NASCAR: Bowyer leads opening practice in Sonoma
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| A happy Clint Bowyer |
Clint Bowyer placed the #15 5-Hour Energy Toyota atop the time charts in Great Clips Fast Friday opening practice in preparation for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The 2012 Sonoma winner navigated the 1.99-mile 11-turn road course in 74.979 seconds, just under two-tenths quicker than the #47 Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet of A.J. Allmendinger. Sam Hornish Jr. was third two-tenths behind Allmendinger.
Danica Patrick joined fellow former single-seat drivers in the top-5 posting the fourth quick time. 2013 and 2014 pole winner Jamie McMurray rounded out the top-five.
Final practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins at 3:30 p.m. local time. Full practice 1 times below.
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# | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Speed (mph) | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 95.547 | 74.979 | Leader |
| 2 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kingsford Charcoal | 95.318 | 75.159 | –0.180 |
| 3 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | Jacob Companies | 95.092 | 75.338 | –0.359 |
| 4 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 95.012 | 75.401 | –0.422 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | CESSNA | 94.940 | 75.458 | –0.479 |
| 6 | 55 | David Ragan | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 94.802 | 75.568 | –0.589 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ortho Ford Fusion | 94.781 | 75.585 | –0.606 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Folds of Honor / Outback Steakhouse / Budweiser | 94.713 | 75.639 | –0.660 |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 94.554 | 75.766 | –0.787 |
| 10 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Stanley | 94.497 | 75.812 | –0.833 |
| 11 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Nathans Famous | 94.407 | 75.884 | –0.905 |
| 12 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Viva Vantage | 94.195 | 76.055 | –1.076 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops | 94.079 | 76.149 | –1.170 |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal Ford Fusion | 94.024 | 76.193 | –1.214 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES | 93.973 | 76.235 | –1.256 |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | WIX Filters | 93.965 | 76.241 | –1.262 |
| 17 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | KLOVE Radio | 93.957 | 76.248 | –1.269 |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Crispy | 93.954 | 76.250 | –1.271 |
| 19 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 93.905 | 76.290 | –1.311 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Richmond/Menards | 93.898 | 76.296 | –1.317 |
| 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 93.809 | 76.368 | –1.389 |
| 22 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Visser Precision | 93.803 | 76.373 | –1.394 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | LOWE'S PRO SERVICES | 93.800 | 76.375 | –1.396 |
| 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Alliance Truck Parts | 93.799 | 76.376 | –1.397 |
| 25 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 93.797 | 76.378 | –1.399 |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 93.532 | 76.594 | –1.615 |
| 27 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 93.476 | 76.640 | –1.661 |
| 28 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 93.432 | 76.676 | –1.697 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Microsoft | 93.290 | 76.793 | –1.814 |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | 93.282 | 76.799 | –1.820 |
| 31 | 34 | Justin Marks | Ford | Dockside Logistics | 92.957 | 77.068 | –2.089 |
| 32 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Advocare Ford Fusion | 92.757 | 77.234 | –2.255 |
| 33 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Bene-fit | 92.589 | 77.374 | –2.395 |
| 34 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 92.539 | 77.416 | –2.437 |
| 35 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Uponor | 92.206 | 77.696 | –2.717 |
| 36 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 92.158 | 77.736 | –2.757 |
| 37 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 91.992 | 77.876 | –2.897 |
| 38 | 32 | Boris Said | Ford | Loss Prevention Group | 91.739 | 78.091 | –3.112 |
| 39 | 33 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | Media Cast | 91.725 | 78.103 | –3.124 |
| 40 | 98 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Dogecoin | 91.522 | 78.276 | –3.297 |
| 41 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | Maxim Fantasy Sports | 91.467 | 78.323 | –3.344 |
| 42 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Burger King | 91.306 | 78.461 | –3.482 |
| 43 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | TBA | 90.636 | 79.041 | –4.062 |
| 44 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | TBA | 90.630 | 79.047 | –4.068 |