NASCAR practice times from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Next up, the NASCAR Cup Series makes their debut on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. It’s the one and only practice session ahead of tomorrow’s race.
View NASCAR practice times from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course below.
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NASCAR Practice
Report
Duration: 50 min
47 minutes remain, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch both lock up into turn one. A lap later, Busch locks up for the second lap in a row, same corner.
44 minutes remain, Hamlin is off in the grass. He returns to the pit lane.
31 minutes remain, AJ Allmendinger’s car is on jack stands. The team thinks they may have a transmission issue.
Austin Cindric is fastest at the halfway mark.
NASCAR Practice Times (Halfway) : 1. Cindric (90.392); 2. Larson (90.426); 3. Reddick (90.593); 4. DiBenedetto (90.600); 5. Hamlin (90.629); 6. Blaney (90.657); 7. Custer (90.708); 8. Bell (90.736); 9. Briscoe (90.832); 10. Chastain (90.884);
Larson jumps to the top of the board.
24 minutes remain, Erik Jones goes for a spin, no caution.
13 minutes remain, Keselowski locks up the front tires into turn one. He runs wide and into the grass but keeps it rolling.
10 minutes remain, Hamlin jumps to the top of the board.
8 minutes remain, Cindric locks up into turn 12. He runs wide and heads right for the pits.
5 minutes remain, Michael Mcdowell, Cody Ware and Bubba Wallace all lock up into turn one. Seconds later, Wallace has a flat tire and he pulls off in the grass. The caution is out.
1 minute remains, the green flag is back out and most the field is leaving the pit road at the same time. NASCAR has added some time to this session which will allow these cars to set a time. Hamlin and Kyle Busch backup on the pit lane and head for the garage.
Bowman is off track on his out lap.
William Byron jumps to the top of the board! Truex Jr jumps him and wins the session.
Indianapolis Practice Results
August 14, 2021
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Martin Truex Jr
89.570
2. William Byron
90.075
3. Denny Hamlin
90.324
4. Christopher Bell
90.389
5. Austin Cindric
90.392
6. Kyle Larson
90.426
7. Chase Briscoe
90.492
8. Matt DiBenedetto
90.526
9. Tyler Reddick
90.529
10. Joey Logano
90.531
11. Ryan Blaney
90.657
12. Austin Dillon
90.707
13. Cole Custer
90.708
14. Corey LaJoie
90.765
15. Michael McDowell
90.770
16. AJ Allmendinger
90.784
17. Daniel Suarez
90.823
18. Ross Chastain
90.884
19. Kyle Busch
90.888
20. Kevin Harvick
90.952
21. Brad Keselowski
90.956
22. Alex Bowman
90.997
23. Chase Elliott
91.018
24. Chris Buescher
91.076
25. Erik Jones
91.106
26. Aric Almirola
91.109
27. Justin Haley
91.122
28. Kurt Busch
91.265
29. Bubba Wallace
91.293
30. Josh Bilicki
91.545
31. James Davison
91.574
32. Ryan Newman
91.626
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
91.931
34. Andy Lally
92.186
35. Anthony Alfredo
92.237
36. Ryan Preece
92.521
37. Cody Ware
92.678
38. Garrett Smithley
93.621
39. Quin Houff
94.942
40. Timmy Hill
95.006
