Daniel Suarez Fastest In Final Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
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| Daniel Suarez |
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Daniel Suarez posted the fastest lap in Saturday's final Cup Series practice for Sunday's 60th running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Suarez ran a fast lap of 180.705 mph in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford to lead the field in the final practice session. Pole sitter Daniel Hemric was second fastest, running 180.687. Denny Hamlin was third with a lap of 180.554, followed by Ryan Preece (180.469) and Kyle Busch (180.276).
PRACTICE RESULTS
| Pos. | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Lap | Speed | Behind |
| 1 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Coca-Cola Ford | 29.883 | 180.705 | —.— |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Cessna Chevrolet | 29.886 | 180.687 | -0.003 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 29.908 | 180.554 | -0.025 |
| 4 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger Chevrolet | 29.922 | 180.469 | -0.039 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Red White & Blue Toyota | 29.954 | 180.276 | -0.071 |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Reser's Main St Bistro Toyota | 29.963 | 180.222 | -0.08 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Chevrolet | 29.994 | 180.036 | -0.111 |
| 8 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/Knauf Ford | 30.038 | 179.772 | -0.155 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty Patriotic Chevrolet | 30.043 | 179.742 | -0.16 |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Peak Antifreeze & Coolant Ford | 30.061 | 179.635 | -0.178 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER/USO Toyota | 30.07 | 179.581 | -0.187 |
| 12 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank Chevrolet | 30.08 | 179.521 | -0.197 |
| 13 | 38 | David Ragan | Select Blinds Ford | 30.087 | 179.48 | -0.204 |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 30.099 | 179.408 | -0.216 |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 30.105 | 179.372 | -0.222 |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 30.107 | 179.36 | -0.224 |
| 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 30.12 | 179.283 | -0.237 |
| 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.126 | 179.247 | -0.243 |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide Patriotic Chevrolet | 30.144 | 179.14 | -0.261 |
| 20 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kroger Thrill of the Grill Chevrolet | 30.153 | 179.087 | -0.27 |
| 21 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | DEX Imaging Ford | 30.153 | 179.087 | -0.27 |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Fastenal Ford | 30.21 | 178.749 | -0.327 |
| 23 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Procore Safety Qualified Toyota | 30.213 | 178.731 | -0.33 |
| 24 | 1 | Kurt Busch | GEARWRENCH Chevrolet | 30.222 | 178.678 | -0.339 |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Patriotic Chevrolet | 30.243 | 178.554 | -0.36 |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 30.287 | 178.294 | -0.404 |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Coca-Cola Orange Vanilla Chevrolet | 30.299 | 178.224 | -0.416 |
| 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs Ford | 30.357 | 177.883 | -0.474 |
| 29 | *96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota | 30.464 | 177.258 | -0.581 |
| 30 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford | 30.488 | 177.119 | -0.605 |
| 31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Military Chevrolet | 30.492 | 177.096 | -0.609 |
| 32 | 0 | Landon Cassill(i) | StarCom Fiber Chevrolet | 30.727 | 175.741 | -0.844 |