Chase Elliott turned in the fastest lap in the first round of practice for Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Driving his No. 9 Chevrolet, Elliott ran 55 laps in the first practice session but it was his third lap with a time of 15.151 that bested 40 others.
The MENCS will have a second practice session for Saturday’s race prior to qualifying on Friday.
MENCS Bristol Practice Speeds
| RaceRank | No | Driver | Team | BestLapTime | BestSpeed | BestLap | Laps | Best | Expr1 |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 15.151 | 126.645 | 3 | 55 | 15.151 | 15.151 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | DC Solar Chevrolet | 15.191 | 126.312 | 8 | 37 | 15.191 | 15.151 |
| 3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Valvoline Chevrolet | 15.193 | 126.295 | 8 | 62 | 15.193 | 15.151 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Sport Clips Toyota | 15.206 | 126.187 | 7 | 55 | 15.206 | 15.151 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | REV Ford | 15.211 | 126.146 | 13 | 30 | 15.211 | 15.151 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 15.215 | 126.112 | 6 | 53 | 15.215 | 15.151 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s White Chocolate Toyota | 15.236 | 125.939 | 13 | 52 | 15.236 | 15.151 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford | 15.239 | 125.914 | 8 | 49 | 15.239 | 15.151 |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Fastenal Ford | 15.243 | 125.881 | 6 | 53 | 15.243 | 15.151 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 15.246 | 125.856 | 14 | 45 | 15.246 | 15.151 |
| 11 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Chevrolet | 15.259 | 125.749 | 6 | 33 | 15.259 | 15.151 |
| 12 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | STANLEY Toyota | 15.282 | 125.559 | 11 | 35 | 15.282 | 15.151 |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron # | Liberty University Chevrolet | 15.302 | 125.395 | 13 | 23 | 15.302 | 15.151 |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford | 15.306 | 125.363 | 9 | 50 | 15.306 | 15.151 |
| 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John’s Ford | 15.314 | 125.297 | 11 | 36 | 15.314 | 15.151 |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/Knauf Ford | 15.322 | 125.232 | 2 | 42 | 15.322 | 15.151 |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited Toyota | 15.322 | 125.232 | 3 | 46 | 15.322 | 15.151 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Cessna/McDonald’s Chevrolet | 15.332 | 125.15 | 10 | 59 | 15.332 | 15.151 |
| 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford | 15.338 | 125.101 | 7 | 41 | 15.338 | 15.151 |
| 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 15.342 | 125.068 | 10 | 38 | 15.342 | 15.151 |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow NORKOOL Chevrolet | 15.349 | 125.011 | 4 | 59 | 15.349 | 15.151 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet | 15.36 | 124.922 | 6 | 18 | 15.36 | 15.151 |
| 23 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford | 15.373 | 124.816 | 5 | 54 | 15.373 | 15.151 |
| 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Shriners Hospital For Children Ford | 15.379 | 124.768 | 9 | 35 | 15.379 | 15.151 |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush’s Beans Chevrolet | 15.391 | 124.67 | 12 | 61 | 15.391 | 15.151 |
| 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Thorne Wellness Chevrolet | 15.395 | 124.638 | 11 | 58 | 15.395 | 15.151 |
| 27 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet | 15.401 | 124.589 | 8 | 52 | 15.401 | 15.151 |
| 28 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 15.455 | 124.154 | 15 | 26 | 15.455 | 15.151 |
| 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace # | Medallion Bank/Petty’s Garage Chevrolet | 15.469 | 124.042 | 5 | 51 | 15.469 | 15.151 |
| 30 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | LowT Center Chevrolet | 15.5 | 123.794 | 11 | 21 | 15.5 | 15.151 |
| 31 | *52 | J McLeod(i) | Jacob Companies Ford | 15.522 | 123.618 | 3 | 3 | 15.522 | 15.151 |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Chevrolet | 15.581 | 123.15 | 6 | 55 | 15.581 | 15.151 |
| 33 | 23 | Blake Jones | KBM Commercial Properties/Planet Fitness Toyota | 15.59 | 123.079 | 9 | 48 | 15.59 | 15.151 |
| 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Zynga Poker Ford | 15.656 | 122.56 | 7 | 27 | 15.656 | 15.151 |
| 35 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | ARK io Blockchain Solutions Chevrolet | 15.676 | 122.404 | 8 | 32 | 15.676 | 15.151 |
| 36 | *96 | Jesse Little(i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota | 15.697 | 122.24 | 15 | 72 | 15.697 | 15.151 |
| 37 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Fiber Chevrolet | 15.729 | 121.991 | 5 | 36 | 15.729 | 15.151 |
| 38 | *99 | Gray Gaulding | StarCom Fiber Chevrolet | 15.848 | 121.075 | 8 | 21 | 15.848 | 15.151 |
| 39 | *7 | JJ Yeley(i) | Steakhouse Elite Chevrolet | 15.925 | 120.49 | 13 | 30 | 15.925 | 15.151 |
| 40 | *66 | Timmy Hill(i) | Beef Jerky Outlet Toyota | 15.985 | 120.038 | 6 | 11 | 15.985 | 15.151 |
| 41 | 51 | Reed Sorenson | Trading View Chevrolet | 16.011 | 119.843 | 4 | 21 | 16.011 | 15.151 |
