Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series unloads in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s the final round of the regular season. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to host the Brickyard 400.
View full 2019 Indianapolis practice results below.
This is the first of two practice sessions for the day. The cars will return to the track about an hour after the conclusion of this opening practice round.
Jimmie Johnson is in danger of missing the NASCAR Playoffs. This is his last shot to climb into the top 16 in points as it’s the final race of the NASCAR regular season. Ryan Newman currently holds the 16th and final spot, he’s tied with Suarez.
Indianapolis
Practice – Report
Duration: 50 minutes
Jimmy Johnson is on the outside looking in on the playoff bubble. He’s the first car on the race track in the opening round of practice.
Johnson is tight on his opening run. He nearly pushed it into the outside wall off the corner.
39 minutes remaining, the caution is out for debris. Kyle Larson was one of the drivers on the track at the time of the yellow.
Halfway in Indianapolis Practice: 1. Brad Keselowski (49.267); 2. Jimmie Johnson (49.284); 3. Denny Hamlin (49.288); 4. Clint Bowyer (49.358); 5. Kurt Busch (49.362); 6. Kyle Larson (49.398); 7. Ryan Blaney (49.461); 8. William Byron (49.465); 9. Kevin Harvick (49.481); 10. Bubba Wallace (49.487);
10 minutes remain in practice, Ryan Newman is loose. The back end stepped out into turn four and again of turn four. He stays in the throttle as he’s been fighting a loose condition for the whole session.
Moments later, Jimmie Johnson jumps to the top of the times sheet. That was a qualifying run.
2 minutes remain, a bunch of cars have hit the track at once. It’s unclear if they’re in qualifying trim or if the draft is just helping but the times are dropping rapidly.
Kyle Larson wins the opening round of practice!
View full Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway below.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Practice Results
September 7, 2019
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Kyle Larson
48.642
2. Kurt Busch
48.711
3. Brad Keselowski
48.754
4. Chase Elliott
48.832
5. Bubba Wallace
48.997
6. Clint Bowyer
49.092
7. Alex Bowman
49.147
8. Ryan Blaney
49.174
9. Jimmie Johnson
42.261
10. William Byron
49.285
11. Denny Hamlin
49.288
12. Kyle Busch
49.312
13. Erik Jones
49.389
14. Joey Logano
49.402
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
49.464
16. Kevin Harvick
49.481
17. Daniel Hemric
49.608
18. Aric Almirola
49.661
19. Matt DiBenedetto
49.719
20. Martin Truex Jr
49.781
21. Chris Buescher
49.837
22. Daniel Suarez
49.854
23. Paul Menard
49.869
24. Ty Dillon
49.871
25. Austin Dillon
49.899
26. Michael McDowell
50.221
27. Ryan Newman
50.243
28. Matt Tifft
50.298
29. David Ragan
50.313
30. Corey LaJoie
50.679
31. Ryan Preece
50.684
32. Landon Cassill
51.143
33. Parker Kligerman
51.249
34. BJ McLeod
51.403
35. Reed Sorenson
51.565
36. JJ Yaley
52.004
37. Ross Chastain
52.058
38. Ryan Sieg
52.309
39. Garrett Smithley
52.385
40. Josh Bilicki
52.757
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Indianapolis Race Results (2018)
Links
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