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Bubba Wallace led the leaderboard in the first NASCAR Cup Series practice on Wednesday afternoon for the 2021 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.
Wallace took his first laps on the new No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing, posting a faster time of 45.057 seconds at 199.747 mph. Toyota prepared early to train the draft in the 50-minute session to take the top five fastest positions between 23XI Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.
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Martin Truex Jr. finished second in the first training session of 2021 with a time of 45.069 seconds at 199.694 mph at No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed by 23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin with a time of 45.07 seconds at 199.689 mph at No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Busch Clash winner Tuesday night, Kyle Busch, finished the session in fourth (199.627 mph), while his teammate and new No. 20 Toyota driver Christopher Bell finished fifth (199.623 mph).
Spire Motorsports riders Jamie McMurray and Corey LaJoie were the fastest Chevrolets in the practice session, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively.
Michael McDowell led the Ford Performance brigade with the eighth fastest time, followed by Ryan Newman and Cole Custer to close the top 10.
The next event for the NASCAR Cup Series is the Daytona 500, qualifying at 7 pm ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.