NASCAR practice results from Darlington Raceway
Today, the Darlington, South Carolina track is green for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The egg shaped oval is set for two rounds of practice to begin the throwback weekend.p
View full 2019 Darlington practice results below.
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Darlington
Practice Report
Duration: 50 minutes
Denny Hamlin is the first car on the race track. He’s running a throwback scheme to Darrell Waltrip.
Alex Bowman is fastest overall at the halfway point. The entire top ten is separated by less than two tenths of a second.
Halfway in Darlington Practice: 1. Alex Bowman (29.069); 2. Martin Truex Jr (29.135); 3. Aric Almirola (29.143); 4. Clint Bowyer (29.157); 5. Denny Hamlin (29.196); 6. Kurt Busch (29.197); 7. Chris Buescher (29.199); 8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (29.201); 9. Joey Logano (29.205); 10. Jimmie Johnson (29.212);
The areo ducts weren’t originally announced for this weekend’s NASCAR event. However, a rules change mid-season has changed that.
The cars are fitted with the 550hp engine package over the 750hp package of last year. In addition, the aero ducts are in play with the taller rear spoiler as well.
The idea is to bunch up the field. However, in this practice session we aren’t seeing any drafting runs. Everyone is out there running with large gaps between competitors.
Kurt Busch wins the opening round of NASCAR Cup Series practice. Nine drivers made qualifying runs. Alex Bowman was quickest in 5-lap averages.
View full NASCAR practice results from Darlington Raceway below.
Darlington Raceway
Practice Results
August 30, 2019
NASCAR Cup Series
Session Begun: 2:05pm ET
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Kurt Busch
28.714
2. William Byron
28.808
3. Aric Almirola
28.916
4. Alex Bowman
28.929
5. Jimmie Johnson
28.985
6. Kyle Larson
29.016
7. Clint Bowyer
29.070
8. Ryan Blaney
29.120
9. Paul Menard
29.134
10. Martin Truex Jr
29.135
11. Denny Hamlin
29.196
12. Chris Buescher
29.199
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.201
14. Joey Logano
29.205
15. Kyle Busch
29.224
16. Kevin Harvick
29.238
17. Matt DiBenedetto
29.247
18. Daniel Suarez
29.256
19. Brad Keselowski
29.338
20. Erik Jones
29.362
21. Chase Elliott
29.395
22. Bubba Wallace
29.437
23. Austin Dillon
29.519
24. Daniel Hemric
29.552
25. David Ragan
29.565
26. Michael McDowell
29.595
27. Ryan Newman
29.643
28. Corey LaJoie
29.692
29. Ty Dillon
29.809
30. Ryan Preece
29.906
31. Matt Tifft
29.916
32. Ross Chastain
30.146
33. Landon Cassill
30.217
34. JJ Yaley
30.277
35. BJ McLeod
30.484
36. Reed Sorenson
30.534
37. Garrett Smithley
30.851
38. Joe Nemechek
30.964
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