NASCAR: Bubba Wallace tops Nashville practice
Bubba Wallace was quickest in NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday evening at Nashville Superspeedway.
Wallace turned a fast lap of 161.708 miles per hour in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota. Fellow Toyota driver Kyle Busch was second-fastest (160.936 mph) for Joe Gibbs Racing.
They were followed by the Chevy trio of Tyler Reddick (160.456 mph), reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson (160.418 mph), and William Byron (160.391 mph).
Practice Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Behind | Gap |
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Root Insurance Toyota | 29.609 | 161.708 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 29.751 | 160.936 | -0.142 | -0.142 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 29.84 | 160.456 | -0.231 | -0.089 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.847 | 160.418 | -0.238 | -0.007 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Valvoline Chevrolet | 29.852 | 160.391 | -0.243 | -0.005 |
| 6 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Toyota | 29.905 | 160.107 | -0.296 | -0.053 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey Chevrolet | 29.913 | 160.064 | -0.304 | -0.008 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Advance Auto Parts Ford | 29.917 | 160.043 | -0.308 | -0.004 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 29.936 | 159.941 | -0.327 | -0.019 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.964 | 159.792 | -0.355 | -0.028 |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DeWalt Toyota | 29.97 | 159.76 | -0.361 | -0.006 |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet | 29.976 | 159.728 | -0.367 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 29.994 | 159.632 | -0.385 | -0.018 |
| 14 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 29.996 | 159.621 | -0.387 | -0.002 |
| 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Music City Chevrolet | 30 | 159.6 | -0.391 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 30.021 | 159.488 | -0.412 | -0.021 |
| 17 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 30.026 | 159.462 | -0.417 | -0.005 |
| 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.064 | 159.26 | -0.455 | -0.038 |
| 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 30.077 | 159.191 | -0.468 | -0.013 |
| 20 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 30.123 | 158.948 | -0.514 | -0.046 |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 30.126 | 158.932 | -0.517 | -0.003 |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Entenmann’s Chevrolet | 30.159 | 158.759 | -0.55 | -0.033 |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 30.167 | 158.716 | -0.558 | -0.008 |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 30.186 | 158.617 | -0.577 | -0.019 |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 30.194 | 158.575 | -0.585 | -0.008 |
| 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Menards/Duracell Ford | 30.21 | 158.491 | -0.601 | -0.016 |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Dixie Vodka Ford | 30.223 | 158.422 | -0.614 | -0.013 |
| 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet | 30.247 | 158.297 | -0.638 | -0.024 |
| 29 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Apple Ford | 30.268 | 158.187 | -0.659 | -0.021 |
| 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 30.306 | 157.989 | -0.697 | -0.038 |
| 31 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Boot Barn Ford | 30.388 | 157.562 | -0.779 | -0.082 |
| 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 30.582 | 156.563 | -0.973 | -0.194 |
| 33 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | King’s Hawaiian Ford | 30.684 | 156.042 | -1.075 | -0.102 |
| 34 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 30.786 | 155.525 | -1.177 | -0.102 |
| 35 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Ford | 30.809 | 155.409 | -1.2 | -0.023 |
| 36 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Motorsport Games XBOX Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |