Ryan Blaney fastest in second Cup Series practice at Charlotte
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| Ryan Blaney |
| Pete McCole/AR1 |
Ryan Blaney topped Saturday's opening practice session for Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Blaney – the defending race winner – clocked in at 101.882 mph around the 17-turn, 2.28-mile infield/oval road course, beating out Ryan Preece (101.445 mph) and Joey Logano (101.338 mph). Jimmie Johnson (101.290) and Denny Hamlin (101.228) made up the rest of the top five in practice.
Kyle Busch spun during his practice run and brushed the outside wall. The damage to the No. 18 Toyota was minimal and the team was able to effect repairs.
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Lap | Speed | Behind |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Duracell Ford | 81.977 | 101.882 | —.— |
| 2 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger Chevrolet | 82.33 | 101.445 | -0.353 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford | 82.377 | 101.388 | -0.047 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 82.456 | 101.29 | -0.079 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Freight Toyota | 82.507 | 101.228 | -0.051 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron (P) | UniFirst Chevrolet | 82.52 | 101.212 | -0.013 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (P) | Clover Chevrolet | 82.618 | 101.092 | -0.098 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 82.696 | 100.996 | -0.078 |
| 9 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Velveeta Chevrolet | 82.728 | 100.957 | -0.032 |
| 10 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota | 82.783 | 100.89 | -0.055 |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | Alliance Truck Parts Ford | 82.92 | 100.724 | -0.137 |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Jimmy John's Ford | 82.945 | 100.693 | -0.025 |
| 13 | 21 | Paul Menard | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 82.976 | 100.656 | -0.031 |
| 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 82.989 | 100.64 | -0.013 |
| 15 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Cat Next Gen Excavators Chevrolet | 83.035 | 100.584 | -0.046 |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 83.06 | 100.554 | -0.025 |
| 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Military Chevrolet | 83.081 | 100.528 | -0.021 |
| 18 | 14 | Clint Bowyer (P) | Rush/Cummins Ford | 83.108 | 100.496 | -0.027 |
| 19 | 1 | Kurt Busch (P) | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 83.133 | 100.466 | -0.025 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch (P) | M&M's Hazelnut Toyota | 83.211 | 100.371 | -0.078 |
| 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Citgard Heavy Duty Engine Oil Ford | 83.226 | 100.353 | -0.015 |
| 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman (P) | Nationwide Retirement Plans Chevrolet | 83.249 | 100.326 | -0.023 |
| 23 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Haas Automation Ford | 83.269 | 100.301 | -0.02 |
| 24 | 20 | Erik Jones (P) | Craftsman Toyota | 83.297 | 100.268 | -0.028 |
| 25 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Samaritan's Feet Ford | 83.38 | 100.168 | -0.083 |
| 26 | 10 | Aric Almirola (P) | Smithfield Ford | 83.562 | 99.95 | -0.182 |
| 27 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | SunnyD Ford | 83.581 | 99.927 | -0.019 |
| 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman (P) | Performance Plus Ford | 83.59 | 99.916 | -0.009 |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 83.674 | 99.816 | -0.084 |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | LeithCars.com Chevrolet | 83.946 | 99.493 | -0.272 |
| 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | Empire Auto Group Chevrolet | 84.212 | 99.178 | -0.266 |
| 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Louis Kemp Crab Delights Ford | 84.743 | 98.557 | -0.531 |
| 33 | *53 | Josh Bilicki(i) | AQRE.app Chevrolet | 85.207 | 98.02 | -0.464 |
| 34 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | Jacob Companies Chevrolet | 85.21 | 98.017 | -0.003 |
| 35 | 52 | Garrett Smithley(i) | Victory Lane/Kendall Oil Ford | 85.299 | 97.914 | -0.089 |
| 36 | 0 | Landon Cassill(i) | Coladka Chevrolet | 85.638 | 97.527 | -0.339 |
| 37 | *66 | Timmy Hill(i) | Duracap Asphalt Toyota | 86.79 | 96.232 | -1.152 |
| 38 | *27 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Chevrolet | 87.543 | 95.405 | -0.753 |
| 39 | *96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota | 87.853 | 95.068 | -0.31 |
| 40 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Aquesta Bank Chevrolet | 89.414 | 93.408 | -1.561 |