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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at the Phoenix Raceway on Friday afternoon in preparation for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday afternoon.
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
Kyle Larson - Larson scraped the wall with his No. 5 Chevrolet late in practice on Friday. The damage was minimal and there seems to be no cause for concern from the Hendrick Motorsports team.
Kyle Busch - Kyle Busch was the fastest car in practice on Friday afternoon, but the car didn't look great when it came to "race speed." When it came to 20-lap average, the No. 8 Chevrolet tumbled down to 15th-fastest.
AJ Allmendinger - Kyle Busch made some contact with AJ Allmendinger during the practice session, but there was no major damage to report for either of them.
Phoenix-2 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran |
Behind Leader
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| 1. | Kyle Busch | 27.520 | 130.814 | 3 | 61 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Bubba Wallace | 27.549 | 130.676 | 3 | 69 | -0.029 |
| 3. | Ryan Blaney | 27.602 | 130.425 | 4 | 63 | -0.082 |
| 4. | Christopher Bell | 27.612 | 130.378 | 4 | 50 | -0.092 |
| 5. | Ross Chastain | 27.612 | 130.378 | 3 | 67 | -0.092 |
| 6. | Joey Logano | 27.677 | 130.072 | 5 | 61 | -0.157 |
| 7. | William Byron | 27.690 | 130.011 | 3 | 59 | -0.170 |
| 8. | Tyler Reddick | 27.690 | 130.011 | 26 | 50 | -0.170 |
| 9. | Ty Gibbs | 27.701 | 129.959 | 22 | 39 | -0.181 |
| 10. | Brad Keselowski | 27.725 | 129.847 | 3 | 62 | -0.205 |
| 11. | Kyle Larson | 27.725 | 129.847 | 4 | 50 | -0.205 |
| 12. | Kevin Harvick | 27.728 | 129.833 | 3 | 60 | -0.208 |
| 13. | Martin Truex Jr. | 27.745 | 129.753 | 4 | 51 | -0.225 |
| 14. | Harrison Burton | 27.747 | 129.744 | 3 | 55 | -0.227 |
| 15. | AJ Allmendinger | 27.750 | 129.730 | 2 | 35 | -0.230 |
| 16. | Michael McDowell | 27.757 | 129.697 | 33 | 51 | -0.237 |
| 17. | Erik Jones | 27.761 | 129.678 | 3 | 37 | -0.241 |
| 18. | Denny Hamlin | 27.761 | 129.678 | 3 | 35 | -0.241 |
| 19. | Chris Buescher | 27.785 | 129.566 | 3 | 58 | -0.265 |
| 20. | Justin Haley | 27.790 | 129.543 | 6 | 28 | -0.270 |
| 21. | Chase Elliott | 27.791 | 129.538 | 7 | 49 | -0.271 |
| 22. | Alex Bowman | 27.798 | 129.506 | 2 | 62 | -0.278 |
| 23. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 27.823 | 129.389 | 5 | 38 | -0.303 |
| 24. | Daniel Suarez | 27.824 | 129.385 | 1 | 35 | -0.304 |
| 25. | Chase Briscoe | 27.845 | 129.287 | 2 | 68 | -0.325 |
| 26. | Austin Cindric | 27.861 | 129.213 | 2 | 46 | -0.341 |
| 27. | Carson Hocevar | 27.863 | 129.204 | 37 | 60 | -0.343 |
| 28. | Aric Almirola | 27.864 | 129.199 | 4 | 59 | -0.344 |
| 29. | Ryan Preece | 27.868 | 129.180 | 31 | 46 | -0.348 |
| 30. | Corey LaJoie | 27.869 | 129.176 | 2 | 43 | -0.349 |
| 31. | Austin Dillon | 27.946 | 128.820 | 18 | 43 | -0.426 |
| 32. | Todd Gilliland | 27.995 | 128.594 | 19 | 35 | -0.475 |
| 33. | Ty Dillon | 28.098 | 128.123 | 28 | 44 | -0.578 |
| 34. | JJ Yeley | 28.114 | 128.050 | 2 | 40 | -0.594 |
| 35. | BJ McLeod | 28.223 | 127.556 | 4 | 21 | -0.703 |
| 36. | Ryan Newman | 28.324 | 127.101 | 4 | 31 | -0.804 |
Phoenix-2 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Christopher Bell | 2 | 11 | 129.600 |
| 2. | Ryan Blaney | 1 | 10 | 129.514 |
| 3. | William Byron | 1 | 10 | 129.178 |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 11 | 129.135 |
| 5. | Kyle Busch | 1 | 10 | 129.134 |
| 6. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 129.031 |
| 7. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11 | 128.869 |
| 8. | Chris Buescher | 2 | 11 | 128.801 |
| 9. | Chase Elliott | 3 | 12 | 128.798 |
| 10. | Kyle Larson | 1 | 10 | 128.767 |
| 11. | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 11 | 128.739 |
| 12. | Bubba Wallace | 27 | 36 | 128.602 |
| 13. | Michael McDowell | 1 | 10 | 128.592 |
| 14. | Ty Gibbs | 21 | 30 | 128.592 |
| 15. | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 10 | 128.490 |
| 16. | Austin Cindric | 2 | 11 | 128.487 |
| 17. | Ryan Preece | 1 | 10 | 128.441 |
| 18. | Carson Hocevar | 24 | 33 | 128.431 |
| 19. | Joey Logano | 22 | 31 | 128.431 |
| 20. | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10 | 128.390 |
| 21. | Chase Briscoe | 21 | 30 | 128.380 |
| 22. | Harrison Burton | 15 | 24 | 128.371 |
| 23. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | 10 | 128.199 |
| 24. | Daniel Suarez | 1 | 10 | 128.069 |
| 25. | Aric Almirola | 3 | 12 | 128.020 |
| 26. | AJ Allmendinger | 1 | 10 | 128.001 |
| 27. | Alex Bowman | 11 | 20 | 127.941 |
| 28. | Austin Dillon | 1 | 10 | 127.891 |
| 29. | Todd Gilliland | 17 | 26 | 127.598 |
| 30. | Corey LaJoie | 21 | 30 | 127.577 |
| 31. | Erik Jones | 23 | 32 | 127.563 |
| 32. | JJ Yeley | 2 | 11 | 126.811 |
| 33. | Ty Dillon | 1 | 10 | 126.362 |
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