Erik Jones Leads Final Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
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| Erik Jones |
| Pete McCole/AR1 |
Erik Jones was fastest in Saturday's final practice session for Sunday's running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jones best lap of 28.870 seconds (187.045) was the best among the 40 starters that took the track in the lone practice session. An earlier practice scheduled for 9am was cancelled due to rain, giving teams precious little practice time before tomorrow's race.
Kyle Larson was second fastest, running 28.929 seconds (186.664 mph), followed by Ryan Blaney (186.104 mph), Joey Logano (186.047) and Denny Hamlin (185.938). Pole sitter Kyle Busch was 18th quickest.
— Pete McCole reporting from Charlotte Motor Speedway
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos. | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Time | Speed | Laps | Best Lap | Fastest | Next |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Circle K Toyota | 28.87 | 187.045 | 18 | 50 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | DC Solar Chevrolet | 28.929 | 186.664 | 15 | 43 | -0.059 | -0.059 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | PPG Ford | 29.016 | 186.104 | 1 | 35 | -0.146 | -0.087 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 29.025 | 186.047 | 16 | 55 | -0.155 | -0.009 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 29.042 | 185.938 | 13 | 49 | -0.172 | -0.017 |
| 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas 30 Years of the VF1 Ford | 29.081 | 185.688 | 12 | 45 | -0.211 | -0.039 |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Ford | 29.085 | 185.663 | 1 | 45 | -0.215 | -0.004 |
| 8 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/Knauf Ford | 29.117 | 185.459 | 1 | 35 | -0.247 | -0.032 |
| 9 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Thorne Chevrolet | 29.167 | 185.141 | 9 | 26 | -0.297 | -0.05 |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 29.178 | 185.071 | 11 | 40 | -0.308 | -0.011 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.185 | 185.027 | 33 | 46 | -0.315 | -0.007 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.188 | 185.008 | 14 | 43 | -0.318 | -0.003 |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Patriotic Chevrolet | 29.205 | 184.9 | 32 | 49 | -0.335 | -0.017 |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro ShopS Toyota | 29.211 | 184.862 | 2 | 42 | -0.341 | -0.006 |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Liberty National Chevrolet | 29.219 | 184.811 | 19 | 30 | -0.349 | -0.008 |
| 16 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 29.219 | 184.811 | 9 | 33 | -0.349 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1/Busch Beer Ford | 29.228 | 184.754 | 3 | 21 | -0.358 | -0.009 |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Red White & Blue Toyota | 29.238 | 184.691 | 1 | 39 | -0.368 | -0.01 |
| 19 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Kroger/Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 29.272 | 184.477 | 22 | 37 | -0.402 | -0.034 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 29.281 | 184.42 | 3 | 51 | -0.411 | -0.009 |
| 21 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 29.282 | 184.414 | 30 | 43 | -0.412 | -0.001 |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Stars Stripes and Lites Ford | 29.293 | 184.344 | 32 | 43 | -0.423 | -0.011 |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 29.294 | 184.338 | 4 | 30 | -0.424 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Chevrolet | 29.366 | 183.886 | 1 | 41 | -0.496 | -0.072 |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Military Chevrolet | 29.425 | 183.517 | 22 | 32 | -0.555 | -0.059 |
| 26 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet | 29.426 | 183.511 | 1 | 32 | -0.556 | -0.001 |
| 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Cosmo Motors Ford | 29.457 | 183.318 | 2 | 24 | -0.587 | -0.031 |
| 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Cottonelle Chevrolet | 29.46 | 183.299 | 30 | 33 | -0.59 | -0.003 |
| 29 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport Ford | 29.546 | 182.766 | 20 | 30 | -0.676 | -0.086 |
| 30 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Wyndham Rewards Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 | 12 | 20 | -0.726 | -0.05 |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Dockside Logistics Ford | 29.662 | 182.051 | 23 | 34 | -0.792 | -0.066 |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Internetwork Engineering Chevrolet | 29.74 | 181.574 | 1 | 22 | -0.87 | -0.078 |
| 33 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota | 29.846 | 180.929 | 1 | 16 | -0.976 | -0.106 |
| 34 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | MyFreedomSmokes.com Chevrolet | 30.008 | 179.952 | 7 | 22 | -1.138 | -0.162 |
| 35 | 0 | Landon Cassill | DAIRI-O Chevrolet | 30.039 | 179.766 | 12 | 21 | -1.169 | -0.031 |
| 36 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing Toyota | 30.055 | 179.671 | 4 | 21 | -1.185 | -0.016 |
| 37 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Prefund Capital Chevrolet | 30.271 | 178.389 | 3 | 4 | -1.401 | -0.216 |
| 38 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Steakhouse Elite Chevrolet | 30.352 | 177.912 | 4 | 8 | -1.482 | -0.081 |
| 39 | 55 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Angels of America's Fallen Chevrolet | 30.528 | 176.887 | 1 | 17 | -1.658 | -0.176 |
| 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill | CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota | 30.661 | 176.12 | 2 | 4 | -1.791 | -0.133 |