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Ryan Blaney Fastest In Coca Cola 600 Practice

Pete McCole

Ryan Blaney

Ryan Blaney led the field in Saturday's first practice session for Sunday's Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Blaney turned in a lap of 28.715 seconds (188.055 mph) to lead all drivers in the first of two practice sessions for Sunday's race. Rookie Erik Jones was second with a lap 187.598 mph, followed by his Furniture Row Racing teammate Martin Truex, Jr. at 187.084. Rookie Daniel Suarez was fourth at 186.838, while Trevor Bayne rounded out the top five with a lap of 186.239.

Practice Results

Pos. # Driver Make Laps Time Behind Lap
1 21 Ryan Blaney Ford 26 28.715 Leader 188.055
2 77 Erik Jones Toyota 12 28.785 0.070 187.598
3 78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 24 28.864 0.149 187.084
4 19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 28 28.902 0.187 186.838
5 6 Trevor Bayne Ford 27 28.995 0.280 186.239
6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 22 29.000 0.285 186.207
7 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 24 29.043 0.328 185.931
8 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 30 29.045 0.330 185.918
9 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 18 29.100 0.385 185.567
10 3 Austin Dillon Chevy 24 29.114 0.399 185.478
11 24 Chase Elliott Chevy 35 29.120 0.405 185.440
12 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 14 29.133 0.418 185.357
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 28 29.155 0.440 185.217
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevy 33 29.167 0.452 185.141
15 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 29 29.184 0.469 185.033
16 43 Regan Smith Ford 22 29.204 0.489 184.906
17 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevy 19 29.211 0.496 184.862
18 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 48 29.235 0.520 184.710
19 42 Kyle Larson Chevy 36 29.249 0.534 184.622
20 41 Kurt Busch Ford 23 29.266 0.551 184.514
21 95 Michael McDowell Chevy 32 29.280 0.565 184.426
22 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 28 29.383 0.668 183.780
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 23 29.388 0.673 183.748
24 13 Ty Dillon Chevy 27 29.390 0.675 183.736
25 10 Danica Patrick Ford 31 29.398 0.683 183.686
26 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 24 29.450 0.735 183.362
27 27 Paul Menard Chevy 15 29.478 0.763 183.187
28 37 Chris Buescher Chevy 22 29.521 0.806 182.921
29 22 Joey Logano Ford 27 29.619 0.904 182.315
30 34 Landon Cassill Ford 38 29.650 0.935 182.125
31 72 Cole Whitt Chevy 21 29.763 1.048 181.433
32 32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 19 29.844 1.129 180.941
33 38 David Ragan Ford 19 29.866 1.151 180.808
34 7 JJ Yeley Chevy 11 30.015 1.300 179.910
35 83 Corey LaJoie Toyota 13 30.116 1.401 179.307
36 23 Gray Gaulding Toyota 17 30.206 1.491 178.772
37 15 Reed Sorenson Chevy 24 30.334 1.619 178.018
38 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevy 26 30.376 1.661 177.772
39 51 Timmy Hill Chevy 11 30.708 1.993 175.850
40 55 Derrike Cope Toyota 19 31.239 2.524 172.861