NASCAR Cup Series final practice results from New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 21st, 2018
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It’s another 50 minute session for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers. There’s a long line of drivers sitting on pit road waiting for the green. They aren’t wasting any time to get the first run in.
This is the last practice ahead of tomorrow’s race.
Joey Logano leads early. 131.10 mph average for Logano. His teammate, Brad Keselowski sits 2nd on the board.
45 minutes remain, Kyle Larson had tagged the wall. He went out and didn’t turn a lap. Light damage on the right rear as he ran out of race track on the corner exit.
38 minutes to go, Michael McDowell is hard in the wall in turn 3. He looped before impact with the wall. He hit drivers on the side door. He cut a left rear tire.
“I’m not really sure what happened. I just got down into turn 3 and got really loose. Unfortunately, we’ll have to roll out the backup. But, thankful to walk away from it, McDowell told NBC Sports after exiting the infield care center.
Practice sits under the red flag but the clock continued to run.
Denny Hamlin will serve a 15 minute penalty at the end of this session. He’s the last one that wants to see the clock ticking away. He’s not the only one, the entire pit lane is lined up with cars trying to get back on the track.
24 minutes remain, the green flag is back out on the session. NASCAR has extended the session by 5 minutes. The red flag last 14 minutes.
22 minutes remain, Denny Hamlin sits at the top of the board. He’s going to run until NASCAR pulls him in.
15 minutes remain, Kevin Harvick sits at the top of the times sheet. He didn’t make the final round of qualifying yesterday. Don’t let that confuse you, he’s still freaky fast.
9 minutes remain, Landon Cassill is in the wall. He slammed the outside barrier going into the corner. The car stepped out and he chased it into the wall.
“I tried to put some front brake in it,” Cassill says over the radio.
2 minutes and 30 seconds remain, Martin Truex Jr jumps to the top. The big three sit 1st, 2nd and 3rd as practice comes to a close.
View full NHMS practice times below.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Final Practice Times
July 21, 2018
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Martin Truex Jr
28.937
2. Kevin Harvick
28.952
3. Kyle Busch
28.967
4. Denny Hamlin
28.974
5. Jimmie Johnson
28.978
6. Erik Jones
29.014
7. Alex Bowman
29.036
8. Aric Almirola
29.051
9. Joey Logano
29.052
10. Brad Keselowski
29.060
11. Ryan Blaney
29.062
12. Kurt Busch
29.066
13. Clint Bowyer
29.091
14. Kyle Larson
29.116
15. Daniel Suarez
29.133
16. Paul Menard
29.153
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.175
18. William Byron
29.178
19. Jamie McMurray
29.200
20. Matt Kenseth
29.214
21. Austin Dillon
29.269
22. Chase Elliott
29.299
23. Ryan Newman
29.309
24. Kasey Kahne
29.334
25. Chris Buescher
29.351
26. Bubba Wallace
29.353
27. AJ Allmendinger
29.378
28. Ty Dillon
29.387
29. David Ragan
29.439
30. Michael McDowell
29.572
31. Matt DiBenedetto
29.581
32. Ross Chastain
29.611
33. Corey LaJoie
29.824
34. Kyle Weatherman
29.957
35. Landon Cassill
29.982
36. BJ McLeod
30.038
37. Blake Jones
30.321