{"id":18683,"date":"2018-08-17T13:04:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=18683"},"modified":"2018-08-17T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T17:07:21","slug":"chase-elliott-fastest-in-first-bristol-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2018\/08\/17\/chase-elliott-fastest-in-first-bristol-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Elliott fastest in first Bristol practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MENCS will have a second practice session for Saturday’s race prior to qualifying on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,788],"tags":[],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-18683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cup-series","8":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18683"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=18683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}