Practice 1 and final practice results from Darlington Raceway featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
On Friday, Darlington Raceway hosted two rounds of NASCAR Cup Series practice. The Darlington, South Carolina track is a 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval.
View full 2018 Darlington Raceway practice results below.
Below are two sections of practice one results. The first features the fastest practice laps at Darlington Raceway and another for 10-lap averages.
Session Time: 2:05pm
Darlington Raceway
Practice 1 Times
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
28.543
2. Kyle Larson
28.585
3. Brad Keselowski
28.591
4. Alex Bowman
28.594
5. Ryan Newman
28.603
6. Erik Jones
28.611
7. Jimmie Johnson
28.633
8. Ryan Blaney
28.540
9. Aric Almirola
28.666
10. Paul Menard
28.720
11. Kasey Kahne
28.751
12. William Byron
28.795
13. Daniel Suarez
28.817
14. Bubba Wallace
28.849
15. Martin Truex Jr
28.853
16. Joey Logano
28.881
17. Kurt Busch
28.897
18. Chase Elliott
28.919
19. Clint Bowyer
28.943
20. Kevin Harvick
28.950
21. Kyle Busch
28.977
22. Matt Kenseth
29.033
23. Ty Dillon
29.043
24. Chris Buescher
29.044
25. Michael McDowell
29.101
26. Matt DiBenedetto
29.166
27. David Ragan
29.167
28. AJ Allmendinger
29.172
29. Austin Dillon
29.333
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.349
31. Jeffrey Earnhardt
29.808
32. Corey Lajoie
29.846
33. Ross Chastain
30.055
34. JJ Yaley
30.112
35. Landon Cassill
30.537
36. Timmy Hill
30.902
37. Joey Gase
31.026
38. BJ McLeod
31.083
39. Jamie McMurray
38.924
40. Derrike Cope
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Darlington Raceway
Practice 1: 10 Lap Averages
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Average Speed | In Laps
1. Denny Hamlin
168.715 | 1-10
2. Paul Menard
168.228 | 1-10
3. Kevin Harvick
167.755 | 1-10
4. Clint Bowyer
167.443 | 1-10
5. Jimmie Johnson
167.088 | 5-14
6. Kyle Busch
166.849 | 1-10
7. Erik Jones
162.408 | 15-24
8. Brad Keselowski
162.394 | 11-20
9. David Ragan
160.991 | 10-19
Below are two sections of practice two results. The first features the fastest practice laps at Darlington Raceway and another for 10-lap averages.
Session Time: 3:05pm
Darlington Raceway
Final Practice Times
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Ryan Newman
28.641
2. Chase Elliott
28.672
3. Jimmie Johnson
28.754
4. Kyle Busch
28.771
5. Kurt Busch
28.865
6. Matt Kenseth
28.920
7. Kasey Kahne
28.949
8. Clint Bowyer
28.961
9. Ryan Blaney
28.967
10. Alex Bowman
29.014
11. Aric Almirola
29.066
12. Joey Logano
29.103
13. Kevin Harvick
29.110
14. Erik Jones
29.136
15. Denny Hamlin
29.172
16. Brad Keselowski
29.174
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.244
18. Paul Menard
29.298
19. Austin Dillon
29.300
20. William Byron
29.310
21. Kyle Larson
29.321
22. Daniel Suarez
29.332
23. Michael McDowell
29.356
24. Martin Truex Jr
29.361
25. Matt DiBenedetto
29.376
26. AJ Allmendinger
29.470
27. Ty Dillon
29.478
28. Chris Buescher
29.529
29. Bubba Wallace
29.531
30. David Ragan
29.599
31. Jamie McMurray
29.638
32. Corey LaJoie
29.875
33. Jeffrey Earnhardt
30.054
34. Landon Cassill
30.291
35. Ross Chastain
30.646
36. Derrike Cope
30.655
37. Timmy Hill
30.696
38. JJ Yaley
30.712
39. BJ McLeod
31.269
40. Joey Gase
31.889
Darlington Raceway
Final Practice: 10 Lap Averages
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Average Speed | In Laps
1. Kyle Busch
166.952 | 1-10
2. Alex Bowman
166.907 | 1-10
3. Kevin Harvick
166.581 | 1-10
4. Ryan Blaney
166.236 | 1-10
5. Denny Hamlin
165.269 | 1-10
6. Kurt Busch
165.266 | 5-14
7. Ryan Newman
165.219 | 3-12
8. Joey Logano
165.151 | 1-10
9. Paul Menard
164.945 | 1-10
10. Jimmie Johnson
164.797 | 15-24
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