Photo Credit: Noel Lanier
In the first practice for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, it’d be Hendrick Motorsports leading the way.
Kasey Kahne would top the charts with a lap of 14.971 seconds as he enters this weekend sitting fifth in points with three top-10s, coming off a eighth place finish at Texas Motor Speedway. Kahne is also a previous Bristol winner, having visited victory lane in 2013.
2004 Bristol winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second quickest, 0.001 seconds off of Kahne. Earnhardt comes into this weekend with momentum, as well, having finished third at Texas.
Brad Keselowski was third quickest in his Ford for Team Penske, followed by Carl Edwards and David Ragan.
Justin Allgaier was sixth, followed by Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray and Austin Dillon. With Luke Lambert out for the next six weeks due to suspension, Newman has veteran crew chief Todd Parrott calling the shots.
2015 NSCS Food City 500 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Chevrolet | 14.971 | 128.168 | 37 | 38 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Mountain Dew Dewshine Chevrolet | 14.972 | 128.159 | 48 | 52 | -0.001 | -0.001 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 14.994 | 127.971 | 35 | 41 | -0.023 | -0.022 |
| 4 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Comcast Business Toyota | 15.043 | 127.554 | 35 | 36 | -0.072 | -0.049 |
| 5 | 18 | David Ragan | Snickers Xtreme Toyota | 15.044 | 127.546 | 39 | 44 | -0.073 | -0.001 |
| 6 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet | 15.049 | 127.503 | 38 | 43 | -0.078 | -0.005 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader Ford | 15.05 | 127.495 | 28 | 33 | -0.079 | -0.001 |
| 8 | 31 | Ryan Newman | WIX Chevrolet | 15.05 | 127.495 | 40 | 45 | -0.079 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevrolet | 15.06 | 127.41 | 32 | 33 | -0.089 | -0.01 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | DOW Chevrolet | 15.063 | 127.385 | 45 | 46 | -0.092 | -0.003 |
| 11 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Thrivent Financial Ford | 15.063 | 127.385 | 26 | 27 | -0.092 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet | 15.074 | 127.292 | 28 | 29 | -0.103 | -0.011 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 3M Chevrolet | 15.089 | 127.165 | 30 | 33 | -0.118 | -0.015 |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target Chevrolet | 15.105 | 127.031 | 38 | 45 | -0.134 | -0.016 |
| 15 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 15.111 | 126.98 | 37 | 42 | -0.14 | -0.006 |
| 16 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 15.116 | 126.938 | 21 | 29 | -0.145 | -0.005 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ortho Ford | 15.129 | 126.829 | 35 | 35 | -0.158 | -0.013 |
| 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet | 15.139 | 126.745 | 51 | 51 | -0.168 | -0.01 |
| 19 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Bush’s Beans Chevrolet | 15.145 | 126.695 | 38 | 38 | -0.174 | -0.006 |
| 20 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevrolet | 15.145 | 126.695 | 38 | 43 | -0.174 | 0 |
| 21 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet | 15.164 | 126.537 | 35 | 36 | -0.193 | -0.019 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 15.164 | 126.537 | 30 | 30 | -0.193 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Zest Ford | 15.165 | 126.528 | 28 | 34 | -0.194 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 15.171 | 126.478 | 20 | 21 | -0.2 | -0.006 |
| 25 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 15.181 | 126.395 | 26 | 27 | -0.21 | -0.01 |
| 26 | 55 | Brett Moffitt # | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 15.192 | 126.303 | 52 | 57 | -0.221 | -0.011 |
| 27 | 46 | Michael Annett | Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet | 15.195 | 126.278 | 52 | 60 | -0.224 | -0.003 |
| 28 | 26 | Jeb Burton # | MaximFantasySports.com Toyota | 15.196 | 126.27 | 29 | 36 | -0.225 | -0.001 |
| 29 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 15.214 | 126.121 | 33 | 38 | -0.243 | -0.018 |
| 30 | 98 | Josh Wise | Phil Parsons Racing Ford | 15.218 | 126.088 | 2 | 19 | -0.247 | -0.004 |
| 31 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Dustless Blasting Toyota | 15.225 | 126.03 | 12 | 14 | -0.254 | -0.007 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | MDS Transport Ford | 15.238 | 125.922 | 35 | 38 | -0.267 | -0.013 |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet | 15.242 | 125.889 | 17 | 20 | -0.271 | -0.004 |
| 34 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Nature Blast Ford | 15.243 | 125.881 | 35 | 41 | -0.272 | -0.001 |
| 35 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 15.271 | 125.65 | 64 | 65 | -0.3 | -0.028 |
| 36 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Chevrolet | 15.282 | 125.559 | 46 | 47 | -0.311 | -0.011 |
| 37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Ford | 15.3 | 125.412 | 33 | 34 | -0.329 | -0.018 |
| 38 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 15.306 | 125.363 | 45 | 53 | -0.335 | -0.006 |
| 39 | 34 | Chris Buescher(i) | CSX/Play It Safe Ford | 15.318 | 125.264 | 39 | 41 | -0.347 | -0.012 |
| 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Keen Parts/Visone RV Ford | 15.379 | 124.768 | 13 | 22 | -0.408 | -0.061 |
| 41 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Tweaker Energy Shots Ford | 15.387 | 124.703 | 22 | 24 | -0.416 | -0.008 |
| 42 | 23 | JJ Yeley(i) | Dr Pepper I’m a Pepper Toyota | 15.448 | 124.21 | 20 | 24 | -0.477 | -0.061 |
| 43 | 30 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet | 15.512 | 123.698 | 16 | 23 | -0.541 | -0.064 |
| 44 | 33 | Alex Kennedy # | Media Cast Chevrolet | 15.518 | 123.65 | 52 | 59 | -0.547 | -0.006 |
| 45 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan(i) | Vydox Plus Chevrolet | 15.621 | 122.835 | 15 | 17 | -0.65 | -0.103 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series, # Denotes Rookie
Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia/NASCAR Statistics
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