NASCAR Xfinity Series practice results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Today, the NASCAR Xfinity Series has the track to themselves. The 2.5-mile oval of Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set for two rounds of NASCAR Xfinity Series practice.
View full 2019 Indianapolis Xfinity practice results below.
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Below, you’ll see a practice report as well as the full results from both practice sessions.
Indianapolis Xfinity
Practice – Report
Duration: 50 minutes
The green is out on the first Xfinity practice, teams are hesitant to take to the track. It’s the first session of the race weekend and no rubber sits on the track.
Austin Dillon made a very short run early. He returned to the garage quickly and the crew is at work to repair a fender rub on his machine.
Brandon Jones leads at the halfway point in the session.
Halfway in the first NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 1. Brandon Jones (58.503); 2. Christopher Bell (53.518); 3. Kyle Busch (53.641); 4. Michael Annett (53.673); 5. Ryan Sieg (53.688); 6. Austin Cindric (54.097); 7. John Hunter Nemechek (54.155); 8. Jeb Burton (54.233); 9. Cole Custer (54.281); 10. Tyler Reddick (54.292);
12 minutes remain in the opening practice session. A large group of cars have formed on the track. Drivers are working on their drafting package. The Xfinity cars run aero ducts at Indianapolis.
Christopher Bell and Cole Custer cant easily work through the packs. Each of them worked to the front of a pack of cars, one by one to take the lead of the drafting pack.
Christopher Bell wins the opening round of NXS practice at Indianapolis!
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Practice Results
NASCAR Xfinity Series
September 6, 2019
Session Start: 2:00pm ET
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Christopher Bell
53.502
2. Brandon Jones
53.503
3. Kyle Busch
53.641
4. Michael Annett
53.673
5. Ryan Sieg
53.688
6. Austin Cindric
53.870
7. Justin Allgaier
53.929
8. Cole Custer
54.134
9. Tyler Reddick
54.142
10. John Hunter Nemechek
54.155
11. Jeb Burton
54.157
12. Justin Haley
54.186
13. Noah Gragson
54.320
14. Chase Briscoe
54.423
15. Austin Dillon
54.510
16. Jeremy Clements
54.764
17. Gray Gaulding
54.921
18. Garrett Smithley
55.019
19. Austin Hill
55.494
20. JJ Yaley
55.503
21. Josh Williams
55.549
22. Joey Gase
55.714
23. Stefan Parsons
55.721
24. Landon Cassill
55.755
25. Stephen Leicht
55.804
26. Ray Black II
55.862
27. BJ McLeod
55.868
28. Brandon Brown
55.929
29. Tommy Joe Martins
56.225
30. Josh Bilicki
56.326
31. David Starr
56.344
32. Ronnie Bassett Jr
56.838
33. Kyle Weatherman
57.014
34. Morgan Shepherd
58.994
35. Mike Harmon
59.401
Indianapolis Xfinity
Final Practice – Report
Duration: 50 minutes
A line of cars sit at the exit of the garage area. There’s no waiting around this time as teams are eager to get on the track for this round of final practice.
A group of 11 cars hit the track in a pack. This rules package allows cars to get huge runs down the long straightaways. Their getting the cars ready for the race tomorrow.
Justin Haley is fastest at the halfway point. As most of the field runs their left side tires under the white line. Interestingly, Haley run a foot or so higher, than everyone.
Halfway in final NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 1. Justin Haley (53.499); 2. Tyler Reddick (53.508); 3. Brandon Jones (53.509); 4. Austin Dillon (53.663); 5. Kyle Busch (53.664); 6. Justin Allgaier (53.697); 7. Cole Custer (53.808); 8. Christopher Bell (53.848); 9. Noah Gragson (53.891); 10. Austin Cindric (53.913);
26 minutes in, Michael Annett has lost the rear bumper cover and the caution is out. Contact with Mike Harmon caused that. Annett went over to have a discussion with Harmon in the garage area.
“Arguing with an idiot,” Annett told NBC Sports of how that conversation went. “I’ve been told not to argue with idiots. People watching might not know who the idiot is. So, I had to get out of there pretty quick.”
The team has gone to work to repair the car for Annett. In addition to the rear bumper cover being ripped off, some of the rear bumper bars are bent as well. He’s done for the day.
Justin Haley wins the final NASCAR Xfinity practice session at IMS!
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Final Practice Results
NASCAR Xfinity Series
September 6, 2019
Session Start: 4:00pm ET
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Justin Haley
53.499
2. Tyler Reddick
53.508
3. Brandon Jones
53.509
4. Austin Dillon
53.663
5. Kyle Busch
53.664
6. Justin Allgaier
53.697
7. Christopher Bell
53.725
8. Cole Custer
53.808
9. Noah Gragson
53.891
10. Austin Cindric
53.913
11. Ryan Sieg
53.933
12. Jeb Burton
53.942
13. Michael Annett
54.070
14. John Hunter Nemechek
54.097
15. Chase Briscoe
54.208
16. Gray Gaulding
54.596
17. Austin Hill
54.861
18. Josh Williams
54.904
19. Ronnie Bassett Jr
54.920
20. Jeremy Clements
55.269
21. Brandon Brown
55.458
22. Landon Cassill
55.595
23. Joey Gase
55.651
24. Josh Bilicki
55.691
25. Stephen Leicht
55.887
26. Tommy Joe Martins
55.912
27. Matt Mills
56.231
28. David Starr
56.289
29. Kyle Weatherman
57.002
30. Vinnie Miller
57.068
31. Chad Finchum
57.099
32. Mike Harmon
59.022
33. Morgan Shepherd
59.100
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