Bubba Wallace leads opening Daytona 500 drawl
Wallace, in his first season using for 23XI Racing – founded by NASCAR famous person Denny Hamlin and NBA Corridor of Famer Michael Jordan – topped the 50-minute drawl at Daytona World Speedway with an moderate lap velocity of 199.746 mph.
Wallace posted the rapid lap early in the rehearsal whereas 5 Toyotas rapid participated in a drafting breeze.
The session marked the key rehearsal for the Cup Series since March 6 of remaining yr. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, NASCAR eliminated all drawl and qualifying sessions remaining season.
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Martin Truex Jr. (199.693 mph) was once second and Denny Hamlin (199.689 mph) – who has obtained the previous two Daytona 500 races – was once third. Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell rounded out the cease-5.
Jamie McMurray was once sixth-quickest (and the cease Chevrolet), Corey LaJoie was once seventh, Michael McDowell was once eighth (and the cease Ford), Ryan Newman was once ninth and Cole Custer 10th.
All 44 entries for the Daytona 500 made it out at some level of the session.
Qualifying to lock in the entrance row of the Daytona 500 begins at 7: 30 p.m. ET tonight.