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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday morning in preparation for the upcoming Straight Talk Wireless 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The 37-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.
It is worth noting that Group A had a significant speed advantage over Group B in this session. For example, Zane Smith was the fastest in Group B but was just 10th-fastest on the overall speed chart.
Important Practice Notes
Christopher Bell - At the end of practice, Christopher Bell radioed to his team and said something felt "weird." It was later found that the No. 20 Toyota had a tire going down during the session.
Christopher Bell had a right-front tire going down during Group B practice. He radioed to his team that he was bottoming out, and Adam Stevens left it up to Bell on if he thought it was a tire issue. No. 20 team confirmed there was an issue after 17 laps.#NASCAR
— Dustin Albino (@DustinAlbino) October 26, 2024
Joey Logano - It was reported that Logano thought the No. 22 Ford had some power steering issues during practice. The team brought him back down pit road to check it out but it was never announced whether or not there was an issue there. That is something to monitor on Sunday.
Chris Buescher - The No. 17 team told Buescher that he could come in and make a quick adjustment if he felt like he needed it. The driver declined, indicating he was very happy with his race car.
2024 Homestead Straight Talk Wireless 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Tyler Reddick | 32.187 | 167.770 | 1 | 31 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Ross Chastain | 32.188 | 167.764 | 1 | 26 | -0.001 |
| 3. | Bubba Wallace | 32.190 | 167.754 | 1 | 29 | -0.003 |
| 4. | Michael McDowell | 32.205 | 167.676 | 1 | 32 | -0.018 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski | 32.270 | 167.338 | 1 | 32 | -0.083 |
| 6. | Erik Jones | 32.270 | 167.338 | 1 | 27 | -0.083 |
| 7. | Martin Truex Jr. | 32.366 | 166.842 | 2 | 25 | -0.179 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 32.404 | 166.646 | 1 | 31 | -0.217 |
| 9. | Joey Logano | 32.406 | 166.636 | 2 | 25 | -0.219 |
| 10. | Zane Smith | 32.424 | 166.543 | 1 | 27 | -0.237 |
| 11. | Noah Gragson | 32.443 | 166.446 | 1 | 33 | -0.256 |
| 12. | AJ Allmendinger | 32.484 | 166.236 | 1 | 19 | -0.297 |
| 13. | Justin Haley | 32.490 | 166.205 | 1 | 24 | -0.303 |
| 14. | Kyle Larson | 32.519 | 166.057 | 1 | 29 | -0.332 |
| 15. | Josh Berry | 32.563 | 165.832 | 1 | 31 | -0.376 |
| 16. | Christopher Bell | 32.564 | 165.827 | 1 | 17 | -0.377 |
| 17. | Austin Cindric | 32.585 | 165.720 | 1 | 29 | -0.398 |
| 18. | Chris Buescher | 32.598 | 165.654 | 2 | 31 | -0.411 |
| 19. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32.625 | 165.517 | 1 | 31 | -0.438 |
| 20. | Ty Gibbs | 32.641 | 165.436 | 1 | 33 | -0.454 |
| 21. | Carson Hocevar | 32.650 | 165.391 | 1 | 33 | -0.463 |
| 22. | Chase Briscoe | 32.683 | 165.224 | 1 | 33 | -0.496 |
| 23. | Austin Dillon | 32.689 | 165.193 | 1 | 32 | -0.502 |
| 24. | Alex Bowman | 32.706 | 165.107 | 2 | 33 | -0.519 |
| 25. | Harrison Burton | 32.712 | 165.077 | 1 | 30 | -0.525 |
| 26. | William Byron | 32.737 | 164.951 | 1 | 31 | -0.550 |
| 27. | Corey LaJoie | 32.749 | 164.891 | 1 | 20 | -0.562 |
| 28. | Daniel Suarez | 32.822 | 164.524 | 1 | 34 | -0.635 |
| 29. | Ryan Blaney | 32.889 | 164.189 | 2 | 33 | -0.702 |
| 30. | John Hunter Nemechek | 32.935 | 163.959 | 1 | 30 | -0.748 |
| 31. | Todd Gilliland | 32.976 | 163.755 | 1 | 32 | -0.789 |
| 32. | Kaz Grala | 33.031 | 163.483 | 1 | 30 | -0.844 |
| 33. | Chase Elliott | 33.034 | 163.468 | 2 | 34 | -0.847 |
| 34. | Kyle Busch | 33.088 | 163.201 | 1 | 24 | -0.901 |
| 35. | Daniel Hemric | 33.166 | 162.817 | 2 | 27 | -0.979 |
| 36. | Ryan Preece | 33.202 | 162.641 | 1 | 28 | -1.015 |
| 37. | JJ Yeley | 33.472 | 161.329 | 1 | 18 | -1.285 |
| 38. | Chad Finchum | 34.606 | 156.042 | 6 | 23 | -2.419 |
2024 Homestead Straight Talk Wireless 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Noah Gragson | 1 | 10 | 162.864 |
| 2. | Brad Keselowski | 1 | 10 | 162.842 |
| 3. | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 10 | 162.618 |
| 4. | Bubba Wallace | 1 | 10 | 162.545 |
| 5. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 162.494 |
| 6. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | 162.289 |
| 7. | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 10 | 162.259 |
| 8. | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 10 | 162.169 |
| 9. | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | 162.166 |
| 10. | William Byron | 1 | 10 | 162.025 |
| 11. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 161.997 |
| 12. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 161.815 |
| 13. | Harrison Burton | 1 | 10 | 161.744 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 1 | 10 | 161.673 |
| 15. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 161.661 |
| 16. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 161.634 |
| 17. | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10 | 161.609 |
| 18. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | 161.496 |
| 19. | Zane Smith | 1 | 10 | 161.493 |
| 20. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 161.419 |
| 21. | Todd Gilliland | 1 | 10 | 161.260 |
| 22. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 161.218 |
| 23. | Austin Dillon | 1 | 10 | 161.121 |
| 24. | Alex Bowman | 1 | 10 | 161.020 |
| 25. | Joey Logano | 1 | 10 | 160.990 |
| 26. | Chase Elliott | 1 | 10 | 160.627 |
| 27. | Christopher Bell | 1 | 10 | 160.590 |
| 28. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 160.487 |
| 29. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 160.453 |
| 30. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 160.074 |
| 31. | AJ Allmendinger | 6 | 15 | 159.836 |
| 32. | Daniel Hemric | 1 | 10 | 159.052 |
| 33. | Kyle Busch | 9 | 18 | 158.810 |
| 34. | JJ Yeley | 1 | 10 | 158.497 |
| 35. | Kaz Grala | 1 | 10 | 158.414 |
| 36. | Justin Haley | 11 | 20 | 157.931 |
| 37. | Corey LaJoie | 9 | 18 | 157.172 |
| 38. | Chad Finchum | 3 | 12 | 153.835 |
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