 0.000 0 0
24 William Byron Chevrolet 14 193.632 46.480 1.422 14 14 191.456 2 11