Joey Logano leads Saturday's first Cup practice at Homestead
Team Penske's Joey Logano led the way in Saturday's first of two practice sessions, topping the charts at 169.609mph.
Joey Logano, Team Penske, Ford Fusion Shell Pennzoil
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Logano set the fast time early in the second practice of the weekend and remained there as teams focused on longer runs.
Aric Almirola was second, pole-sitter Denny Hamlin third, Ryan Newman fourth and Erik Jones fifth. Hamlin also ran the most laps at 46 total.
As for the other title contenders, Martin Truex Jr. was ninth, Kyle Busch 23rd and Kevin Harvick 28th.
Logano also led the speed charts in best ten-lap averages at 163.995mph ahead of Jones and Hamlin. Truex ranked fifth, Busch ninth and Harvick 13th.
The session also went incident-free.
Cla | # | Driver | 4506 | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 40 | 31.838 | 169.609 | ||
2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 39 | 31.916 | 0.078 | 0.078 | 169.194 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 46 | 32.049 | 0.211 | 0.133 | 168.492 |
4 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 34 | 32.143 | 0.305 | 0.094 | 167.999 |
5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 31 | 32.256 | 0.418 | 0.113 | 167.411 |
6 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 28 | 32.290 | 0.452 | 0.034 | 167.234 |
7 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 38 | 32.347 | 0.509 | 0.057 | 166.940 |
8 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 42 | 32.389 | 0.551 | 0.042 | 166.723 |
9 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 43 | 32.390 | 0.552 | 0.001 | 166.718 |
10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 43 | 32.397 | 0.559 | 0.007 | 166.682 |
11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 24 | 32.410 | 0.572 | 0.013 | 166.615 |
12 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 23 | 32.436 | 0.598 | 0.026 | 166.482 |
13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 44 | 32.496 | 0.658 | 0.060 | 166.174 |
14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 26 | 32.524 | 0.686 | 0.028 | 166.031 |
15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 43 | 32.535 | 0.697 | 0.011 | 165.975 |
16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 38 | 32.590 | 0.752 | 0.055 | 165.695 |
17 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 31 | 32.615 | 0.777 | 0.025 | 165.568 |
18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 44 | 32.690 | 0.852 | 0.075 | 165.188 |
19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 41 | 32.746 | 0.908 | 0.056 | 164.906 |
20 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 40 | 32.752 | 0.914 | 0.006 | 164.875 |
21 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 34 | 32.754 | 0.916 | 0.002 | 164.865 |
22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 41 | 32.825 | 0.987 | 0.071 | 164.509 |
23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 41 | 32.829 | 0.991 | 0.004 | 164.489 |
24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 31 | 32.878 | 1.040 | 0.049 | 164.244 |
25 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 41 | 32.882 | 1.044 | 0.004 | 164.224 |
26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 22 | 32.889 | 1.051 | 0.007 | 164.189 |
27 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Chevrolet | 25 | 32.968 | 1.130 | 0.079 | 163.795 |
28 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 33 | 33.017 | 1.179 | 0.049 | 163.552 |
29 | 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 17 | 33.255 | 1.417 | 0.238 | 162.382 |
30 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 31 | 33.385 | 1.547 | 0.130 | 161.749 |
31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 28 | 33.444 | 1.606 | 0.059 | 161.464 |
32 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 24 | 33.972 | 2.134 | 0.528 | 158.954 |
33 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 14 | 34.025 | 2.187 | 0.053 | 158.707 |
34 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 25 | 34.065 | 2.227 | 0.040 | 158.520 |
35 | 97 | Tanner Berryhill | Toyota | 15 | 34.098 | 2.260 | 0.033 | 158.367 |
36 | 99 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 20 | 34.278 | 2.440 | 0.180 | 157.535 |
37 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 19 | 34.342 | 2.504 | 0.064 | 157.242 |
38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 17 | 35.193 | 3.355 | 0.851 | 153.440 |
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