Jimmie Johnson tops final Cup practice at Las Vegas
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| Jimmie Johnson |
Jimmie Johnson turned the fastest lap in Friday’s second and final NASCAR Cup practice of the weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The seven-time Cup champion clocked a best speed of 179.432 mph around the 1.5-mile oval.
Johnson and his Chevrolet were followed by five Fords.
Clint Bowyer, who was second-fastest in the first practice earlier in the day, was once again second-fast in the final session at 179.271 mph.
Aric Almirola, who was fastest in the first practice, was third-fastest in the final session at 179.170 mph.
Rounding out the top-5 were Kevin Harvick at 179.015 mph and Matt DiBenedetto at 178.814 mph.
Final Practice Results
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Behind | Gap |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 30.095 | 179.432 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | BlueDEF Ford | 30.122 | 179.271 | -0.027 | -0.027 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 30.139 | 179.170 | -0.044 | -0.017 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Ford | 30.165 | 179.015 | -0.070 | -0.026 |
| 5 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 30.199 | 178.814 | -0.104 | -0.034 |
| 6 | 6 | Ross Chastain(i) | Wyndham Rewards Ford | 30.225 | 178.660 | -0.130 | -0.026 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 30.265 | 178.424 | -0.170 | -0.040 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Pennzoil Ford | 30.276 | 178.359 | -0.181 | -0.011 |
| 9 | 38 | John Hunter | Berry's Bullets Ford | 30.293 | 178.259 | -0.198 | -0.017 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Llumar Chevrolet | 30.322 | 178.089 | -0.227 | -0.029 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 30.332 | 178.030 | -0.237 | -0.010 |
| 12 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 30.347 | 177.942 | -0.252 | -0.015 |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Pennzoil Ford | 30.349 | 177.930 | -0.254 | -0.002 |
| 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 | -0.255 | -0.001 |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 30.354 | 177.901 | -0.259 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 30.361 | 177.860 | -0.266 | -0.007 |
| 17 | 41 | Cole Custer # | Production Alliance Group/Haas Ford | 30.366 | 177.830 | -0.271 | -0.005 |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Ford | 30.380 | 177.749 | -0.285 | -0.014 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 30.418 | 177.526 | -0.323 | -0.038 |
| 20 | 95 | Christopher Bell # | Rheem/RTP Toyota | 30.420 | 177.515 | -0.325 | -0.002 |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker OffRoad | 30.442 | 177.387 | -0.347 | -0.022 |
| 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.461 | 177.276 | -0.366 | -0.019 |
| 23 | 8 | Tyler Reddick # | TAME The BEAST Chevrolet | 30.474 | 177.200 | -0.379 | -0.013 |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger Chevrolet | 30.481 | 177.160 | -0.386 | -0.007 |
| 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Natural Light Seltzer Chevrolet | 30.491 | 177.101 | -0.396 | -0.010 |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 30.520 | 176.933 | -0.425 | -0.029 |
| 27 | 20 | Erik Jones | Irwin SPEEDBOR Toyota | 30.524 | 176.910 | -0.429 | -0.004 |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers White Toyota | 30.543 | 176.800 | -0.448 | -0.019 |
| 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Coke Energy Chevrolet | 30.653 | 176.165 | -0.558 | -0.110 |
| 30 | *96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota | 30.833 | 175.137 | -0.738 | -0.180 |
| 31 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Ford | 31.020 | 174.081 | -0.925 | -0.187 |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole # | Goettl Chevrolet | 31.179 | 173.193 | -1.084 | -0.159 |
| 33 | 00 | Quin Houff # | Victory Weekend Chevrolet | 31.370 | 172.139 | -1.275 | -0.191 |
| 34 | 52 | JJ Yeley(i) | Ford | 31.378 | 172.095 | -1.283 | -0.008 |
| 35 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 31.480 | 171.537 | -1.385 | -0.102 |
| 36 | 53 | Joey Gase(i) | Nevada Donor Network Ford | 31.980 | 168.856 | -1.885 | -0.500 |
| 37 | 51 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 32.274 | 167.317 | -2.179 | -0.294 |
| 38 | *66 | Timmy Hill(i) | Toyota | 32.905 | 164.109 | -2.810 | -0.631 |
* Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 27 | 36 | 177.636 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 11 | 177.500 |
| 3 | 6 | Ross Chastain(i) | 2 | 11 | 177.416 |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | 1 | 10 | 177.375 |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | 2 | 11 | 177.084 |
| 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | 1 | 10 | 176.927 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | 2 | 11 | 176.838 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 16 | 176.831 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11 | 176.822 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 24 | 33 | 176.723 |
| 11 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek # | 1 | 10 | 176.599 |
| 12 | 13 | Ty Dillon | 2 | 11 | 176.582 |
| 13 | 95 | Christopher Bell # | 24 | 33 | 176.581 |
| 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 12 | 176.553 |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 11 | 176.459 |
| 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 3 | 12 | 176.345 |
| 17 | 41 | Cole Custer # | 1 | 10 | 176.205 |
| 18 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 46 | 55 | 176.193 |
| 19 | 8 | Tyler Reddick # | 2 | 11 | 176.193 |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | 1 | 10 | 176.150 |
| 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 11 | 175.972 |
| 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 19 | 175.937 |
| 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 19 | 175.651 |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 28 | 37 | 175.301 |
| 25 | 20 | Erik Jones | 28 | 37 | 174.984 |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | 22 | 31 | 174.804 |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | 9 | 18 | 174.672 |
| 28 | 96 | * Daniel Suarez | 7 | 16 | 173.596 |
| 29 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | 6 | 15 | 173.425 |
| 30 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | 25 | 34 | 171.570 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.