Kyle Busch Leads Opening Saturday Cup Practice

As dark clouds lingered in the background of the Bristol Motor Speedway, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series took to the high banks for the second practice of the weekend.

Roles were reversed from first practice yesterday where Kyle Busch finished second and Erik Jones paced first practice. Today, Busch paced the field with Jones finished second. Busch’s teammate Denny Hamlin was third followed by Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. roundeing out the top-5.

Only two incidents highlighted the morning. The first consisted of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. going into the wall. Stenhouse’s contact was heavy enough that he will be going to a backup car. Kyle Larson spun at the end of practice, but made no contact with the outside wall.

Practice 2 Results

Christian Koelle

An Ooltewah, TN native, Christian has been writing since July of 2015. In 2017, Christian transitioned from his own blog to a few different websites, joining OnPitRoad in February. In 2005 Christian attended his first race as a fan at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He’s been around racing his entire life and enjoys being at the track more than anything. He made his media debut at Bristol in 2015. His favorite tracks are Iowa Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Phoenix. He enjoys talking about racing with just about anyone and makes occasional appearances on numerous radio shows across the country. In his time attending races he’s attended almost ninety races among the six racing series. Along with NASCAR, He loves Minor and Major League Baseball. He’s a Minnesota Twins and Chattanooga Lookouts. He also enjoys watching Iowa State Cyclones college football.

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