NASCAR Cup Series practice averages in Phoenix, Arizona
Today, they’ll drop the green flag in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix Raceway is set for the NASCAR Cup Series event.
View the full 2020 Phoenix Raceway 10-lap averages below.
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Chase Elliott is set to start from the pole position. He’s quickest in single lap pace.
However, Goodyear has a brand new tire for this year’s event on the Arizona short track. The tires have increased stagger, wear and fall-off.
At the same time, NASCAR has reduced downforce. The rear spoiler has been cut from 8 inches to just 2.75 inches. It’s the first race with the low downforce package.
Drivers were sideways in two lap qualifying runs. That’s going to be amplified during long runs in today’s race.
So, who’s going to be able to keep the tires under them during long green flag runs? The charts below show the best 10-lap averages from both Friday practice sessions.
Any driver that made a run of 10 consecutive laps or longer is listed below.
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Averages (10 Lap)
March 6, 2020
NASCAR Cup Series
Session Start: 3:35pm ET
Pos | Driver | Average Time
1. Tyler Reddick
27.341
2. Martin Truex Jr
27.437
3. Kyle Busch
27.658
4. Chase Elliott
27.697
5. Kurt Busch
27.699
5 Lap Averages: 1. Chase Elliott (27.090)
15 Lap Averages: 1. Chase Elliott (27.808)
Note: Only 5 drivers made runs of 10 consecutive laps or more in practice one.
Phoenix Raceway
Final Practice Averages (10 Lap)
March 6, 2020
NASCAR Cup Series
Session Start: 5:35pm ET
Pos | Driver | Average Time
1. Kevin Harvick
27.347
2. Brad Keselowski
27.351
3. Joey Logano
27.366
4. Denny Hamlin
27.368
5. Aric Almirola
27.389
6. Ryan Blaney
27.400
7. William Byron
27.403
8. Chase Elliott
27.405
9. Kurt Busch
27.409
10. Cole Custer
27.415
11. Erik Jones
27.422
12. Matt DiBenedetto
27.517
13. Kyle Busch
27.523
14. Jimmie Johnson
27.537
15. Tyler Reddick
27.540
16. Ryan Preece
27.544
17. Martin Truex Jr
27.565
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.570
19. Kyle Larson
27.589
20. Ty Dillon
27.610
21. Ross Chastain
27.623
22. Christopher Bell
27.664
23. Clint Bowyer
27.706
24. John Hunter Nemechek
27.846
25. Michael McDowell
27.868
26. Chris Buescher
27.980
27. Daniel Suarez
28.235
28. Quin Houff
28.555
5 Lap Averages: 1. Joey Logano (27.270)
15 Lap Averages: 1. Brad Keselowski (27.434)
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