CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR CUP Series

Practice #2

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 36 190.267 47.302 2.677 8 8 0.000 0 0
10 Aric Almirola Ford 12 199.322 45.153 0.528 8 15 197.770 6 15
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 11 199.322 45.153 0.528 11 18 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 14 198.426 45.357 0.732 8 10 0.000 0 0
92 David Gilliland Ford 37 188.474 47.752 3.127 9 12 0.000 0 0
38 David Ragan Ford 5 201.054 44.764 0.139 7 15 197.650 6 15
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 201.464 44.673 0.048 14 24 198.191 12 21
1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 33 192.616 46.725 2.100 3 3 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29 193.828 46.433 1.808 1 1 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 3 201.608 44.641 0.016 11 20 198.239 9 18
95 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 23 196.002 45.918 1.293 13 18 194.973 6 15
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 13 199.265 45.166 0.541 6 13 197.714 4 13
41 Kurt Busch Ford 26 194.187 46.347 1.722 3 7 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 30 193.794 46.441 1.816 4 4 0.000 0 0
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 34 192.472 46.760 2.135 8 8 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 10 199.486 45.116 0.491 6 11 0.000 0 0
21 Paul Menard Ford 6 201.027 44.770 0.145 6 14 198.063 4 13
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 28 193.828 46.433 1.808 7 7 0.000 0 0
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 19 197.010 45.683 1.058 6 19 195.015 1 10
66 Mark Thompson Ford 39 182.945 49.195 4.570 2 2 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Chevrolet 7 200.378 44.915 0.290 8 10 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27 194.087 46.371 1.746 9 9 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 2 201.649 44.632 0.007 13 13 197.885 4 13
7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 16 197.685 45.527 0.902 9 12 0.000 0 0
51 Justin Marks Chevrolet 15 198.107 45.430 0.805 12 13 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 31 193.009 46.630 2.005 5 15 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 25 194.452 46.284 1.659 1 1 0.000 0 0
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 9 199.751 45.056 0.431 12 12 197.476 3 12
72 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet 38 183.441 49.062 4.437 8 8 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Ford 17 197.282 45.620 0.995 7 22 195.188 7 16
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 24 194.502 46.272 1.647 6 6 0.000 0 0
32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 18 197.087 45.665 1.040 8 9 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 35 190.299 47.294 2.669 4 7 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 32 192.918 46.652 2.027 3 8 0.000 0 0
00 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 21 196.292 45.850 1.225 8 12 0.000 0 0
23 Gray Gaulding Toyota 40 179.144 50.239 5.614 1 1 0.000 0 0
96 DJ Kennington Toyota 20 196.708 45.753 1.128 4 5 0.000 0 0
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 8 200.227 44.949 0.324 14 21 195.224 1 10
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 22 196.040 45.909 1.284 12 18 194.982 3 12
24 William Byron Chevrolet 1 201.681 44.625 0.000 16 18 192.706 3 12