Truex Jr. leads Championship 4 pack in first Homestead-Miami practice
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| Truex Jr. |
Championship contender Martin Truex Jr. topped the leaderboard in Friday’s first practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, wheeling his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota around the track at 173.997 mph.
Fellow Championship 4 driver Kyle Busch was second-fastest in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 173.299 mph.
Clint Bowyer, Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick, the third of four drivers competing for the 2018 championship in Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), rounded out the top five.
Joey Logano, the fourth member of the Championship 4, never found much speed in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford, and his best lap of 172.194 mph was good for just 16th best.
Elliott served a 15-minute practice hold at the end of the session for being late to inspection at Phoenix.
The Monster Energy Series returns to the track at 6:10 p.m. ET for Busch Pole Qualifying (NBCSN/NBC Sports App).
Results
|
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
Behind |
Gap |
|
1 |
78 |
Martin Truex Jr. (P) |
Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota |
31.035 |
173.997 |
—.— |
—.— |
|
2 |
18 |
Kyle Busch (P) |
M&M's Toyota |
31.160 |
173.299 |
-0.125 |
-0.125 |
|
3 |
14 |
Clint Bowyer |
Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford |
31.218 |
172.977 |
-0.183 |
-0.058 |
|
4 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet |
31.232 |
172.900 |
-0.197 |
-0.014 |
|
5 |
4 |
Kevin Harvick (P) |
Jimmy John's Ford |
31.245 |
172.828 |
-0.210 |
-0.013 |
|
6 |
41 |
Kurt Busch |
Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford |
31.262 |
172.734 |
-0.227 |
-0.017 |
|
7 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Dow UCON Chevrolet |
31.273 |
172.673 |
-0.238 |
-0.011 |
|
8 |
20 |
Erik Jones |
DeWalt Toyota |
31.282 |
172.623 |
-0.247 |
-0.009 |
|
9 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
McDonald's Chevrolet |
31.285 |
172.607 |
-0.250 |
-0.003 |
|
10 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Discount Tire Ford |
31.322 |
172.403 |
-0.287 |
-0.037 |
|
11 |
42 |
Kyle Larson |
Credit One Bank/DC Solar Chevrolet |
31.324 |
172.392 |
-0.289 |
-0.002 |
|
12 |
31 |
Ryan Newman |
E-Z-GO Chevrolet |
31.328 |
172.370 |
-0.293 |
-0.004 |
|
13 |
88 |
Alex Bowman |
Axalta Chevrolet |
31.340 |
172.304 |
-0.305 |
-0.012 |
|
14 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Express Toyota |
31.356 |
172.216 |
-0.321 |
-0.016 |
|
15 |
21 |
Paul Menard |
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford |
31.356 |
172.216 |
-0.321 |
-0.000 |
|
16 |
22 |
Joey Logano (P) |
Shell Pennzoil Ford |
31.360 |
172.194 |
-0.325 |
-0.004 |
|
17 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's Rookie Throwback Chevrolet |
31.408 |
171.931 |
-0.373 |
-0.048 |
|
18 |
10 |
Aric Almirola |
Smithfield Ford |
31.416 |
171.887 |
-0.381 |
-0.008 |
|
19 |
6 |
Matt Kenseth |
Wyndham Rewards Ford |
31.421 |
171.860 |
-0.386 |
-0.005 |
|
20 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Menards/Richmond Ford |
31.428 |
171.821 |
-0.393 |
-0.007 |
|
21 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Fastenal Ford |
31.478 |
171.548 |
-0.443 |
-0.050 |
|
22 |
34 |
Michael McDowell |
Speedco/Rotella Ford |
31.479 |
171.543 |
-0.444 |
-0.001 |
|
23 |
47 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Kroger ClickList Chevrolet |
31.497 |
171.445 |
-0.462 |
-0.018 |
|
24 |
24 |
William Byron # |
Hertz Chevrolet |
31.520 |
171.320 |
-0.485 |
-0.023 |
|
25 |
19 |
Daniel Suarez |
ARRIS Toyota |
31.533 |
171.249 |
-0.498 |
-0.013 |
|
26 |
37 |
Chris Buescher |
Scott Comfort Plus Chevrolet |
31.643 |
170.654 |
-0.608 |
-0.110 |
|
27 |
43 |
Bubba Wallace # |
Transportation Impact Chevrolet |
31.705 |
170.320 |
-0.670 |
-0.062 |
|
28 |
95 |
Regan Smith |
Dumont JETS Chevrolet |
31.821 |
169.699 |
-0.786 |
-0.116 |
|
29 |
32 |
Matt DiBenedetto |
Zynga Poker Ford |
31.918 |
169.184 |
-0.883 |
-0.097 |
|
30 |
38 |
David Ragan |
1000Bulbs.com Ford |
31.925 |
169.146 |
-0.890 |
-0.007 |
|
31 |
13 |
Ty Dillon |
GEICO Chevrolet |
31.961 |
168.956 |
-0.926 |
-0.036 |
|
32 |
00 |
Landon Cassill(i) |
Local Knowledge Chevrolet |
32.169 |
167.863 |
-1.134 |
-0.208 |
|
33 |
23 |
JJ Yeley(i) |
She Beverage Company Ford |
32.471 |
166.302 |
-1.436 |
-0.302 |
|
34 |
72 |
Corey LaJoie |
Schluter Systems Chevrolet |
32.790 |
164.684 |
-1.755 |
-0.319 |
|
35 |
51 |
BJ McLeod(i) |
Jacob Companies Ford |
33.192 |
162.690 |
-2.157 |
-0.402 |
|
36 |
*99 |
yle Weatherman |
International Marine/Native Boatworks Chevrolet |
33.278 |
162.269 |
-2.243 |
-0.086 |
|
37 |
*97 |
anner Berryhill |
Brand South Africa Toyota |
33.382 |
161.764 |
-2.347 |
-0.104 |
|
38 |
15 |
Ross Chastain(i) |
Xchange of America Chevrolet |
33.393 |
161.711 |
-2.358 |
-0.011 |
|
39 |
*66 |
Timmy Hill(i) |
Rewards.com Toyota |
33.812 |
159.707 |
-2.777 |
-0.419 |