CUP Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR CUP Series

Practice #3

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 22 195.993 45.920 0.884 2 10 0.000 0 0
10 Aric Almirola Ford 27 193.046 46.621 1.585 15 16 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 26 193.482 46.516 1.480 19 19 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 31 191.975 46.881 1.845 10 11 0.000 0 0
38 David Ragan Ford 4 199.650 45.079 0.043 5 17 195.809 1 10
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 2 199.743 45.058 0.022 5 27 196.790 4 13
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 32 191.955 46.886 1.850 5 15 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 24 193.861 46.425 1.389 8 15 0.000 0 0
95 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 14 197.351 45.604 0.568 2 5 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 29 192.230 46.819 1.783 7 8 0.000 0 0
41 Kurt Busch Ford 23 194.058 46.378 1.342 7 17 193.201 1 10
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 7 199.203 45.180 0.144 5 28 196.673 3 12
78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 3 199.694 45.069 0.033 5 14 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 21 196.134 45.887 0.851 4 12 0.000 0 0
21 Paul Menard Ford 25 193.507 46.510 1.474 2 11 0.000 0 0
31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 17 197.135 45.654 0.618 7 10 0.000 0 0
62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 8 199.159 45.190 0.154 6 8 0.000 0 0
66 Mark Thompson Ford 35 186.281 48.314 3.278 3 6 0.000 0 0
6 Trevor Bayne Chevrolet 19 196.451 45.813 0.777 3 6 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 12 197.455 45.580 0.544 10 15 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 9 198.325 45.380 0.344 14 15 0.000 0 0
7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 5 199.406 45.134 0.098 6 14 196.156 2 11
51 Justin Marks Chevrolet 10 198.303 45.385 0.349 3 22 195.541 12 21
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 20 196.416 45.821 0.785 22 25 188.955 16 25
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 18 196.721 45.750 0.714 7 18 190.909 4 13
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 33 191.873 46.906 1.870 11 11 0.000 0 0
72 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet 16 197.213 45.636 0.600 7 7 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Ford 15 197.342 45.606 0.570 14 22 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 30 192.230 46.819 1.783 12 12 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 34 189.950 47.381 2.345 5 13 0.000 0 0
00 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 11 197.537 45.561 0.525 13 16 0.000 0 0
23 Gray Gaulding Toyota 36 185.193 48.598 3.562 4 9 0.000 0 0
96 DJ Kennington Toyota 28 192.748 46.693 1.657 13 13 0.000 0 0
19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 1 199.840 45.036 0.000 5 23 196.369 1 10
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 6 199.397 45.136 0.100 6 11 196.587 2 11
24 William Byron Chevrolet 13 197.451 45.581 0.545 6 8 0.000 0 0