Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session. The driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports posted the fastest lap in final practice with a time of 28.574 and a speed of 188.983 mph.
Brad Keselowski placed (horse racing reference) in his No. 2 Team Penske Ford with a time of 28.582 and a speed of 188.930 mph. Denny Hamlin came in third in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a time of 28.607 and a speed of 188.765 mph. Matt Kenseth finished his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in fourth with a time of 28.732 and a speed of 187.944 mph. Joey Logano rounded out the top-five in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford with a time of 28.767 and a speed of 187.715 mph.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Richard Childress Racing’s Paul Menard, Hendrick Motorsports’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top-10.
Ryan Newman finished 11th, Kurt Busch finished 16th, Kevin Harvick finished 18th, Kyle Busch finished 24th and Jeff Gordon rounded out the Chase drivers in 29th.
Johnson also ran the fastest 10 lap average at 185.336 mph. Truex ran second at 185.276 mph. Kenseth was fourth at 185.010 mph followed by Harvick in fifth at 184.978 mph. Kurt Busch was ninth at 184.198 mph while RCR driver Newman came in 13th at 183.271 mph. Keselowski was 16th at 183.382 mph and teammate Logano was 17th at 183.364 mph. Gordon was 18th at 183.151 mph and Kyle Busch rounded out the Chase drivers in 22nd at 181.617 mph.
