Austin Dillon paces top 10 of Chevrolets in Friday Daytona 500 practice

Austin Dillon led the way in Friday's Cup Series practice as teams continue to gear up for Sunday's Daytona 500 (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Running in a draft of Chevrolets, the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing hot rod put down a top speed of 195.627 mph in the 50-minute session at the 2.5-mile "World Center of Racing." RELATED: Practice results | At-track photos: Daytona Chevys locked out the top 10 fastest times with Alex Bowman (195.452 mph), Justin Allgaier (195.071 mph), Chase Elliott (195.020 mph) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (194.974 mph) rounding out the top five, while Shane van Gisbergen (194.641 mph), William Byron (194.628 mph), Ross Chastain (194.599 mph), Kyle Larson (194.595 mph) and Connor Zilisch (194.565 mph) completed the top 10. Fords were the next-fastest manufacturer, with Josh Berry finishing 11th at 194.355 mph. Zane Smith, Todd Gilliland and Brad Keselowski also landed in the top 15 single-lap speeds. Christopher Bell was the quickest Toyota in 21st with a 193.569 mph circuit. The Cup Series will have one more practice Saturday (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) before the "Great American Race."