Martinsville Speedway practice results from October 27, 2018 featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
It’s an early morning session for the opening round of NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway. The Ridgeway, Virginia race track is a 0.526-mile oval.
View Martinsville practice results below.
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Brad Keselowski has set the pace in the opening round of Martinsville Speedway practice. View full Martinsville times and 10-lap averages below.
Martinsville Practice
Report
It’s a brief 50 minute practice session for the MENCS. It rained heavy yesterday. The track is green and many teams are electing to wait out the first few minutes of the session.
Alex Bowman and William Byron are the first cars on the race track. As 7 cars have set a time, Byron is quickest with a 20.13. The times will go down dramatically.
Halfway in first NASCAR practice, Kyle Busch sits at the top of the board. He turned a 19.81.
15 minutes remain, Keselowski leads the times sheet. He circled the short track at 19.784. The top-10 are separated by two tenths, that’s a lot for this tiny race track.
11 minutes remaining in the session, the red flag is out. Almirola has suspension issues on the right front. A part has broken and parts scattered across the race track. He didn’t get into the wall. He wasn’t even up to speed when it broke. Likely, a team member left a bolt loose after making an adjustment. The tie-rod was the issue. Almirola is currently 7th on the board.
Most drivers will say you need to be right against the inside curb. Not Keselowski, he sits at the top of the board but he rides 14 inches off both curbs, all the way around.
Brad Keselowski wins NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway!
View full Martinsville Speedway practice times below. The NASCAR Cup Series will return to the track in a few hours for the final round of practice at the paperclip oval. Qualifying will take place later today as well.
Martinsville Practice Times
NASCAR Cup Series
October 27, 2018
Time: 9-9:50am
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Brad Keselowski
19.784
2. Kurt Busch
19.798
3. Kyle Busch
19.809
4. Ryan Blaney
19.858
5. Aric Almirola
19.874
6. Martin Truex Jr
19.879
7. Clint Bowyer
19.904
8. Denny Hamlin
19.906
9. Erik Jones
19.937
10. AJ Allmendinger
19.986
11. Kevin Harvick
19.998
12. Paul Menard
19.999
13. Ryan Newman
20.004
14. Jimmie Johnson
20.013
15. Kyle Larson
20.017
16. Chase Elliott
20.019
17. Chris Buescher
20.027
18. Jamie McMurray
20.028
19. Daniel Suarez
20.032
20. Joey Logano
20.035
21. Matt Kenseth
20.036
22. Bubba Wallace
20.059
23. Austin Dillon
20.063
24. Alex Bowman
20.086
25. Ty Dillon
20.123
26. William Byron
20.133
27. David Ragan
20.149
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20.174
29. Cole Whitt
20.177
30. Michael McDowell
20.179
31. Regan Smith
20.183
32. Matt DiBenedetto
20.224
33. JJ Yeley
20.462
34. Ross Chastain
20.464
35. DJ Kennington
20.515
36. Hermie Sadler III
20.780
37. Joey Gase
20.905
38. Jeb Burton
21.014
39. Timmy Hill
21.053
Martinsville Practice
10 Lap Averages
NASCAR Cup Series
October 27, 2018
Time: 9-9:50am
Pos | Driver | Average Speed | Laps
1. Martin Truex Jr
94.804 | 6-15
2. Aric Almirola
94.702 | 6-15
3. Clint Bowyer
94.474 | 8-17
4. Denny Hamlin
94.469 | 14-23
5. Kyle Busch
94.456 | 2-11
6. Brad Keselowski
94.355 | 20-29
7. Erik Jones
94.198 | 2-11
8. Kyle Larson
94.193 | 5-14
9. Joey Logano
94.173 | 10-19
10. Kurt Busch
94.113 | 3-12
11. Ryan Blaney
94.100 | 11-20
12. Ryan Newman
94.086 | 15-24
13. Jamie McMurray
93.804 | 13-22
14. AJ Allmendinger
93.711 | 23-32
15. Jimmie Johnson
93.681 | 3-12
16. Austin Dillon
93.662 | 5-14
17. Chase Elliott
93.648 | 12-21
18. Kevin Harvick
93.635 | 5-14
19. Michael McDowell
93.419 | 9-18
20. Matt Kenseth
93.358 | 16-25
21. Daniel Suarez
93.294 | 1-10
22. Bubba Wallace
93.216 | 28-37
23. Paul Menard
93.103 | 28-37
24. Ty Dillon
93.005 | 11-20
25. Alex Bowman
92.844 | 2-11
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
92.316 | 19-28
27. Matt DiBenedetto
92.150 | 21-30
28. Ross Chastain
91.519 | 17-26
29. Regan Smith
91.337 | 1-10
30. Chris Buescher
90.919 | 37-46
31. JJ Yeley
90.552 | 4-13
32. DJ Kennington
89.955 | 5-14
33. Joey Gase
84.791 | 3-12
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