Fords run 1-2-3-4 in final Dega practice
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| Clint Bowyer |
Friday afternoon’s final practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway offered a mix of mock-qualifying runs and small drafting groups as Clint Bowyer led the way.
Bowyer posted the fast lap at 202.042 miles per hour in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford in the last 50-minute tune-up session before Sunday’s 1000bulbs.com 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola finished in second with a lap at 200.835 mph in the No. 10 Ford.
Matt Crafton turned more laps for Paul Menard in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, who is battling soreness and paint with his neck. Crafton, who will be on standby for Sunday, earned the third-fastest lap at 200.814 mph. Kevin Harvick finished fourth at 200.612 mph, as Ryan Preece rounded out the top five at 200.498 mph.
Practice 2 Results
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MANUF | TIME | SPEED | DELTA | LAPS |
| 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer (P) | Ford | 47.396 | 202.042 | 0.000s | 19 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 47.681 | 200.835 | 0.285 | 23 |
| 3 | 21 | P. Menard / M. Crafton(i) | Ford | 47.686 | 200.814 | 0.290 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Ford | 47.734 | 200.612 | 0.338 | 24 |
| 5 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Chevy | 47.761 | 200.498 | 0.365 | 14 |
| 6 | 88 | Alex Bowman (P) | Chevy | 47.877 | 200.013 | 0.481 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | Ford | 48.013 | 199.446 | 0.617 | 21 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Ford | 48.031 | 199.371 | 0.635 | 14 |
| 9 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 48.042 | 199.326 | 0.646 | 8 |
| 10 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 48.062 | 199.243 | 0.666 | 6 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Ford | 48.067 | 199.222 | 0.671 | 25 |
| 12 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 48.149 | 198.883 | 0.753 | 18 |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Chevy | 48.193 | 198.701 | 0.797 | 10 |
| 14 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Ford | 48.265 | 198.405 | 0.869 | 16 |
| 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 48.289 | 198.306 | 0.893 | 13 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 49.357 | 194.015 | 1.961 | 24 |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Chevy | 49.501 | 193.451 | 2.105 | 10 |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | 49.760 | 192.444 | 2.364 | 8 |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 50.014 | 191.466 | 2.618 | 5 |
| 20 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevy | 50.090 | 191.176 | 2.694 | 5 |
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Toyota | 50.151 | 190.943 | 2.755 | 5 |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson (P) | Chevy | 50.238 | 190.613 | 2.842 | 22 |
| 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Chevy | 50.258 | 190.537 | 2.862 | 8 |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 50.380 | 190.075 | 2.984 | 13 |
| 25 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 50.415 | 189.943 | 3.019 | 11 |
| 26 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | 50.458 | 189.782 | 3.062 | 17 |
| 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch (P) | Toyota | 50.471 | 189.733 | 3.075 | 9 |
| 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevy | 50.495 | 189.643 | 3.099 | 5 |
| 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevy | 50.506 | 189.601 | 3.110 | 6 |
| 30 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr (P) | Toyota | 50.554 | 189.421 | 3.158 | 6 |
| 31 | 66 | * Joey Gase(i) | Toyota | 50.938 | 187.993 | 3.542 | 10 |
| 32 | 96 | * Parker Kligerman(i) | Toyota | 50.995 | 187.783 | 3.599 | 13 |
| 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevy | 51.577 | 185.664 | 4.181 | 2 |
# Denotes Rookie
(I) Not Eligible For Points
(*) Required To Qualify On Time
(P) Playoff Driver