Daniel Hemric leads Thursday's first Cup practice at Charlotte
Daniel Hemric appears to have a fast car at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the consecutive week.
Photo by: NASCAR Media
Hemric, who won the pole for the Monster Energy Open race last weekend, led the way in Thursday's first Cup Series practice session in preparation for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600.
Hemric’s set his fast average lap speed of 182.791 mph late in the 50-minute session, topping Chase Elliott (182.340 mph) and William Byron (182.211 mph).
“It would be pretty special to win the pole,” Hemric said. “The car feels even a little better than it did last week.”
Kyle Busch was fourth and Jimmie Johnson completed the top-five.
Rounding out the top-10 were Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr.
All four Hendrick Motorsports cars ended up in the top-seven, as Bowman charged into the top-10 late in the session.
Kyle Busch won the pole for last year’s 600 with an average lap speed of 191.836 mph.
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.542 | 182.791 | |||
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.615 | 0.073 | 0.073 | 182.340 | |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.636 | 0.094 | 0.021 | 182.211 | |
4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 8 | 29.643 | 0.101 | 0.007 | 182.168 | |
5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 7 | 29.669 | 0.127 | 0.026 | 182.008 | |
6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 8 | 29.671 | 0.129 | 0.002 | 181.996 | |
7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 10 | 29.683 | 0.141 | 0.012 | 181.922 | |
8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.688 | 0.146 | 0.005 | 181.892 | |
9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 8 | 29.693 | 0.151 | 0.005 | 181.861 | |
10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 7 | 29.693 | 0.151 | 0.000 | 181.861 | |
11 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 11 | 29.728 | 0.186 | 0.035 | 181.647 | |
12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 10 | 29.729 | 0.187 | 0.001 | 181.641 | |
13 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 11 | 29.749 | 0.207 | 0.020 | 181.519 | |
14 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 11 | 29.750 | 0.208 | 0.001 | 181.513 | |
15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 8 | 29.761 | 0.219 | 0.011 | 181.446 | |
16 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.768 | 0.226 | 0.007 | 181.403 | |
17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 10 | 29.781 | 0.239 | 0.013 | 181.324 | |
18 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.807 | 0.265 | 0.026 | 181.165 | |
19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 13 | 29.858 | 0.316 | 0.051 | 180.856 | |
20 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 14 | 29.909 | 0.367 | 0.051 | 180.548 | |
21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 10 | 29.919 | 0.377 | 0.010 | 180.487 | |
22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 11 | 29.930 | 0.388 | 0.011 | 180.421 | |
23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 8 | 29.938 | 0.396 | 0.008 | 180.373 | |
24 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 8 | 29.958 | 0.416 | 0.020 | 180.252 | |
25 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 10 | 29.959 | 0.417 | 0.001 | 180.246 | |
26 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | Chevrolet | 11 | 29.962 | 0.420 | 0.003 | 180.228 | |
27 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 6 | 29.968 | 0.426 | 0.006 | 180.192 | |
28 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 11 | 29.977 | 0.435 | 0.009 | 180.138 | |
29 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 11 | 30.049 | 0.507 | 0.072 | 179.706 | |
30 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 11 | 30.098 | 0.556 | 0.049 | 179.414 | |
31 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 11 | 30.340 | 0.798 | 0.242 | 177.983 | |
32 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 37 | 30.518 | 0.976 | 0.178 | 176.945 | |
33 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.601 | 1.059 | 0.083 | 176.465 | |
34 | 53 | B.J. McLeod | Chevrolet | 2 | 30.952 | 1.410 | 0.351 | 174.464 | |
35 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 9 | 30.992 | 1.450 | 0.040 | 174.239 | |
36 | 52 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 4 | 31.070 | 1.528 | 0.078 | 173.801 | |
37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 4 | 31.381 | 1.839 | 0.311 | 172.079 | |
38 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 6 | 31.463 | 1.921 | 0.082 | 171.630 | |
39 | 77 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 8 | 31.801 | 2.259 | 0.338 | 169.806 | |
40 | 66 | Joey Gase | Toyota | 10 | 32.236 | 2.694 | 0.435 | 167.515 |
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