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Joe Gibbs Racing is quick once again as it’d be Carl Edwards topping the first practice with a lap of 50.055 seconds.
Edwards enters this weekend sitting fifth in points with a pair of wins under his belt. He has also won at Pocono Raceway previously with his last victory coming in 2008. Over his last six starts, though, he’s failed to post a top-nine finish.
Kevin Harvick was second quickest after finishing second to Martin Truex Jr. last weekend in the Coca Cola 600. While Harvick has yet to win at Pocono, he’s posted a pair of runner-ups in two of his last three starts.
Kurt Busch was third, despite not working with his regular crew chief Tony Gibson this week. Gibson is sitting out a week after NASCAR found a lug nut missing from Busch’s No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet post-Charlotte.
Paul Menard and Kyle Busch rounded out the top-five, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart.
Cup qualifying will take place later on Friday afternoon, weather permitting.
| POS | DRIVER | LAPS | FAST SPEED | FAST TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #19 Carl Edwards | 1 | 179.802 | 50.055 | Leader |
| 2 | #4 Kevin Harvick | 1 | 178.827 | 50.328 | 0.273 |
| 3 | #41 Kurt Busch | 1 | 178.649 | 50.378 | 0.323 |
| 4 | #27 Paul Menard | 1 | 178.250 | 50.491 | 0.436 |
| 5 | #18 Kyle Busch | 1 | 178.193 | 50.507 | 0.452 |
| 6 | #48 Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 177.968 | 50.571 | 0.516 |
| 7 | #13 Casey Mears | 1 | 177.082 | 50.824 | 0.769 |
| 8 | #22 Joey Logano | 1 | 177.016 | 50.843 | 0.788 |
| 9 | #16 Greg Biffle | 1 | 176.682 | 50.939 | 0.884 |
| 10 | #14 Tony Stewart | 2 | 176.602 | 50.962 | 0.907 |
| 11 | #42 Kyle Larson | 4 | 176.412 | 51.017 | 0.962 |
| 12 | #2 Brad Keselowski | 1 | 176.225 | 51.071 | 1.016 |
| 13 | #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 176.056 | 51.120 | 1.065 |
| 14 | #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6 | 175.812 | 51.191 | 1.136 |
| 15 | #24 Chase Elliott | 3 | 175.730 | 51.215 | 1.160 |
| 16 | #5 Kasey Kahne | 6 | 175.716 | 51.219 | 1.164 |
| 17 | #6 Trevor Bayne | 1 | 175.562 | 51.264 | 1.209 |
| 18 | #11 Denny Hamlin | 3 | 175.552 | 51.267 | 1.212 |
| 19 | #38 Landon Cassill | 1 | 175.387 | 51.315 | 1.260 |
| 20 | #15 Clint Bowyer | 2 | 175.196 | 51.371 | 1.316 |
| 21 | #95 Michael McDowell | 1 | 175.101 | 51.399 | 1.344 |
| 21 | #95 Ty Dillon | 1 | 175.101 | 51.399 | 1.344 |
| 22 | #78 Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 175.019 | 51.423 | 1.368 |
| 23 | #34 Chris Buescher | 7 | 174.128 | 51.686 | 1.631 |
| 24 | #1 Jamie McMurray | 3 | 174.088 | 51.698 | 1.643 |
| 25 | #10 Danica Patrick | 2 | 172.990 | 52.026 | 1.971 |
| 26 | #21 Ryan Blaney | 1 | 172.854 | 52.067 | 2.012 |
| 27 | #46 Michael Annett | 7 | 171.354 | 52.523 | 2.468 |
| 28 | #44 Brian Scott | 7 | 170.963 | 52.643 | 2.588 |
| 29 | #43 Aric Almirola | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| 30 | #31 Ryan Newman | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| 31 | #20 Matt Kenseth | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| 32 | #23 David Ragan | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| 33 | #7 Regan Smith | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
| 34 | #32 Jeb Burton | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | — |
