Next up, Dover International Speedway hosts a practice session on the 1-mile concrete oval. It’s final practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
The morning session saw a washout. Rain and fog rolled into the area and forced a cancellation of the session.
This is the last chance for drivers to touch the track ahead of the race tomorrow. In the session on Friday, drivers were forced on the qualifying setup. This will be the only session of the weekend that teams have to focus on race runs.
Dover
Final Practice – Report
Duration: 50 minutes
Daniel Suarez is close to the wall every lap off turn four. Too close this time, he dragged his right rear on the wall and collected some damage. The crew is now pulling the fenders out back in the garage area.
Times at the halfway point: 1. Jimmie Johnson (22.241); 2. Martin Truex Jr (22.261); 3. Erik Jones (22.300); 4. Kyle Larson (22.341); 5. Aric Almirola (22.373); 6. Daniel Suarez (22.379); 7. William Byron (22.384); 8. Kurt Busch (22.443); 9. Clint Bowyer (22.458); 10. Chase Elliott (22.471);
The setup is totally different from years prior. The corner speeds are way up with the new rules in place. However, Jimmie Johnson has returned to the top at one of his best race tracks.
10 minutes remaining, Joey Logano has turned the most laps so far at 50. He saw very little fall off over the course of his longest run.
Jimmie Johnson wins final NASCAR practice at Dover International Speedway!
View full 2019 Dover final practice times below.
Dover
Final Practice Results
May 4th, 2019
Session Time: Noon
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Jimmie Johnson
22.241
2. Martin Truex Jr
22.261
3. Erik Jones
22.300
4. Kyle Larson
22.341
5. Aric Almirola
22.373
6. Daniel Suarez
22.379
7. William Byron
22.384
8. Kurt Busch
22.443
9. Clint Bowyer
22.458
10. Chase Elliott
22.471
11. Denny Hamlin
22.478
12. Kyle Busch
22.505
13. Ryan Blaney
22.522
14. Kevin Harvick
22.530
15. Brad Keselowski
22.537
16. Joey Logano
22.547
17. Paul Menard
22.578
18. Austin Dillon
22.581
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22.617
20. Ryan Newman
22.629
21. Alex Bowman
22.631
22. Bubba Wallace
22.670
23. Daniel Hemric
22.692
24. Chris Buescher
22.743
25. Ty Dillon
22.826
26. Matt DiBenedetto
22.853
27. Ryan Preece
22.934
28. Corey LaJoie
22.941
29. Michael McDowell
22.968
30. David Ragan
23.027
31. Ross Chastain
23.264
32. Matt Tifft
23.354
33. Landon Cassill
23.466
34. BJ McLeod
23.506
35. Cody Ware
23.617
36. Quin Houff
23.965
37. Reed Sorenson
24.171
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