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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 Food City 500 on Sunday afternoon.
The 36-car field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice speeds for all drivers.
Group B was noticeably slower than Group A when it came to practice speeds because of track conditions.
Important Practice Notes
Ty Gibbs - At the start of practice for Group B, Ty Gibbs scraped the wall pretty good. He returned to the track ten minutes later and said, "Something is totally dead in this thing. I can't even make a corner." The No. 54 team didn't have to go to a backup car, but during qualifying, it was noted that if something still felt off with the car that the team would make even more repairs. If this happens (nothing confirmed as of this posting) then Gibbs would have to drop to the rear of the field at the start of the race on Sunday.
Here's a look at the hit for Ty Gibbs in Bristol: https://t.co/k8DWyRDjBT pic.twitter.com/aBDQHDVeTz
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Ryan Blaney - The No. 12 Penske Racing Ford had a ton of speed in this practice session. In addition to having the fastest single lap time, Blaney had the best 10-, 15-, 20, and 25- lap average during practice.
2024 Bristol Food City 500 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Ryan Blaney | 15.028 | 127.682 | 4 | 36 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Kyle Busch | 15.110 | 126.989 | 6 | 37 | -0.082 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 15.118 | 126.922 | 6 | 56 | -0.090 |
| 4. | Ross Chastain | 15.120 | 126.905 | 5 | 51 | -0.092 |
| 5. | Joey Logano | 15.125 | 126.863 | 5 | 40 | -0.097 |
| 6. | William Byron | 15.161 | 126.562 | 6 | 36 | -0.133 |
| 7. | Michael McDowell | 15.206 | 126.187 | 5 | 29 | -0.178 |
| 8. | Christopher Bell | 15.235 | 125.947 | 6 | 48 | -0.207 |
| 9. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.264 | 125.708 | 8 | 38 | -0.236 |
| 10. | John Hunter Nemechek | 15.307 | 125.354 | 5 | 42 | -0.279 |
| 11. | Daniel Suarez | 15.318 | 125.264 | 6 | 16 | -0.290 |
| 12. | Chris Buescher | 15.323 | 125.224 | 7 | 41 | -0.295 |
| 13. | Harrison Burton | 15.324 | 125.215 | 5 | 31 | -0.296 |
| 14. | Justin Haley | 15.333 | 125.142 | 4 | 32 | -0.305 |
| 15. | Noah Gragson | 15.380 | 124.759 | 5 | 45 | -0.352 |
| 16. | Chase Elliott | 15.385 | 124.719 | 2 | 29 | -0.357 |
| 17. | Kyle Larson | 15.393 | 124.654 | 2 | 34 | -0.365 |
| 18. | Todd Gilliland | 15.413 | 124.492 | 9 | 31 | -0.385 |
| 19. | Corey LaJoie | 15.415 | 124.476 | 6 | 32 | -0.387 |
| 20. | Zane Smith | 15.419 | 124.444 | 6 | 37 | -0.391 |
| 21. | Brad Keselowski | 15.488 | 123.889 | 4 | 31 | -0.460 |
| 22. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.531 | 123.546 | 3 | 34 | -0.503 |
| 23. | Chase Briscoe | 15.534 | 123.523 | 3 | 34 | -0.506 |
| 24. | Daniel Hemric | 15.544 | 123.443 | 4 | 37 | -0.516 |
| 25. | Ryan Preece | 15.601 | 122.992 | 1 | 30 | -0.573 |
| 26. | Josh Berry | 15.620 | 122.843 | 1 | 36 | -0.592 |
| 27. | Austin Cindric | 15.627 | 122.787 | 2 | 25 | -0.599 |
| 28. | Alex Bowman | 15.632 | 122.748 | 5 | 28 | -0.604 |
| 29. | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.641 | 122.678 | 4 | 34 | -0.613 |
| 30. | Denny Hamlin | 15.657 | 122.552 | 5 | 31 | -0.629 |
| 31. | Carson Hocevar | 15.756 | 121.782 | 3 | 24 | -0.728 |
| 32. | Tyler Reddick | 15.774 | 121.643 | 5 | 34 | -0.746 |
| 33. | Erik Jones | 15.814 | 121.336 | 1 | 23 | -0.786 |
| 34. | Ty Gibbs | 15.887 | 120.778 | 1 | 14 | -0.859 |
| 35. | Austin Dillon | 15.936 | 120.407 | 7 | 40 | -0.908 |
| 36. | Kaz Grala | 16.267 | 117.957 | 10 | 33 | -1.239 |
2024 Bristol Food City 500 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 13 | 125.713 |
| 2. | Ross Chastain | 4 | 13 | 125.635 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 4 | 13 | 125.597 |
| 4. | Christopher Bell | 4 | 13 | 125.070 |
| 5. | William Byron | 3 | 12 | 124.968 |
| 6. | Joey Logano | 3 | 12 | 124.598 |
| 7. | AJ Allmendinger | 2 | 11 | 124.315 |
| 8. | Chris Buescher | 4 | 13 | 124.135 |
| 9. | Noah Gragson | 3 | 12 | 124.023 |
| 10. | John Hunter Nemechek | 4 | 13 | 123.912 |
| 11. | Michael McDowell | 3 | 12 | 123.500 |
| 12. | Zane Smith | 3 | 12 | 122.988 |
| 13. | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 11 | 122.771 |
| 14. | Corey LaJoie | 1 | 10 | 122.041 |
| 15. | Daniel Hemric | 3 | 12 | 121.236 |
| 16. | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 12 | 119.588 |
| 17. | Tyler Reddick | 5 | 14 | 119.502 |
| 18. | Kyle Busch | 24 | 33 | 118.737 |
| 19. | Austin Dillon | 20 | 29 | 117.552 |
| 20. | Chase Elliott | 20 | 29 | 117.488 |
| 21. | Harrison Burton | 11 | 20 | 116.961 |
| 22. | Denny Hamlin | 22 | 31 | 116.813 |
| 23. | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 28 | 116.672 |
| 24. | Josh Berry | 27 | 36 | 115.536 |
| 25. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 16 | 25 | 115.407 |
| 26. | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 30 | 115.344 |
| 27. | Kaz Grala | 23 | 32 | 115.120 |
| 28. | Austin Cindric | 14 | 23 | 115.068 |
| 29. | Kyle Larson | 25 | 34 | 110.202 |
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