Texas Practice Times: November 2, 2018 – NASCAR Cup Series

Texas Motor Speedway practice results for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on November 2, 2018

First on track for Friday, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It’s their first Texas Motor Speedway practice session. The 1.44-mile in Fort Worth, Texas is set to host the second race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs.

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This is pre-qualifying practice. The teams will return to the track this afternoon for qualifying. Saturday will be filled with two more practice rounds.

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It’s a brief 50 minute practice session at Texas Motor Speedway.

There’s a new tire combination to figure out this weekend. The left side tire was used at Darlington. The right side was used at Michigan.

15 minutes in, Martin Truex Jr hits the track for the first time in this session. He’s a whole 5mph off the pace. Busch set an average speed of 195.73, Truex is a 190.63 currently.

35 minutes min, Ryan Blaney sits at the top of the board with a 198.24.

5 minutes remain, Ryan Blaney remains at the top of the board. He’s climbed from the cockpit after just just laps. He tied for the least amount in the field. Joey Gase has turned the most laps so far of all drivers with 18.

Ryan Blaney wins the opening round of NASCAR Cup Series practice. Stewart-Haas Racing has all four cars inside the top 7 positions at the conclusion of the session.

View NASCAR practice times and 10-lap averages below from Texas Motor Speedway.


Texas Motor Speedway
November 2, 2018
Practice 1 Times
NASCAR Cup Series

Time: 2-2:55 p.m.

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Ryan Blaney
27.139

2. Kevin Harvick
27.210

3. Kurt Busch
27.254

4. Denny Hamlin
27.254

5. Aric Almirola
27.286

6. Joey Logano
27.422

7. Clint Bowyer
27.429

8. Erik Jones
27.452

9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.468

10. Brad Keselowski
27.474

11. Kyle Busch
27.487

12. Jimmie Johnson
27.501

13. Alex Bowman
27.534

14. Kyle Larson
27.537

15. Austin Dillon
27.575

16. Ryan Newman
27.580

17. Martin Truex Jr
27.588

18. Chase Elliott
27.591

19. Daniel Suarez
27.591

20. William Byron
27.599

21. Jamie McMurray
27.610

22. Paul Menard
27.719

23. AJ Allmendinger
27.742

24. Trevor Bayne
27.807

25. Matt DiBendetto
27.920

26. Chris Buescher
27.922

27. David Ragan
27.926

28. Ty Dillon
27.934

29. Michael McDowell
27.947

30. Bubba Wallace
28.058

31. Regan Smith
28.127

32. Landon Cassill
28.547

33. Parker Kligerman
28.551

34. Corey LaJoie
28.768

35. Reed Sorenson
28.831

36. Kyle Weatherman
28.983

37. JJ Yeley
29.160

38. Ross Chastain
29.289

39. Timmy Hill
29.311

40. David Starr
29.749

41. Joey Gase
30.064


Texas Motor Speedway
November 2, 2018
Practice 1 – 10-lap Averages
NASCAR Cup Series

Time: 2-2:55 p.m.

No driver turned 10 consecutive laps in the first MENCS practice session of the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

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