Keselowski Top In Final Daytona Practice

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEB 15, 2025 – RIS) Brad Keselowski used the draft to set the fastest lap in today’s practice session for the Daytona 500. Keselowski, driving the No. 6 Roush-Fenway-Keselowski team Ford to a quickest lap of 46.558 seconds at 193.307 mph, just eight thousandths of a second quicker than Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Chevy. Only 24 teams made practice runs, the rest either working on their cars or deciding the risk was not worth the potential gains.

NCS DAYTONA 500 Final Practice, Daytona International Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kroger/Cottonelle Ford, 46.558 sec, 193.307 mph, 5, 28, ---, ---
2) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 46.566, 193.274, 5, 28, -0.008 sec, -0.008 sec
3) Cole Custer, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 46.581, 193.212, 5, 23, -0.023, -0.015
4) Justin Allgaier(i)*, No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet, 46.583, 193.204, 5, 24, -0.025, -0.002
5) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 46.585, 193.195, 5, 21, -0.027, -0.002
6) Corey LaJoie*, No. 01 Take 5 Oil Change/DuraMax Ford, 46.592, 193.166, 5, 11, -0.034, -0.007
7) Ryan Preece, No. 60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 46.625, 193.029, 5, 28, -0.067, -0.033
8) Justin Haley, No. 7 Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet, 46.631, 193.005, 5, 9, -0.073, -0.006
9) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 46.679, 192.806, 5, 28, -0.121, -0.048
10) Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedy Cash Ford, 46.703, 192.707, 5, 16, -0.145, -0.024
11) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Peak Ford, 46.705, 192.699, 5, 14, -0.147, -0.002
12) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 46.707, 192.691, 5, 21, -0.149, -0.002
13) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 46.716, 192.653, 5, 13, -0.158, -0.009
14) Josh Berry, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 46.721, 192.633, 5, 17, -0.163, -0.005
15) Martin Truex Jr.*, No. 56 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, 46.952, 191.685, 3, 9, -0.394, -0.231
16) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 47.049, 191.290, 5, 8, -0.491, -0.097
17) Ty Dillon, No. 10 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet, 47.053, 191.274, 5, 8, -0.495, -0.004
18) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 47.055, 191.266, 10, 11, -0.497, -0.002
19) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 47.077, 191.176, 10, 12, -0.519, -0.022
20) Helio Castroneves*, No. 91 Wendy's Chevrolet, 47.461, 189.629, 9, 14, -0.903, -0.384
21) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 49.059, 183.453, 4, 10, -2.501, -1.598
22) Jimmie Johnson*, No. 84 Carvana Toyota, 49.552, 181.627, 2, 4, -2.994, -0.493
23) William Byron, No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, 49.779, 180.799, 2, 2, -3.221, -0.227
24) Cody Ware, No. 51 Parts Plus/Jacob Construction Ford, 49.797, 180.734, 12, 12, -3.239, -0.018
(*) Must qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 2, 11, 191.563 mph
2) Cole Custer, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 2, 11, 191.445
3) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 2, 11, 191.405
4) Ryan Preece, No. 60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 2, 11, 191.326
5) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 2, 11, 191.306
6) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Kroger/Cottonelle Ford, 2, 11, 191.304
7) Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedy Cash Ford, 2, 11, 191.296
8) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 2, 11, 191.289
9) Josh Berry, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 2, 11, 191.289
10) Corey LaJoie*, No. 01 Take 5 Oil Change/DuraMax Ford, 2, 11, 191.143
11) Justin Allgaier*(i), No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet, 1, 10, 191.058
12) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Peak Ford, 2, 11, 190.884
13) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 2, 11, 190.880
Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track.