Photo Credit: Noel Lanier
In a pair of Hisense 250 practice sessions at Atlanta Motor Speedway, it’d be Joey Logano topping the charts in both sessions.
The 2015 Daytona 500 winner would lead the first practice with a lap of 30.327 seconds as he makes his first start of the year behind the wheel of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang. Ty Dillon was second quickest, 0.028 seconds behind, as he looks to capture the championship this year for Richard Childress Racing. Kevin Harvick was third in his first XFINITY start of the season for JR Motorsports, followed by Matt Kenseth and Erik Jones. Jones is driving the No. 54 Monster Energy Camry in place of Kyle Busch after Busch broke his leg in a crash last weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Logano would then lead the final practice session with a lap of 30.444 seconds, ahead of Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan won two races last season and returns in hunt of the championship with Richard Childress Racing. Gaughan’s teammate Paul Menard was third quickest, followed by Daniel Saurez. Saurez is trying to put a disappointing Daytona Speedweeks behind him after getting involved in a pair of wrecks during XFINITY Speedweeks. Defending Series Champion Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five.
The Hisense 200 is scheduled to start at 2:20 p.m. EST on Saturday afternoon and will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1.
2015 NXS Hisense 250 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano(i) | Discount Tire Ford | 30.327 | 182.807 | 2 | 2 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 3 | Ty Dillon | WESCO Chevrolet | 30.355 | 182.639 | 2 | 2 | -0.028 | -0.028 |
| 3 | 88 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet | 30.363 | 182.591 | 2 | 2 | -0.036 | -0.008 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth(i) | Resers Toyota | 30.491 | 181.824 | 3 | 5 | -0.164 | -0.128 |
| 5 | 54 | Erik Jones(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 30.517 | 181.669 | 4 | 13 | -0.19 | -0.026 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Ford | 30.64 | 180.94 | 2 | 7 | -0.313 | -0.123 |
| 7 | 6 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 30.758 | 180.246 | 3 | 26 | -0.431 | -0.118 |
| 8 | 7 | Regan Smith | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 30.765 | 180.205 | 2 | 5 | -0.438 | -0.007 |
| 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Chevrolet | 30.784 | 180.094 | 3 | 11 | -0.457 | -0.019 |
| 10 | 2 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Chevrolet | 30.804 | 179.977 | 4 | 5 | -0.477 | -0.02 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) | ENEOS Chevrolet | 30.826 | 179.848 | 5 | 8 | -0.499 | -0.022 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.832 | 179.813 | 2 | 2 | -0.505 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet | 30.925 | 179.272 | 4 | 5 | -0.598 | -0.093 |
| 14 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Richmond/Menards Chevrolet | 31.003 | 178.821 | 1 | 1 | -0.676 | -0.078 |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford | 31.056 | 178.516 | 3 | 4 | -0.729 | -0.053 |
| 16 | 98 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford | 31.135 | 178.063 | 2 | 2 | -0.808 | -0.079 |
| 17 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | WinField Ford | 31.154 | 177.955 | 8 | 12 | -0.827 | -0.019 |
| 18 | 28 | JJ Yeley | Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota | 31.225 | 177.55 | 3 | 4 | -0.898 | -0.071 |
| 19 | 1 | Landon Cassill | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 31.293 | 177.164 | 2 | 4 | -0.966 | -0.068 |
| 20 | 18 | Daniel Suarez # | ARRIS Toyota | 31.309 | 177.074 | 10 | 22 | -0.982 | -0.016 |
| 21 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 31.425 | 176.42 | 2 | 2 | -1.098 | -0.116 |
| 22 | 14 | Cale Conley # | Toyota | 31.479 | 176.117 | 2 | 3 | -1.152 | -0.054 |
| 23 | 8 | Blake Koch | Celsius Negative Calorie Cola Toyota | 31.65 | 175.166 | 6 | 6 | -1.323 | -0.171 |
| 24 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) | Zaxby’s Chevrolet | 32.222 | 172.056 | 2 | 3 | -1.895 | -0.572 |
| 25 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota | 32.223 | 172.051 | 2 | 2 | -1.896 | -0.001 |
| 26 | 90 | Jimmy Weller | Geneva Liberty Steel Chevrolet | 32.323 | 171.519 | 9 | 13 | -1.996 | -0.1 |
| 27 | 52 | Joey Gase | LifeLink/DB Sales Chevrolet | 32.418 | 171.016 | 4 | 5 | -2.091 | -0.095 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series, # Denotes Rookie
2015 NXS Hisense 250 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano(i) | Discount Tire Ford | 30.444 | 182.105 | 2 | 44 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Chevrolet | 30.654 | 180.857 | 10 | 21 | -0.21 | -0.21 |
| 3 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Richmond/Menards Chevrolet | 30.721 | 180.463 | 2 | 39 | -0.277 | -0.067 |
| 4 | 18 | Daniel Suarez # | ARRIS Toyota | 30.729 | 180.416 | 4 | 32 | -0.285 | -0.008 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.736 | 180.375 | 4 | 43 | -0.292 | -0.007 |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth(i) | Resers Toyota | 30.738 | 180.363 | 19 | 29 | -0.294 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 88 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet | 30.752 | 180.281 | 28 | 38 | -0.308 | -0.014 |
| 8 | 2 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Chevrolet | 30.756 | 180.258 | 22 | 32 | -0.312 | -0.004 |
| 9 | 7 | Regan Smith | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 30.775 | 180.146 | 10 | 38 | -0.331 | -0.019 |
| 10 | 54 | Erik Jones(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 30.827 | 179.842 | 5 | 47 | -0.383 | -0.052 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) | ENEOS Chevrolet | 30.83 | 179.825 | 19 | 31 | -0.386 | -0.003 |
| 12 | 6 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 30.888 | 179.487 | 1 | 42 | -0.444 | -0.058 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet | 30.9 | 179.417 | 1 | 27 | -0.456 | -0.012 |
| 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon | WESCO Chevrolet | 30.968 | 179.024 | 4 | 37 | -0.524 | -0.068 |
| 15 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 31.028 | 178.677 | 29 | 53 | -0.584 | -0.06 |
| 16 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | WinField Ford | 31.139 | 178.04 | 20 | 29 | -0.695 | -0.111 |
| 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Ford | 31.148 | 177.989 | 21 | 31 | -0.704 | -0.009 |
| 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Holiday Inn Club Vacations Toyota | 31.16 | 177.92 | 4 | 23 | -0.716 | -0.012 |
| 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford | 31.229 | 177.527 | 22 | 39 | -0.785 | -0.069 |
| 20 | 28 | JJ Yeley | Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota | 31.254 | 177.385 | 2 | 27 | -0.81 | -0.025 |
| 21 | 8 | Blake Koch | Celsius Negative Calorie Cola Toyota | 31.302 | 177.113 | 25 | 26 | -0.858 | -0.048 |
| 22 | 98 | Sam Hornish Jr.(i) | Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford | 31.342 | 176.887 | 8 | 10 | -0.898 | -0.04 |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | AllSouthElectric.com/BRT Extrusions Chevrolet | 31.351 | 176.836 | 1 | 20 | -0.907 | -0.009 |
| 24 | 1 | Landon Cassill | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 31.42 | 176.448 | 3 | 14 | -0.976 | -0.069 |
| 25 | 14 | Cale Conley # | Toyota | 31.421 | 176.443 | 2 | 31 | -0.977 | -0.001 |
| 26 | 4 | Ross Chastain # | Flex Shot Chevrolet | 31.445 | 176.308 | 2 | 16 | -1.001 | -0.024 |
| 27 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) | Zaxby’s Chevrolet | 31.496 | 176.022 | 30 | 31 | -1.052 | -0.051 |
| 28 | 44 | David Starr | Zachry Toyota | 31.616 | 175.354 | 3 | 22 | -1.172 | -0.12 |
| 29 | 90 | Jimmy Weller | Geneva Liberty Steel Chevrolet | 31.898 | 173.804 | 2 | 24 | -1.454 | -0.282 |
| 30 | 55 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Fronius USA/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet | 31.921 | 173.679 | 7 | 18 | -1.477 | -0.023 |
| 31 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota | 32.114 | 172.635 | 5 | 16 | -1.67 | -0.193 |
| 32 | 52 | Joey Gase | LifeLink/DB Sales Chevrolet | 32.481 | 170.684 | 8 | 8 | -2.037 | -0.367 |
| 33 | 0 | Harrison Rhodes # | teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet | 32.514 | 170.511 | 15 | 24 | -2.07 | -0.033 |
| 34 | 13 | Cody Ware(i) | Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge | 32.685 | 169.619 | 6 | 21 | -2.241 | -0.171 |
| 35 | 15 | Chris Cockrum | Advanced Communications Group | 32.689 | 169.598 | 11 | 16 | -2.245 | -0.004 |
| 36 | 74 | Mike Harmon | JR Peters Roadside Auto Dodge | 32.885 | 168.588 | 7 | 11 | -2.441 | -0.196 |
| 37 | 40 | Carl Long | Braille Battery Grafoid Toyota | 32.904 | 168.49 | 3 | 5 | -2.46 | -0.019 |
| 38 | 97 | Josh Reaume # | Obaika Racing Chevrolet | 32.908 | 168.47 | 3 | 8 | -2.464 | -0.004 |
| 39 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Wade Tractor/Adrenalin Power Sports Chevrolet | 33.124 | 167.371 | 2 | 15 | -2.68 | -0.216 |
| 40 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Courtney Construction Chevrolet | 34.305 | 161.609 | 4 | 4 | -3.861 | -1.181 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series, # Denotes Rookie
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