NASCAR practice results from North Wilkesboro Speedway
A qualifying session was scheduled for earlier today at North Wilkesboro Speedway but it was canceled due to rain. However, NASCAR has dried the track and cars are rolling for a lengthy practice session.
View North Wilkesboro practice results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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PLM: Prac/Qual | Race
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Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual
Christopher Bell tops the times sheet as practice has concluded. He turned a laptime at 18.222 seconds.
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Practice Results
July 18, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
18.222
2. Denny Hamlin
18.236
3. Ross Chastain
18.283
4. William Byron
18.320
5. Chase Elliott
18.321
6. Ty Gibbs
18.322
7. Kyle Larson
18.328
8. Josh Berry
18.330
9. Joey Logano
18.349
10. Chris Buescher
18.364
11. Ryan Blaney
18.379
12. Austin Cindric
18.388
13. Connor Zilisch
18.397
14. Riley Herbst
18.404
15. Carson Hocevar
18.406
16. Alex Bowman
18.410
17. Shane van Gisbergen
18.420
18. Bubba Wallace
18.429
19. Daniel Suarez
18.433
20. Todd Gilliland
18.435
21. Ryan Preece
18.470
22. Austin Dillon
18.472
23. Zane Smith
18.475
24. John Hunter Nemechek
18.478
25. Cole Custer
18.488
26. Erik Jones
18.489
27. Michael McDowell
18.497
28. Chase Briscoe
18.510
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
18.538
30. AJ Allmendinger
18.554
31. Tyler Reddick
18.583
32. Noah Gragson
18.585
33. Brad Keselowski
18.611
34. Austin Hill
18.612
35. Ty Dillon
18.625
36. Cody Ware
18.642
37. Chad Finchum
19.131
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10 Lap Average Speed
Pos | Driver | Avg Speed (10 Consecutive Laps)
1. Christopher Bell
122.291
2. William Byron
122.088
3. Kyle Larson
122.086
4. Denny Hamlin
121.900
5. Ryan Blaney
121.853
6. Connor Zilisch
121.819
7. Ross Chastain
121.807
8. Joey Logano
121.765
9. Alex Bowman
121.757
10. Riley Herbst
121.683
11. Ty Gibbs
121.586
12. Austin Cindric
121.522
13. Shane van Gisbergen
121.506
14. Cole Custer
121.299
15. Austin Dillon
121.223
16. Josh Berry
121.198
17. Chase Briscoe
121.049
18. Zane Smith
121.037
19. Chase Elliott
120.973
20. Chris Buescher
120.949
21. Ryan Preece
120.944
22. Todd Gilliland
120.898
23. Noah Gragson
120.861
24. John Hunter Nemechek
120.847
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
120.791
26. Bubba Wallace
120.741
27. Ty Dillon
120.427
28. Tyler Reddick
120.393
29. Michael McDowell
120.316
30. Carson Hocevar
120.279
31. Erik Jones
120.269
32. Austin Hill
120.161
33. Brad Keselowski
119.990
34. Cody Ware
119.921
35. Daniel Suarez
119.850
36. AJ Allmendinger
118.749
