Med en margen på 0,328 sekund var det Michael Shank Racing med deres Ford Riley Daytona Prototype der åbnede med den hurtigste tid i den første fri træning forud for 24-timers løbet på Daytona denne weekend. Hurtigst blandt GT bilerne var Mazda RX-8 raceren fra SpeedSource, de sluttede på en generel 15. plads cirke 2½ sekund fra den hurtigste tid. Jan Magnussen og hans teamkollegaer hos Stevenson Motorsports, Robin Liddell og Andrew Davis, placerede deres Chevrolet Camaro GT racer på 19. pladsen i den samlede stilling, samt på 5. pladsen i GT klassen.
Tiderne fra 1. fri træning:
 |
| Pl. |
# |
Kl. |
Team |
Mærke |
Tid |
 |
| 1 |
6 |
DP |
Michael Shank Racing |
Ford Riley |
1:41,098 |
| 2 |
10 |
DP |
SunTrust Racing |
Ford Dallara |
1:41,426 |
| 3 |
59 |
DP |
Brumos Racing |
Porsche Riley |
1:41,663 |
 |
| 4 |
99 |
DP |
Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing |
Chevrolet Riley |
1:41,875 |
| 5 |
01 |
DP |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
BMW Riley |
1:41,882 |
| 6 |
02 |
DP |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
BMW Riley |
1:41,962 |
 |
| 7 |
60 |
DP |
Michael Shank Racing |
Ford Riley |
1:42,065 |
| 8 |
9 |
DP |
Action Express Racing |
Porsche Riley |
1:42,072 |
| 9 |
95 |
DP |
Crown Royal/NPN Racing |
BMW Riley |
1:42,215 |
 |
| 10 |
55 |
DP |
Crown Royal/NPN Racing |
BMW Riley |
1:42,714 |
| 11 |
90 |
DP |
Spirit of Daytona Racing |
Porsche Coyote |
1:43,177 |
| 12 |
7 |
DP |
Starworks Motorsport |
BMW Riley |
1:43,807 |
 |
| 13 |
77 |
DP |
Doran Racing |
Ford Dallara |
1:45,548 |
| 14 |
2 |
DP |
Beyer Racing |
Chevrolet Crawford |
1:47,460 |
| 15 |
70 |
GT |
SpeedSource |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:50,009 |
 |
| 16 |
67 |
GT |
TRG/Flying Lizard Motorsports |
Porsche GT3 |
1:50,023 |
| 17 |
41 |
GT |
Dempsey Racing/Team Seattle |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:50,125 |
| 18 |
71 |
GT |
TRG |
Porsche GT3 |
1:50,275 |
 |
| 19 |
57 |
GT |
Stevenson Motorsports |
Camaro GT.R |
1:50,510 |
| 20 |
66 |
GT |
TRG |
Porsche GT3 |
1:50,556 |
| 21 |
94 |
GT |
Turner Motorsport |
BMW M6 |
1:50,568 |
 |
| 22 |
88 |
GT |
Orbit Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:50,907 |
| 23 |
32 |
GT |
Corsa Team PR1 |
BMW M6 |
1:51,220 |
| 24 |
44 |
GT |
Magnus Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:51,265 |
 |
| 25 |
48 |
GT |
Miller Barrett Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:51,295 |
| 26 |
69 |
GT |
SpeedSource |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:51,364 |
| 27 |
40 |
GT |
Dempsey Racing |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:51,650 |
 |
| 28 |
46 |
GT |
Autohaus Motorsports |
Pontiac GXP.R |
1:51,933 |
| 29 |
64 |
GT |
JLowe Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:51,967 |
| 30 |
20 |
GT |
Matt Connolly Motorsports |
Porsche GT3 |
1:51,974 |
 |
| 31 |
43 |
GT |
Team Sahlen |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:52,360 |
| 32 |
22 |
GT |
Bullet Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
1:52,804 |
| 33 |
97 |
GT |
Stevenson Motorsports |
Camaro GT.R |
1:52,895 |
 |
| 34 |
30 |
GT |
Racers Edge Motorsports |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:53,357 |
| 35 |
42 |
GT |
Team Sahlen |
Mazda RX-8 |
1:53,762 |
| 36 |
63 |
GT |
TRG |
Porsche GT3 |
1:53,807 |
 |
| 37 |
14 |
GT |
Autometrics Motorsports |
Porsche GT3 |
1:54,042 |
| 38 |
75 |
DP |
Krohn Racing |
Ford Lola |
1:54,384 |
| 39 |
18 |
GT |
TRG/Guardian Angel |
Porsche GT3 |
1:56,719 |
 |
| 40 |
19 |
GT |
MCM/Black Flag Racing |
Corvette |
2:01,613 |
| 41 |
52 |
GT |
Wil Mar Racing |
Ferrari 430 C |
2:03,006 |
| 42 |
23 |
GT |
Alex Job Racing |
Porsche GT3 |
2:14,318 |
 |
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