Clash at the L.A. Coliseum practice results: Elliott quickest

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Drivers got their first taste of the unique quarter-mile track before qualifying in a two-hour practice session on Saturday. The field was split into three 12-car groups, with each getting three opportunities to make laps.

Practice Results

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps Run	Best Time	Best Speed
1	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	103	13.455	66.89
2	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	105	13.457	66.88
3	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	99	13.47	66.815
4	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	103	13.47	66.815
5	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	105	13.482	66.756
6	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	111	13.503	66.652
7	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	96	13.513	66.603
8	77	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	108	13.532	66.509
9	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	93	13.546	66.44
10	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	102	13.565	66.347
11	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	106	13.57	66.323
12	41	Cole Custer	Ford	89	13.571	66.318
13	51	Cody Ware	Ford	84	13.572	66.313
14	7	Corey LaJoie	Chevrolet	102	13.583	66.259
15	15	Ryan Preece	Ford	74	13.587	66.24
16	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	100	13.592	66.215
17	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	90	13.611	66.123
18	45	Kurt Busch	Toyota	99	13.617	66.094
19	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	106	13.618	66.089
20	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	102	13.626	66.05
21	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	93	13.638	65.992
22	24	William Byron Jr.	Chevrolet	90	13.64	65.982
23	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Chevrolet	93	13.646	65.953
24	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	71	13.652	65.924
25	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	93	13.66	65.886
26	22	Joey Logano	Ford	104	13.677	65.804
27	42	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	105	13.685	65.765
28	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	75	13.716	65.617
29	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	102	13.74	65.502
30	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	81	13.78	65.312
31	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	99	13.82	65.123
32	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	78	13.822	65.114
33	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	70	13.865	64.912
34	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	75	14.021	64.189
35	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	45	14.065	63.989
36	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	65	14.184	63.452

What happened in practice?

Drivers quickly dropped below the 14-second bracket with Christopher Bell being the first to do so. Many others followed with 33 of the 36 drivers dipping below 14 second lap times during the session.

Tyler Reddick ran the most laps at 111. There were no incidents but one stoppage for the stranded car of Chase Briscoe. The Stewart-Haas Racing Ford suffered a throttle cable failure and he lost all drive.

It didn't take long for the bumpers to come out at the tight circuit with Kevin Harvick and Corey LaJoie leaning on each other on multiple occasions. They were not alone. Brake lockups were also a common occurrence with flat-spotted tires showing up after just a few minutes of track time.

A handful of drivers got a little too close to the outside wall including Denny Hamlin, who sustained minor right side damage.

Qualifying will take place in a few hours at 8:30 p.m. EST. and will set the grid for Sunday's heat races.