Matt Kenseth topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.502 and a speed of 189.460 mph.
Carl Edwards topped the chart in second Sprint Cup Series practice in a backup car. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.189 and a speed of 191.564 mph.
Kurt Busch will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday for the second week in a row. The driver of the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet scored the pole for this Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after posting a time of 27.505 and a speed of 196.328 mph.
HAMPTON, Ga.-- A dominant car and dominant performance by Kevin Harvick wasn't enough to secure the victory in Atlanta.
Despite leading 131 of the 330...
Despite leading 47 laps and having a strong car, the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was black-flagged by NASCAR for "improper fueling." During his stop, the gas man engaged the fuel can with the fuel intake of the car and left a tool on the back of the car.
Denny Hamlin topped the chart in the final session of Sprint Cup Series practice. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota posted a time of 29.419 and a speed of 188.450 mph.
The Busch Brothers were going to start 1 and 2 when the green flag flew on Sunday at Atlanta, but a surprise circumstance gave the pole to Kurt. Kurt Busch won the pole in his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 28.938 and a speed of 191.582 mph. Brother Kyle originally won the pole, but his time was disallowed in post-qualifying inspection.
The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had high hopes for the Daytona 500 after scoring the pole. Those were quickly dashed on lap 20 after his car spun off the exit of turn 4 and came to a halt in the infield grass.
Kyle Larson topped the chart in the one practice session before qualifying. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.740 and a speed of 192.902 mph.
The No. 45 took the lead with just a handful of laps to go, but lacked help in the draft to capitalize. The team took home a ninth-place finish and notched their second top-10 in a row.
BEN RHODES, No. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford F-150 – “This F-150 had a lot of speed. It’s a shame because we had Camper Inn here and some TYM folks, so I wanted to get them to Victory Lane on my birthday."
The reigning NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Rookie of the Year Gio Ruggiero continued his strong start to his sophomore Truck Series season with a third-place finish at EchoPark Speedway
