Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in Wednesday's opening practice for the Daytona 500. The 50-minute morning session was the only scheduled on-track time before qualifying that night,

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.

Chase Briscoe will start first in his debut for Joe Gibbs Racing, putting a Toyota on the pole position of the Daytona 500 for the first time in history. Briscoe, who drove the past four seasons for Stewart-Haas Racing until the team was shuttered,