Through Qualifying

DriverPrac to QualQualMO Avg. StartMO Avg. Fin.Qual to L5 Avg. Fin.Comb. PracPrac 2 10-lapPrac 2Prac 1 10-lapPrac 1
Brad Keselowski-1417.310.0-5.615472123
Kevin Harvick-927.710.9-6.21156617
Chase Elliott138.711.6-8.0225249
Kyle Busch1413.35.0-3.0312914
Clint Bowyer-15514.99.1-8.8201117820
Denny Hamlin2610.76.3-3.841436
Aric Almirola-12710.618.4-3.61914111918
Martin Truex Jr789.66.9-8.61611313
Kurt Busch-16912.910.3-1.4252026721
Jimmie Johnson-111017.416.71.22116252416
DriverPrac to QualQualMO Avg. StartMO Avg. Fin.Qual to L5 Avg. Fin.Comb. PracPrac 2 10-lapPrac 2Prac 1 10-lapPrac 1
Michael McDowell-161123.429.9-12.52718132829
Matt DiBenedetto-141216.915.9-22.52615211626
Kyle Larson41311.917.46.49101925
Daniel Suarez-31419.313.92.0177181412
Ryan Blaney71510.19.3-10.382858
Erik Jones31613.618.37.513916107
Austin Dillon31717.019.6-0.4142751824
Ricky Stenhouse Jr21817.027.0-0.4161312914
Ryan Newman91919.112.74.0103101510
Alex Bowman-42014.317.1-9.02421222322
DriverPrac to QualQualMO Avg. StartMO Avg. Fin.Qual to L5 Avg. Fin.Comb. PracPrac 2 10-lapPrac 2Prac 1 10-lapPrac 1
Ryan Preece-12123.123.1 2217231719
Daniel Hemric152220.124.0 72431215
Chris Buescher182321.419.4-5.752620 1
Paul Menard62415.614.4-2.81822241111
William Byron132514.416.65.0121927203
Matt Tifft-52630.726.9 3129303031
David Ragan-32721.628.00.23030292530
Joey Logano22286.69.421.06815222
Corey LaJoie12927.427.9-1.528 28 28
Bubba Wallace13024.621.33.02928312727
DriverPrac to QualQualMO Avg. StartMO Avg. Fin.Qual to L5 Avg. Fin.Comb. PracPrac 2 10-lapPrac 2Prac 1 10-lapPrac 1
Ty Dillon83122.317.46.02323142925
Ross Chastain03233.728.7-1.032   32
JJ Yeley-33336.028.0-5.536 34 35
Austin Theriault-43436.035.0 38 33 38
Reed Sorenson13535.733.34.734   34
Landon Cassill33629.929.11.03331322633
Spencer Boyd037   37 35 37
Quin Houff33833.732.2 35   36

Final Practice for Federated Auto Parts 400

Richmond Raceway

Friday, September 20th 1:35 pm ET

50 minutes in length

Weather

76 degrees with 6 mph wind

Penalized Drivers

No drivers were penalized this session

Top-20 Speeds (Single laps)

PosCarDriverMakeDeltaLapsLast LapBest TimeBest SpeedBest Lap
119Martin Truex Jr. (P)Toyota--40116.34422.152121.8852
29Chase Elliott (P)Chevy0.37432116.5522.526119.8613
38Daniel Hemric #Chevy0.48645113.67522.638119.2683
411Denny Hamlin (P)Toyota0.49759114.17522.649119.2113
53Austin DillonChevy0.53850116.18922.69118.9953
64Kevin Harvick (P)Ford0.54469114.81522.696118.9644
72Brad Keselowski (P)Ford0.54957114.75222.701118.93735
812Ryan Blaney (P)Ford0.56972114.13122.721118.8333
918Kyle Busch (P)Toyota0.59662116.05422.748118.6923
106Ryan Newman (P)Ford0.61862115.01122.77118.5774
1110Aric Almirola (P)Ford0.64843115.31622.8118.42110
1217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Ford0.65836115.29122.81118.3698
1334Michael McDowellChevy0.663333.63522.815118.3438
1413Ty DillonChevy0.6732114.23322.822118.3073
1522Joey Logano (P)Ford0.67475113.7922.826118.2868
1620Erik Jones (P)Toyota0.67651115.41922.828118.2764
1714Clint Bowyer (P)Ford0.67753115.70122.829118.27140
1841Daniel SuarezFord0.68357114.30522.835118.244
1942Kyle Larson (P)Chevy0.68465114.32422.836118.23444
2095Matt DiBenedettoToyota0.69769115.44922.849118.1679

Best Lap Averages

Items of Note:

  • Erik Jones says they are focusing on trying to get 40-45 points a race in the next two races to try and move ahead in the playoffs. That means top-five runs all night on Saturday.
  • Joey Logano is planning on doing two 45-lap runs in this session.
  • Denny Hamlin is in the middle of a long run early in the session and said he wants to run this run out to see how the balance changes as opposed to bringing it to the garage to make adjustments.
  • Drivers are going a bit higher in the corners so far this session than they were in the first practice.
  • Brad Keselowski was trying to figure out where the racing groove was early in the session so he can compare his lap times against others that were in the groove during their runs.
  • Kevin Harvick has a car that is rolling the center of the corner the best on the track 12 minutes into the session and he’s been able to gain ground in the turns over cars that are on the same tires and same laps.
  • Martin Truex Jr. went out and ran a mock qualifying lap right off the bat in this session which is still the fastest lap halfway through the session.
  • Alex Bowman feels like they are going in the right direction but they are still off on entry and drive off in the turns.
  • Kyle Busch said his car is finally off the splitter which got him to turn better in the middle of a long run but he still thinks the car is a bit too loose.
  • William Byron got a bit loose and put the right rear into the wall with minimal damage. He was in the garage for just a couple of minutes.
  • Late in the session it got pretty racy with multiple guys driving in multiple grooves for consecutive laps.

Opening Practice for Federated Auto Parts 400

Richmond Raceway

Friday, September 20 11:35 am ET

50 minutes in length

Weather

73 degrees with 5 mph wind

Penalized Drivers

No drivers were penalized for this session

Top-20 Speeds (Single laps)

PosCarDriverMakeDeltaLapsLast LapBest TimeBest SpeedBest Lap
137Chris BuescherChevy--4288.46722.287121.1475
222Joey Logano (P)Ford0.0344188.52722.321120.9625
324William Byron (P)Chevy0.05946115.66622.346120.8276
418Kyle Busch (P)Toyota0.0854374.33922.372120.6875
542Kyle Larson (P)Chevy0.12233119.12622.409120.4879
611Denny Hamlin (P)Toyota0.1949114.20422.477120.1239
720Erik Jones (P)Toyota0.1924962.17822.479120.1125
812Ryan Blaney (P)Ford0.19448120.09622.481120.1014
99Chase Elliott (P)Chevy0.2236188.27922.51119.94710
106Ryan Newman (P)Ford0.22941119.91522.516119.91541
1121Paul MenardFord0.23239119.02122.519119.8998
1241Daniel SuarezFord0.2635787.68222.55119.7349
1319Martin Truex Jr. (P)Toyota0.2655074.34722.552119.72321
1417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Ford0.26954113.85222.556119.70215
158Daniel Hemric #Chevy0.2714587.46122.558119.6915
1648Jimmie JohnsonChevy0.29134119.11622.578119.5855
174Kevin Harvick (P)Ford0.30660114.51822.593119.50617
1810Aric Almirola (P)Ford0.3125786.41722.599119.4746
1947Ryan Preece #Chevy0.31839109.67622.605119.4436
2014Clint Bowyer (P)Ford0.3245119.43222.607119.43245

Best Lap Averages

Items of Note:

  • Joey Logano has said he will start with the same package in the car as they had in it in April.
  • Alex Bowman says his car won’t drive off like he wants and it’s not rolling the center either.
  • Kurt Busch said he’s on the splitter in the front left corner of the car it won’t stop digging into the track.
  • The fastest laps early in the session were run a half a car up from the yellow line around the track.
  • After adjustments Bowman got back on the radio and said his car rolled through the corner much better but his entry is falling off faster than any other part of the corner.
  • Kyle Larson said the longer he ran the worse the car got in drive off and rolling the corner.
  • Several cars are having trouble with handling while applying the throttle.
  • Brad Keselowski said that once the air came into the tires the car got really loose.
  • Chase Elliott said his car won’t really drive off the right front like he wants it to and that makes his center and drive off worse than he expects because the entry needs to be adjusted.
  • Denny Hamlin says the most recent adjustments made the center of the corner worse for him after driving a long run.
  • The question remains if the track will widen out this weekend or will it stay a one groove track on the bottom.
  • Kurt Busch wants the team to take out some of the front grip so they can get more short run speed. The car comes in well after about 15 laps but they aren’t good before that.
  • Late in the session drivers were making mock qualifying runs.
  • Handling questions were the theme of this session but overall the fastest cars on the runs were the ones that were stuck to the yellow line in the corners.
  • With five minutes left, Larson is still staying on the radio that his car doesn’t want to turn at all, a recurring problem for him this session.
  • Denny Hamlin says his car had no front grip on the first lap of a mock Q run and it wasn’t until his Turns 3 & 4 on the second lap that the grip came in.