{"id":23434,"date":"2020-02-21T23:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T04:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=23434"},"modified":"2020-02-21T23:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T04:49:04","slug":"jimmie-johnson-fastest-in-final-practice-at-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2020\/02\/21\/jimmie-johnson-fastest-in-final-practice-at-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Johnson fastest in final practice at Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23435\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/jimmiejohnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/jimmiejohnson.jpg 625w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/jimmiejohnson-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2020\/02\/jimmiejohnson-594x323.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jimmie Johnson topped the speed chart in the final practice session for the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was followed by Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Kevin Harvick and Matt DiBenedetto. Almirola was fastet in the first practice session of the day.<\/p>\n<p>The Cup Series will compete in the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Practice Speeds at LVMS<\/h2>\n<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\">RaceRank<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">No<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">Driver<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">BestLapTime<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">BestSpeed<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">BestLap<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Laps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.095<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">179.432<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.122<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">179.271<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.139<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">179.17<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.165<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">179.015<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt DiBenedetto<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.199<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178.814<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ross Chastain(i)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.225<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178.66<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Larson<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.265<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178.424<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Blaney<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.276<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 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400;\">178.03<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">William Byron<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.347<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.942<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.349<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.924<\/td>\n<td 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400;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.749<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.418<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.526<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Bell #<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.42<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.515<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 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Johnson was followed by Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Kevin Harvick and Matt DiBenedetto. Almirola was fastet in the first practice session of the day. 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