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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday evening in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday evening.
The 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.
Important Practice Notes
Kevin Harvick - "Happy" Harvick was not happy with his No. 4 Ford during practice. He was just 19th-fastest on the speed chart and ranked 27th-best when it came to ten-lap average. It was reported that crew chief, Rodney Childers, was going to take a long look at the tires from practice and determine what they need to do. Harvick can't afford to be slow on Saturday night, as he's currently just seven points above the cut line in the Playoffs.
Chris Buescher - Defending Bristol winner, Chris Buescher, was fast on the speed chart during practice--he had the second-fastest single lap and ranked second-best in ten-lap average as well--but the driver wasn't too happy with his car off the corner and said that not being able to get back to full throttle quickly was hurting them on the straightaways. If the No. 17 team can figure that issue out, Buescher should have another rocket ship on Saturday night.
The Long Run - Bristol is a 0.533-mile race track so that means the long run is going to be important on Saturday night. Ten-lap averages are nice to look at but the real numbers you should be looking at are 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-lap averages. Click here to go to NASCAR's Practice Leaderboard to see those.
Bristol Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 15.186 | 126.353 | 3 | 40 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Chris Buescher | 15.262 | 125.724 | 5 | 36 | -0.076 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 15.333 | 125.142 | 4 | 41 | -0.147 |
| 4. | Ty Gibbs | 15.366 | 124.873 | 2 | 48 | -0.180 |
| 5. | Christopher Bell | 15.367 | 124.865 | 5 | 46 | -0.181 |
| 6. | Corey LaJoie | 15.370 | 124.841 | 3 | 36 | -0.184 |
| 7. | Chase Elliott | 15.376 | 124.792 | 8 | 46 | -0.190 |
| 8. | William Byron | 15.390 | 124.678 | 10 | 48 | -0.204 |
| 9. | Alex Bowman | 15.396 | 124.630 | 10 | 44 | -0.210 |
| 10. | Tyler Reddick | 15.398 | 124.614 | 14 | 61 | -0.212 |
| 11. | Ross Chastain | 15.403 | 124.573 | 3 | 43 | -0.217 |
| 12. | Denny Hamlin | 15.415 | 124.476 | 10 | 51 | -0.229 |
| 13. | Justin Haley | 15.416 | 124.468 | 3 | 43 | -0.230 |
| 14. | AJ Allmendinger | 15.426 | 124.387 | 6 | 45 | -0.240 |
| 15. | Joey Logano | 15.433 | 124.331 | 4 | 42 | -0.247 |
| 16. | Austin Cindric | 15.436 | 124.307 | 2 | 46 | -0.250 |
| 17. | Kyle Busch | 15.437 | 124.299 | 9 | 37 | -0.251 |
| 18. | Erik Jones | 15.442 | 124.259 | 4 | 28 | -0.256 |
| 19. | Kevin Harvick | 15.462 | 124.098 | 5 | 33 | -0.276 |
| 20. | Ryan Blaney | 15.469 | 124.042 | 16 | 37 | -0.283 |
| 21. | Aric Almirola | 15.503 | 123.770 | 3 | 43 | -0.317 |
| 22. | Ty Dillon | 15.507 | 123.738 | 5 | 45 | -0.321 |
| 23. | Carson Hocevar | 15.517 | 123.658 | 26 | 35 | -0.331 |
| 24. | Martin Truex Jr. | 15.526 | 123.586 | 10 | 42 | -0.340 |
| 25. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 15.557 | 123.340 | 14 | 53 | -0.371 |
| 26. | Chase Briscoe | 15.561 | 123.308 | 3 | 39 | -0.375 |
| 27. | Ryan Preece | 15.566 | 123.269 | 7 | 35 | -0.380 |
| 28. | Brad Keselowski | 15.574 | 123.205 | 13 | 25 | -0.388 |
| 29. | Todd Gilliland | 15.585 | 123.118 | 13 | 43 | -0.399 |
| 30. | Michael McDowell | 15.604 | 122.968 | 15 | 54 | -0.418 |
| 31. | BJ McLeod | 15.612 | 122.905 | 3 | 22 | -0.426 |
| 32. | Austin Dillon | 15.614 | 122.890 | 9 | 30 | -0.428 |
| 33. | Harrison Burton | 15.623 | 122.819 | 8 | 24 | -0.437 |
| 34. | JJ Yeley | 15.673 | 122.427 | 3 | 27 | -0.487 |
| 35. | Daniel Suarez | 15.673 | 122.427 | 6 | 47 | -0.487 |
| 36. | Ryan Newman | 15.743 | 121.883 | 12 | 46 | -0.557 |
Bristol 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 11 | 124.291 |
| 2. | Chris Buescher | 2 | 11 | 124.217 |
| 3. | William Byron | 8 | 17 | 124.045 |
| 4. | Christopher Bell | 2 | 11 | 123.967 |
| 5. | Bubba Wallace | 3 | 12 | 123.884 |
| 6. | AJ Allmendinger | 2 | 11 | 123.791 |
| 7. | Denny Hamlin | 8 | 17 | 123.781 |
| 8. | Chase Elliott | 4 | 13 | 123.765 |
| 9. | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11 | 123.762 |
| 10. | Tyler Reddick | 10 | 19 | 123.604 |
| 11. | Alex Bowman | 7 | 16 | 123.531 |
| 12. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 123.404 |
| 13. | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 11 | 123.338 |
| 14. | Ross Chastain | 2 | 11 | 123.168 |
| 15. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 12 | 21 | 122.906 |
| 16. | Todd Gilliland | 4 | 13 | 122.779 |
| 17. | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 13 | 122.757 |
| 18. | Carson Hocevar | 3 | 12 | 122.753 |
| 19. | Kyle Busch | 3 | 12 | 122.658 |
| 20. | Michael McDowell | 6 | 15 | 122.557 |
| 21. | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 11 | 122.447 |
| 22. | Ryan Preece | 3 | 12 | 122.354 |
| 23. | Aric Almirola | 3 | 12 | 122.326 |
| 24. | Austin Dillon | 3 | 12 | 122.224 |
| 25. | Austin Cindric | 21 | 30 | 121.818 |
| 26. | Ty Dillon | 22 | 31 | 121.797 |
| 27. | Kevin Harvick | 23 | 32 | 121.691 |
| 28. | Daniel Suarez | 4 | 13 | 121.297 |
| 29. | Harrison Burton | 2 | 11 | 121.211 |
| 30. | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 28 | 120.993 |
| 31. | Justin Haley | 19 | 28 | 120.458 |
| 32. | JJ Yeley | 10 | 19 | 120.243 |
| 33. | Ryan Newman | 17 | 26 | 119.888 |
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