NASCAR Cup Series Fontana practice results
Five cars either crashed or spun during the 30-minute practice session Saturday at Auto Club Speedway.
As NASCAR teams try to get a handle on the new Next Gen car race car, several found the limit at the two-mile track just before qualifying.
Kevin Harvick, Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell all spun in separate incidents. Additionally, Ross Chastain crashed heavily.
Denny Hamlin was quickest among all drivers at 173.415mph. Full results:
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 17 | 41.519 | 173.415 | |||
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 15 | 41.580 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 173.160 | |
3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 13 | 41.746 | 0.227 | 0.166 | 172.472 | |
4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 16 | 41.753 | 0.234 | 0.007 | 172.443 | |
5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 12 | 41.811 | 0.292 | 0.058 | 172.203 | |
6 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 15 | 41.817 | 0.298 | 0.006 | 172.179 | |
7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 3 | 41.824 | 0.305 | 0.007 | 172.150 | |
8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 14 | 41.847 | 0.328 | 0.023 | 172.055 | |
9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 17 | 41.866 | 0.347 | 0.019 | 171.977 | |
10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Chevrolet | 12 | 41.935 | 0.416 | 0.069 | 171.694 | |
11 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 12 | 41.994 | 0.475 | 0.059 | 171.453 | |
12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 14 | 42.030 | 0.511 | 0.036 | 171.306 | |
13 | 16 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 14 | 42.063 | 0.544 | 0.033 | 171.172 | |
14 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Toyota | 12 | 42.076 | 0.557 | 0.013 | 171.119 | |
15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 12 | 42.119 | 0.600 | 0.043 | 170.944 | |
16 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 15 | 42.178 | 0.659 | 0.059 | 170.705 | |
17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 16 | 42.211 | 0.692 | 0.033 | 170.572 | |
18 | 31 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 10 | 42.300 | 0.781 | 0.089 | 170.213 | |
19 | 7 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 13 | 42.308 | 0.789 | 0.008 | 170.181 | |
20 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 17 | 42.373 | 0.854 | 0.065 | 169.920 | |
21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 16 | 42.385 | 0.866 | 0.012 | 169.871 | |
22 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 10 | 42.679 | 1.160 | 0.294 | 168.701 | |
23 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Ford | 18 | 42.784 | 1.265 | 0.105 | 168.287 | |
24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 11 | 42.790 | 1.271 | 0.006 | 168.264 | |
25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 11 | 42.864 | 1.345 | 0.074 | 167.973 | |
26 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 12 | 42.919 | 1.400 | 0.055 | 167.758 | |
27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 13 | 42.921 | 1.402 | 0.002 | 167.750 | |
28 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 9 | 43.284 | 1.765 | 0.363 | 166.343 | |
29 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 13 | 43.345 | 1.826 | 0.061 | 166.109 | |
30 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 13 | 43.423 | 1.904 | 0.078 | 165.811 | |
31 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 13 | 43.432 | 1.913 | 0.009 | 165.776 | |
32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 16 | 43.912 | 2.393 | 0.480 | 163.964 | |
33 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Ford | 8 | 44.280 | 2.761 | 0.368 | 162.602 | |
34 | 78 | B.J. McLeod | Ford | 1 | 44.683 | 3.164 | 0.403 | 161.135 | |
35 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 1 | 8'31.128 | 7'49.609 | 7'46.445 | 14.086 | |
36 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford |
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