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Hill, Sauter top first practices of season

NASCAR Next driver, veteran Daytona truck winner open strong

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PRACTICE 1 | Full results

Austin Hill topped the opening practice session of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.

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Hill, a NASCAR Next driver, rounded the 2.5-mile track with a top speed of 188.509 mph and in 47.743 seconds. Travis Kvapil finished second at 188.419 mph.

John Wes Townley (188.084 mph), two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton (187.923 mph) and Ty Dillon (187.805 mph) rounded out the top five on the leaderboard.


PRACTICE 2 | Full results

Johnny Sauter led final practice for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.

Sauter turned a lap of 190.617 mph and 47.215 seconds at the 2.5-mile track. Cameron Hayley finished second with a speed of 189.962 mph and a time of 47.378 seconds.

Austin Theriault (189.645 mph), Ty Dillon (189.577 mph) and Spencer Gallagher (189.561 mph) rounded out the top five on the practice leaderboard.

The season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 is set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1. Kyle Busch is the defending race champion.

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