Jimmie Johnson was fastest (163.867 mph) in Friday morning’s Sprint Cup practice at Dover International Speedway.
No surprise there, as Johnson is the all-time winningest driver (9 victories) at Dover.
But what was surprising was the onslaught behind Johnson: Five of the first seven fastest drivers were Toyota pilots.
Denny Hamlin (163.532 mph) was second-fastest, David Ragan (163.339) was fourth, Kyle Busch (162.808) fifth, Clint Bowyer (162.727) sixth and Coca-Cola 600 winner Carl Edwards (162.624) seventh.
Sandwiched in-between was the only other Chevy driver in the top 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (163.473) was third-fastest.
The fastest Ford driver was 12th fastest Greg Biffle (162.330 mph).
Most of the 45 drivers on the grid were practicing in qualifying form, as qualifying is set for 3:45 pm ET this afternoon.
Here’s the results from Friday’s practice (there are two more practice sessions on Saturday):