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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday evening in preparation for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday night.
The 37-car field had a combined 45-minute session to test things out this weekend due to the very high tire wear that was experienced during the first race at Bristol earlier this season.
From what we saw in practice, it seems as though the Cup teams won't have to deal with the issues they did in the spring race.
Brad Keselowski said he has no clue what the tires will do Saturday night in the race. Said he felt no significant tire wear today in practice. pic.twitter.com/KWoqmIA9LV
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) September 20, 2024
2024 Bristol Bass Pro Shops Night Race Practice Speed Chart
Click here to download the PDF of the practice speed chart.
| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Ty Gibbs | 15.385 | 124.719 | 52 | 94 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Ryan Blaney | 15.472 | 124.018 | 2 | 101 | -0.087 |
| 3. | Kyle Larson | 15.487 | 123.897 | 3 | 106 | -0.102 |
| 4. | William Byron | 15.487 | 123.897 | 6 | 111 | -0.102 |
| 5. | Chase Elliott | 15.495 | 123.833 | 49 | 82 | -0.110 |
| 6. | Bubba Wallace | 15.512 | 123.698 | 4 | 110 | -0.127 |
| 7. | Christopher Bell | 15.536 | 123.507 | 53 | 94 | -0.151 |
| 8. | Chase Briscoe | 15.537 | 123.499 | 2 | 80 | -0.152 |
| 9. | Alex Bowman | 15.540 | 123.475 | 75 | 108 | -0.155 |
| 10. | Carson Hocevar | 15.548 | 123.411 | 48 | 65 | -0.163 |
| 11. | Joey Logano | 15.550 | 123.395 | 55 | 89 | -0.165 |
| 12. | Todd Gilliland | 15.558 | 123.332 | 3 | 96 | -0.173 |
| 13. | Corey LaJoie | 15.570 | 123.237 | 2 | 79 | -0.185 |
| 14. | Michael McDowell | 15.572 | 123.221 | 55 | 104 | -0.187 |
| 15. | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.579 | 123.166 | 46 | 87 | -0.194 |
| 16. | Justin Haley | 15.584 | 123.126 | 2 | 43 | -0.199 |
| 17. | Kyle Busch | 15.589 | 123.087 | 50 | 84 | -0.204 |
| 18. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.597 | 123.024 | 2 | 111 | -0.212 |
| 19. | Austin Cindric | 15.598 | 123.016 | 8 | 101 | -0.213 |
| 20. | Brad Keselowski | 15.601 | 122.992 | 6 | 91 | -0.216 |
| 21. | Harrison Burton | 15.605 | 122.961 | 3 | 83 | -0.220 |
| 22. | Erik Jones | 15.607 | 122.945 | 2 | 84 | -0.222 |
| 23. | Daniel Hemric | 15.608 | 122.937 | 5 | 100 | -0.223 |
| 24. | Denny Hamlin | 15.617 | 122.866 | 48 | 83 | -0.232 |
| 25. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.621 | 122.835 | 41 | 78 | -0.236 |
| 26. | Chris Buescher | 15.660 | 122.529 | 56 | 87 | -0.275 |
| 27. | Ross Chastain | 15.663 | 122.505 | 3 | 100 | -0.278 |
| 28. | Noah Gragson | 15.667 | 122.474 | 76 | 109 | -0.282 |
| 29. | Austin Dillon | 15.667 | 122.474 | 50 | 84 | -0.282 |
| 30. | Tyler Reddick | 15.674 | 122.419 | 53 | 107 | -0.289 |
| 31. | Zane Smith | 15.676 | 122.404 | 9 | 101 | -0.291 |
| 32. | John Hunter Nemechek | 15.678 | 122.388 | 2 | 98 | -0.293 |
| 33. | Josh Berry | 15.729 | 121.991 | 49 | 96 | -0.344 |
| 34. | Ryan Preece | 15.756 | 121.782 | 61 | 91 | -0.371 |
| 35. | Kaz Grala | 15.785 | 121.558 | 4 | 75 | -0.400 |
| 36. | Daniel Suarez | 15.833 | 121.190 | 47 | 83 | -0.448 |
| 37. | Josh Bilicki | 16.418 | 116.872 | 4 | 45 | -1.033 |
2024 Bristol Bass Pro Shops Night Race 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 11 | 122.960 |
| 2. | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 11 | 122.735 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 10 | 122.650 |
| 4. | Carson Hocevar | 2 | 11 | 122.454 |
| 5. | Harrison Burton | 2 | 11 | 122.405 |
| 6. | William Byron | 1 | 10 | 122.324 |
| 7. | Austin Cindric | 3 | 12 | 122.289 |
| 8. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | 122.274 |
| 9. | Justin Haley | 1 | 10 | 122.135 |
| 10. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 122.132 |
| 11. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 122.120 |
| 12. | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 11 | 122.012 |
| 13. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 11 | 121.992 |
| 14. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 121.973 |
| 15. | Christopher Bell | 52 | 61 | 121.959 |
| 16. | Ty Gibbs | 60 | 69 | 121.944 |
| 17. | Chris Buescher | 1 | 10 | 121.899 |
| 18. | Alex Bowman | 2 | 11 | 121.877 |
| 19. | Ross Chastain | 58 | 67 | 121.761 |
| 20. | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 13 | 121.748 |
| 21. | Zane Smith | 7 | 16 | 121.661 |
| 22. | Noah Gragson | 69 | 78 | 121.611 |
| 23. | Joey Logano | 54 | 63 | 121.509 |
| 24. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 11 | 121.481 |
| 25. | Tyler Reddick | 51 | 60 | 121.324 |
| 26. | Denny Hamlin | 47 | 56 | 121.136 |
| 27. | Kyle Busch | 49 | 58 | 121.125 |
| 28. | AJ Allmendinger | 46 | 55 | 121.123 |
| 29. | Daniel Hemric | 57 | 66 | 121.010 |
| 30. | Josh Berry | 48 | 57 | 120.918 |
| 31. | Martin Truex Jr. | 45 | 54 | 120.811 |
| 32. | Ryan Preece | 56 | 65 | 120.773 |
| 33. | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | 11 | 120.729 |
| 34. | Austin Dillon | 49 | 58 | 120.631 |
| 35. | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 11 | 120.123 |
| 36. | Kaz Grala | 7 | 16 | 119.747 |
| 37. | Josh Bilicki | 12 | 21 | 114.623 |
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