Kyle Busch leads third practice at Daytona

Daytona Beach, FL – Kyle Busch led the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series third practice Friday at Daytona International Speedway with a lap time of 44.936, just over 200 at 200.285 mph.

Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Preece, Erik Jones, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five in this round of practice

Pole Sitter William Byron was 18th quickest which was the third fastest of the four Hendrick Motorsports cars.

Denny Hamlin led the fastest 10 consecutive laps with an average speed of 198.107 mph.

There is one more practice session today from 3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. ET which will be televised on Fox Sports 1. The final Cup Series practice will be held Saturday at 12:05 p.m. ET on FS1.

Complete Friday Cup Series Practice Results

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