Photo Credit: Noel Lanier
In the first practice for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300, it’d be Denny Hamlin topping the charts with a lap of 15.715 seconds.
In six previous XFINITY trips to the fish bowl, Hamlin has yet to visit victory lane with a best finish of fourth in 2006. This does mark his first XFINITY start at Bristol since 2008, though.
Brian Scott was second quickest as he continues to search for his first career victory, followed by Joey Logano, Texas winner Erik Jones and Austin Dillon.
Kevin Harvick was sixth, followed by Regan Smith, Brendan Gaughan, Chris Buescher and Daniel Saurez. Points leader Ty Dillon was 12th quickest.
2015 NXS Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 15.715 | 122.1 | 8 | 31 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Chevrolet | 15.718 | 122.077 | 31 | 46 | -0.003 | -0.003 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano(i) | Discount Tire Ford | 15.777 | 121.62 | 24 | 47 | -0.062 | -0.059 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones(i) | GameStop Toyota | 15.827 | 121.236 | 20 | 61 | -0.112 | -0.05 |
| 5 | 33 | Austin Dillon(i) | Rheem Chevrolet | 15.829 | 121.221 | 10 | 31 | -0.114 | -0.002 |
| 6 | 88 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet | 15.832 | 121.198 | 25 | 30 | -0.117 | -0.003 |
| 7 | 7 | Regan Smith | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 15.87 | 120.907 | 47 | 55 | -0.155 | -0.038 |
| 8 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Chevrolet | 15.871 | 120.9 | 26 | 35 | -0.156 | -0.001 |
| 9 | 60 | Chris Buescher | Roush Performance Products Ford | 15.894 | 120.725 | 31 | 40 | -0.179 | -0.023 |
| 10 | 18 | Daniel Suarez # | ARRIS Toyota | 15.915 | 120.566 | 16 | 71 | -0.2 | -0.021 |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 15.922 | 120.512 | 27 | 38 | -0.207 | -0.007 |
| 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Yuengling Light Chevrolet | 15.949 | 120.308 | 54 | 55 | -0.234 | -0.027 |
| 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Ford | 16.031 | 119.693 | 32 | 38 | -0.316 | -0.082 |
| 14 | 28 | JJ Yeley | Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota | 16.041 | 119.618 | 23 | 25 | -0.326 | -0.01 |
| 15 | 42 | Brennan Poole | DC Solar Chevrolet | 16.054 | 119.522 | 59 | 98 | -0.339 | -0.013 |
| 16 | 6 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 16.055 | 119.514 | 7 | 24 | -0.34 | -0.001 |
| 17 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) | Zaxby’s Chevrolet | 16.082 | 119.314 | 57 | 61 | -0.367 | -0.027 |
| 18 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong | WinField Ford | 16.104 | 119.151 | 15 | 35 | -0.389 | -0.022 |
| 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford | 16.126 | 118.988 | 37 | 39 | -0.411 | -0.022 |
| 20 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Toyota | 16.169 | 118.672 | 17 | 32 | -0.454 | -0.043 |
| 21 | 44 | David Starr | Zachry/BuildYourFuture.org Toyota | 16.176 | 118.62 | 19 | 34 | -0.461 | -0.007 |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | AllSouthElectric.com/RprbleVhcls.com Chev | 16.177 | 118.613 | 23 | 25 | -0.462 | -0.001 |
| 23 | 55 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Viva Auto Group Chevrolet | 16.193 | 118.496 | 21 | 26 | -0.478 | -0.016 |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet | 16.211 | 118.364 | 20 | 27 | -0.496 | -0.018 |
| 25 | 52 | Joey Gase | Donate Life/DB Sales Company Chevrolet | 16.262 | 117.993 | 9 | 24 | -0.547 | -0.051 |
| 26 | 14 | Cale Conley # | IAVA Toyota | 16.293 | 117.768 | 21 | 47 | -0.578 | -0.031 |
| 27 | 1 | Landon Cassill | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 16.303 | 117.696 | 8 | 15 | -0.588 | -0.01 |
| 28 | 8 | Blake Koch | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota | 16.308 | 117.66 | 25 | 34 | -0.593 | -0.005 |
| 29 | 4 | Ross Chastain # | teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet | 16.321 | 117.566 | 17 | 17 | -0.606 | -0.013 |
| 30 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota | 16.343 | 117.408 | 22 | 26 | -0.628 | -0.022 |
| 31 | 90 | Todd Bodine | BigRig12.com Chevrolet | 16.35 | 117.358 | 32 | 38 | -0.635 | -0.007 |
| 32 | 0 | Harrison Rhodes # | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 16.413 | 116.907 | 26 | 31 | -0.698 | -0.063 |
| 33 | 13 | Timmy Hill(i) | Braille Battery Grafoid Toyota | 16.547 | 115.961 | 4 | 22 | -0.832 | -0.134 |
| 34 | 97 | Peyton Sellers # | Obaika Racing Chevrolet | 16.669 | 115.112 | 30 | 31 | -0.954 | -0.122 |
| 35 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | King’s Tire Chevrolet | 16.753 | 114.535 | 6 | 7 | -1.038 | -0.084 |
| 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Nature Nate’s Honey Company Chevrolet | 16.784 | 114.323 | 2 | 5 | -1.069 | -0.031 |
| 37 | 40 | Carl Long | Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge | 16.809 | 114.153 | 3 | 3 | -1.094 | -0.025 |
| 38 | 15 | Carlos Contreras | Lilly Trucking/Dawg-Fight.com Chevrolet | 17.069 | 112.414 | 20 | 27 | -1.354 | -0.26 |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Absolute Machines Dodge | 17.351 | 110.587 | 6 | 7 | -1.636 | -0.282 |
(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia/NASCAR Statistics
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