Kyle Larson Tops Final Coca Cola 600 Practice
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| Kyle Larson |
Kyle Larson will have his work cut out for him when he starts Sunday's Coca Cola 600 in the rear of the field after his car failed to get through technical inspection in Thursday's qualifying session, but he knows his car will be up to the task after he topped the Saturday's final practice session for Sunday's 400 lap race.
Larson paced the session with a lap of 28.970 seconds (186.400 mph) in the no. 42 Chevrolet, besting Ryan Blaney (185.861), Matt Kenseth (185.046), Kurt Busch (184.856) and Erik Jones (184.818).
Final Practice Results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Laps | Time | Behind | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Target | 26 | 28.970 | 0.000 | 186.400 |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft | 22 | 29.054 | -0.084 | 185.861 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Circle K | 36 | 29.182 | -0.212 | 185.046 |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Haas Automation | 36 | 29.212 | -0.242 | 184.856 |
| 5 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength | 19 | 29.218 | -0.248 | 184.818 |
| 6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Grainger | 35 | 29.224 | -0.254 | 184.780 |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevy | Nationwide Patriotic | 32 | 29.279 | -0.309 | 184.433 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | 47 | 29.367 | -0.397 | 183.880 |
| 9 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | Subway | 34 | 29.390 | -0.420 | 183.736 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 43 | 29.395 | -0.425 | 183.705 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 43 | 29.426 | -0.456 | 183.511 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Red, White & Blue | 39 | 29.428 | -0.458 | 183.499 |
| 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | Dow Salutes Veterans | 35 | 29.435 | -0.465 | 183.455 |
| 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | Haas-Automation | 32 | 29.452 | -0.482 | 183.349 |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | LiftMaster | 42 | 29.460 | -0.490 | 183.299 |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 28 | 29.461 | -0.491 | 183.293 |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | 29 | 29.468 | -0.498 | 183.250 |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevy | Harris Teeter Express Lane | 20 | 29.512 | -0.542 | 182.976 |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal | 25 | 29.528 | -0.558 | 182.877 |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Mobil 1 | 36 | 29.565 | -0.595 | 182.648 |
| 21 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevy | NAPA | 35 | 29.568 | -0.598 | 182.630 |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevy | Kleenex – Cars3 | 24 | 29.608 | -0.638 | 182.383 |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 33 | 29.614 | -0.644 | 182.346 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | GEARWRENCH | 38 | 29.616 | -0.646 | 182.334 |
| 25 | 43 | Regan Smith | Ford | United States Air Force | 26 | 29.616 | -0.646 | 182.334 |
| 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Knauf / Menards | 33 | 29.622 | -0.652 | 182.297 |
| 27 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | WRL General Contractors | 41 | 29.644 | -0.674 | 182.162 |
| 28 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | CSX Play It Safe | 28 | 29.679 | -0.709 | 181.947 |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevy | GEICO Military | 35 | 29.760 | -0.790 | 181.452 |
| 30 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | CODE 3 ASSOCIATES | 34 | 29.797 | -0.827 | 181.226 |
| 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | Jacob Companies | 27 | 29.829 | -0.859 | 181.032 |
| 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | Cosmo Motors | 37 | 29.925 | -0.955 | 180.451 |
| 33 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevy | RTIC Coolers | 14 | 30.161 | -1.191 | 179.039 |
| 34 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | Hope for the Warriors | 10 | 30.291 | -1.321 | 178.271 |
| 35 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Chevy | Accell Construction, Inc | 14 | 30.650 | -1.680 | 176.183 |