Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in the opening practice for the Daytona 500

Denny Hamlin paced the NASCAR Cup Series field during Wednesday’s opening practice session at Daytona International Speedway, turning a lap of 187.480 mph in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It’s the first of three scheduled practice sessions for Sunday’s 67th running of the Daytona 500.

Denny Hamlin has won three of the past 15 Daytona 500s and was back-to-back winner in 2019 and 2020. Hamlin got a solid start Wednesday by leading the week’s first practice session. He will race all year under the cloud of an antitrust lawsuit his 23XI team and Front Row Motorsports filed against NASCAR.

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Denny Hamlin will vie to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat on Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway.

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With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for Sunday's Daytona 500 to 1:30 p.m. ET.Daytona International Speedway will open parking lots at 6 a.m.Denny Hamlin will try to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat,

DAYTONA BEACH — With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for Sunday’s Daytona 500 to 1:30 p.m. EST. Daytona International Speedway will open parking lots at 6 a.m.