Michigan practice results: August 11, 2018
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has two rounds of practice on the schedule. The first one is a very early morning session.
View NASCAR Cup Series practice two results below.
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“This is my least favorite practice of the year. It’s way too early in the morning,” Austin Dillon tells NBC ahead of practice.
The practice was scheduled for 8:35AM. However, there’s a heavy fog sitting over the track in Michigan. NASCAR will not allow anyone on the track until officials can see the entire racing surface.
Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Ryan Newman are serving a penalty from Watkins Glen International. Those drivers didn’t stop when they went through the bus stop.
That’s a 15 minute penalty. However, if this practice is delayed too much longer and it won’t be 15 minutes long. Thus, they would have to serve the penalty in practice three. The practice later today is far more important.
9:15 the track is open. The start of practice was delayed by 40 minutes. It’s going to be a very short 15 minute session. It can’t be extended any longer due to truck practice that will follow.
Denny Hamlin has swept the weekend so far. He was fastest in the opening round of practice on Friday. He returned later that day to win every round of knockout qualifying and set the pole.
He’s not going to win this brief practice at Michigan International Speedway. Erik Jones sits at the top of the board as practice comes to an end.
Michigan International Speedway
Practice 2 Results
August 11, 2018
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Erik Jones
35.973
2. William Byron
36.058
3. Brad Keselowski
36.116
4. Clint Bowyer
36.137
5. Joey Logano
36.181
6. Ryan Blaney
36.186
7. Alex Bowman
36.197
8. Paul Menard
36.197
9. Denny Hamlin
36.210
10. Kevin Harvick
36.221
11. Chase Elliott
36.278
12. Kyle Larson
36.296
13. Kurt Busch
36.303
14. Aric Almirola
36.375
15. Jimmie Johnson
36.406
16. Chris Buescher
36.410
17. Jamie McMurray
36.420
18. Austin Dillon
36.443
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
36.591
20. Ty Dillon
36.682
21. AJ Allmendinger
36.721
22. David Ragan
36.815
23. Landon Cassill
36.901
24. Kasey Kahne
36.997
25. Trevor Bayne
37.021
26. Matt DiBenedetto
37.228
27. Corey LaJoie
37.317
28. Jeffrey Earnhardt
37.493
29. Gray Gaulding
38.060
30 #15
38.229
31. Timmy Hill
38.846
32. Blake Jones
38.854
33. Kyle Busch
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34. Martin Truex Jr
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35. Ryan Newman
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36. Daniel Suarez
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37. Bubba Wallace
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38. Michael McDowell
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