NXS: Jimmie Johnson Leads Final Kobalt 400 Practice; Gordon and Ragan To Back-Up

Jimmie Johnson would lead the first practice, and he would keep the momentum going as he would lead the final practice with a lap of 28.779 seconds.

Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano was second quickest, followed by Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr. and last week’s race winner Kevin Harvick.

Brian Vickers was sixth quickest in his return behind the wheel, followed by Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski and Austin Dillon.

Meanwhile, David Ragan would get loose off of turn two, making significant contact with the wall – resulting in a back-up. Pole sitter Jeff Gordon also has to go to a back-up after contact with Danica Patrick when she spun.

Just when u think everything is starting to go your way 10 spins in front of u & ruins ur day & the @3MRacing @TeamChevy. Going to backup!

— Jeff Gordon (@JeffGordonWeb) March 7, 2015

POS	DRIVER	LAPS	FAST SPEED	FAST TIME	BEHIND
1	^#48 Jimmie Johnson	47	187.637	28.779	Leader
2	^#22 Joey Logano	33	186.916	28.890	0.111
3	^#13 Casey Mears	28	186.458	28.961	0.182
4	^#78 Martin Truex Jr.	27	186.438	28.964	0.185
5	^#4 Kevin Harvick	42	186.342	28.979	0.200
6	^#55 Brian Vickers	39	185.842	29.057	0.278
7	^#20 Matt Kenseth	36	185.816	29.061	0.282
8	^#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.	32	185.765	29.069	0.290
9	^#2 Brad Keselowski	44	185.605	29.094	0.315
10	^#3 Austin Dillon	26	185.561	29.101	0.322
11	^#15 Clint Bowyer	33	185.370	29.131	0.352
12	^#47 AJ Allmendinger	32	185.338	29.136	0.357
13	^#31 Ryan Newman	33	185.319	29.139	0.360
14	^#24 Jeff Gordon	39	185.306	29.141	0.362
15	^#5 Kasey Kahne	38	185.153	29.165	0.386
16	^#11 Denny Hamlin	44	185.065	29.179	0.400
17	^#42 Kyle Larson	43	185.046	29.182	0.403
18	^#16 Greg Biffle	35	184.919	29.202	0.423
19	^#43 Aric Almirola	19	184.919	29.202	0.423
20	^#14 Tony Stewart	40	184.628	29.248	0.469
21	^#19 Carl Edwards	33	184.622	29.249	0.470
22	^#18 David Ragan	30	184.281	29.303	0.524
23	^#27 Paul Menard	35	184.168	29.321	0.542
24	^#46 Michael Annett	22	184.005	29.347	0.568
25	^#33 Brian Scott	44	183.711	29.394	0.615
26	^#1 Jamie McMurray	36	183.418	29.441	0.662
27	^#9 Sam Hornish Jr.	40	183.405	29.443	0.664
28	^#21 Ryan Blaney	24	183.299	29.460	0.681
29	^#7 Alex Bowman	22	183.175	29.480	0.701
30	^#51 Justin Allgaier	25	183.138	29.486	0.707
31	^#10 Danica Patrick	25	182.624	29.569	0.790
32	^#41 Regan Smith	33	182.624	29.569	0.790
33	^#17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	24	182.100	29.654	0.875
34	^#38 David Gilliland	16	182.094	29.655	0.876
35	^#6 Trevor Bayne	28	182.082	29.657	0.878
36	^#34 Brett Moffitt	27	181.178	29.805	1.026
37	^#95 Michael McDowell	37	180.578	29.904	1.125
38	^#26 Jeb Burton	16	179.916	30.014	1.235
39	^#40 Landon Cassill	27	179.587	30.069	1.290
40	^#35 Cole Whitt	14	179.533	30.078	1.299
41	^#23 J.J. Yeley	29	179.027	30.163	1.384
42	^#98 Josh Wise	22	178.843	30.194	1.415
43	^#62 Brendan Gaughan	18	176.974	30.513	1.734