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JGR's Busch, Truex top first Friday Daytona 500 practice
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were fastest in the first of two Daytona 500 practice sessions Friday afternoon.
Busch led the way with a lap of 200.285 mph (44.936 seconds). Truex clocked in at 200.200 mph.
Filling out the rest of the 10 were Ryan Preece (200.169 mph), Erik Jones (200.156 mph), Ryan Newman (200.093 mph), Matt DiBenedetto (200.080 mph), Denny Hamlin (200.044 mph), Darrell Wallace Jr. (199.627 mph), David Ragan (199.296 mph), and Chase Elliott (199.208 mph).
As has become standard on the restrictor-plate tracks, the session saw differing strategies for teams between participating in drafting or running alone.
There were no incidents during the 50-minute session.
UP NEXT: Practice at 3:05 p.m. ET.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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