Dave Mader III led the second and final day of the ARCA Menards Series’ annual pre-race practice at Daytona International Speedway, posting a lap time of 49.874 seconds in his Spraker Racing No. 63 Chevrolet SS.
Mader III, who finished second-place to Corey Heim at Talladega Superspeedway last season, has run a partial schedule in the ARCA Menards Series since 2018, mainly revolving around the superspeedways.
Chuck Walter, driving the No. 02 for Young’s Motorsports, posted the session’s second-fastest lap, with Max Gutierrez, Lawless Alan, and Christian Rose rounding out the top-five. Gus Dean, Layne Riggs, Mason Maggio, Corey Heim, and Scott Melton rounded out the top-10.
In Saturday’s pre-race practice session, originally scheduled to end at 5pm, Michael Lira turned a total of 44 laps, the most amongst drivers that competed in the test’s second day.
All of the drivers listed on ARCA’s entry list for the two-day testing session at Daytona turned a lap at some point on Friday or Saturday.
Results from Saturday’s Pre-Race Practice at Daytona:
| Rank | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Best Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | Dave Mader III | Spraker Racing | 8 | 49.874 | --.--- |
| 2 | 02 | Chuck Walker | Young's Motorsports | 17 | 49.915 | -0.041 |
| 3 | 32G | Max Gutierrez | Rette Jones Racing | 30 | 49.949 | -0.075 |
| 4 | 40L | Lawless Alen | Niece Motorsports | 9 | 49.952 | -0.078 |
| 5 | 42 | Christian Rose | Cook Racing Technologies | 15 | 50.004 | -0.130 |
| 6 | 55 | Gus Dean | Venturini Motorsports | 16 | 50.087 | -0.213 |
| 7 | 44R | Layne Riggs | Ferrier McClure Racing | 35 | 50.088 | -0.214 |
| 8 | 73M | Mason Maggio | AJ Racing | 7 | 50.115 | -0.241 |
| 9 | 20A | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | 7 | 50.257 | -0.383 |
| 10 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | 16 | 50.425 | -0.551 |
| 11 | 25 | Toni Breidinger | Venturini Motorsports | 12 | 50.449 | -0.575 |
| 12 | 60L | Michael Lira | Josh Williams Motorsports | 44 | 50.464 | -0.590 |
| 13 | 3O | Blake Lothian | Mullins Racing | 19 | 50.533 | -0.659 |
| 14 | 15 | Parker Chase | Venturini Motorsports | 3 | 50.557 | -0.683 |
| 15 | 3A | Brayton Laster | Mullins Racing | 16 | 50.906 | -1.032 |
| 16 | 60M | Logan Misuraca | Josh Williams Motorsports | 29 | 50.916 | -1.042 |
| 17 | 12H | Chuck Hiers | Fast Track Racing | 16 | 51.074 | -1.200 |
| 18 | 3B | Cole Bruce | Mullins Racing | 24 | 51.101 | -1.227 |
| 19 | 3C | Logan Clark | Mullins Racing | 20 | 51.107 | -1.233 |
| 20 | 69R | Gage Rodgers | Kimmel Racing | 36 | 51.140 | -1.266 |
| 21 | 44D | Devon Rouse | Ferrier McClure Racing | 7 | 51.206 | -1.332 |
| 22 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | 19 | 51.207 | -1.333 |
| 23 | 11G | Jon Garrett | Fast Track Racing | 33 | 51.252 | -1.378 |
| 24 | 01J | Hunter Jack | Fast Track Racing | 28 | 51.267 | -1.393 |
| 25 | 32B | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | 6 | 51.273 | -1.399 |
| 26 | 10H | Zach Herrin | Fast Track Racing | 35 | 51.315 | -1.441 |
| 27 | 60E | Daniel Escota | Josh Williams Motorsports | 30 | 51.563 | -1.689 |
| 28 | 40C | Tyler Carpenter | Niece Motorsports | 21 | 51.568 | -1.694 |
| 29 | 10V | Brandon Varney | Fast Track Racing | 3 | 51.738 | -1.864 |
| 30 | 10C | Benny Chastain | Fast Track Racing | 16 | 51.772 | -1.898 |
| 31 | 01M | Frankie Muniz | Fast Track Racing | 23 | 51.796 | -1.922 |
| 32 | 73J | Andy Jankowiak | AJ Racing | 29 | 51.891 | -2.017 |
| 33 | 12P | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | 3 | 51.958 | -2.084 |
| 34 | 7W | Matt Wilson | CCM Racing | 19 | 52.140 | -2.266 |
| 35 | 7H | Kevin Hinkle | CCM Racing | 3 | 56.013 | -6.139 |
| 36 | 7P | Thomas Pacheco | CCM Racing | 9 | 61.288 | -11.414 |
