Kurt Busch turned in the fastest lap at Bristol Motor Speedway in the opening practice for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the 0.533 mile track.
The driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet SS bested Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose.
Qualifying for the Food City 500 is set to get underway at 4:40 pm ET.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series First Practice Speeds at Bristol
| RaceRank | No | Driver | BestLapTime | BestSpeed | BestLap | Laps |
| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | 14.784 | 129.789 | 36 | 36 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 14.826 | 129.421 | 29 | 32 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 14.834 | 129.351 | 25 | 26 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 14.838 | 129.317 | 22 | 29 |
| 5 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 14.847 | 129.238 | 30 | 31 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 14.851 | 129.203 | 38 | 42 |
| 7 | 31 | Ryan Newman | 14.9 | 128.779 | 24 | 28 |
| 8 | 13 | Casey Mears | 14.922 | 128.589 | 26 | 27 |
| 9 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | 14.941 | 128.425 | 33 | 35 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | 14.942 | 128.417 | 42 | 47 |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 14.942 | 128.417 | 26 | 26 |
| 12 | 27 | Paul Menard | 14.958 | 128.279 | 30 | 31 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 14.961 | 128.253 | 41 | 42 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 14.971 | 128.168 | 36 | 36 |
| 15 | 95 | Michael McDowell | 14.977 | 128.116 | 14 | 17 |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 14.987 | 128.031 | 24 | 26 |
| 17 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | 15 | 127.92 | 30 | 31 |
| 18 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 15.029 | 127.673 | 31 | 31 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 15.04 | 127.58 | 14 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 15.042 | 127.563 | 40 | 43 |
| 21 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | 15.046 | 127.529 | 21 | 25 |
| 22 | 38 | David Gilliland | 15.051 | 127.487 | 39 | 41 |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | 15.053 | 127.47 | 38 | 38 |
| 24 | 26 | Cole Whitt # | 15.053 | 127.47 | 20 | 27 |
| 25 | 55 | Brian Vickers | 15.065 | 127.368 | 42 | 44 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 15.071 | 127.317 | 37 | 37 |
| 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 15.079 | 127.25 | 49 | 50 |
| 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 15.085 | 127.199 | 22 | 22 |
| 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson # | 15.101 | 127.064 | 43 | 49 |
| 30 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | 15.104 | 127.039 | 33 | 34 |
| 31 | 34 | David Ragan | 15.122 | 126.888 | 41 | 43 |
| 32 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 15.127 | 126.846 | 27 | 31 |
| 33 | 7 | Michael Annett # | 15.129 | 126.829 | 24 | 26 |
| 34 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 15.169 | 126.495 | 24 | 24 |
| 35 | 23 | Alex Bowman # | 15.171 | 126.478 | 25 | 40 |
| 36 | 77 | Dave Blaney | 15.172 | 126.47 | 23 | 25 |
| 37 | 35 | David Reutimann | 15.188 | 126.337 | 19 | 20 |
| 38 | 98 | Josh Wise | 15.227 | 126.013 | 21 | 21 |
| 39 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | 15.23 | 125.988 | 23 | 31 |
| 40 | 83 | Ryan Truex # | 15.341 | 125.077 | 26 | 42 |
| 41 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | 15.42 | 124.436 | 18 | 21 |
| 42 | 66 | Joe Nemechek(i) | 15.492 | 123.857 | 18 | 19 |
| 43 | 30 | Parker Kligerman # | 15.562 | 123.3 | 8 | 8 |
| 44 | 33 | Timmy Hill | 16.123 | 119.01 | 20 | 33 |
| 45 | 51 | Justin Allgaier # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
