{"id":19014,"date":"2018-11-02T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=19014"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:35:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T19:35:25","slug":"ryan-blaney-fastest-in-first-texas-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2018\/11\/02\/ryan-blaney-fastest-in-first-texas-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Blaney fastest in first Texas practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ryan Blaney turned in the fastest lap in the first MENCS practice for Sunday’s running of the AAA 500. Blaney’s time was followed by that of playoff drivers Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch as Ford claimed the three fastest times of the opening practice session.<\/p>\n

Qualifying for Sunday’s race takes place Friday evening prior to the running of the Camping World Truck Series race. Additional practices sessions will be held on Saturday.<\/p>\n

MENCS Practice Times for Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RaceRank<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nDriver<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nBestLapTime<\/td>\nBestSpeed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nRyan Blaney<\/td>\nAccella\/Carlisle Ford<\/td>\n27.139<\/td>\n198.976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nKevin Harvick (P)<\/td>\nMobil 1 Ford<\/td>\n27.21<\/td>\n198.456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n41<\/td>\nKurt Busch (P)<\/td>\nState Water Heaters Ford<\/td>\n27.254<\/td>\n198.136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\nFedEx Office Toyota<\/td>\n27.254<\/td>\n198.136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nAric Almirola (P)<\/td>\nSmithfield Spirals Ford<\/td>\n27.286<\/td>\n197.904<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nJoey Logano (P)<\/td>\nAAA Insurance Ford<\/td>\n27.422<\/td>\n196.922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nClint Bowyer (P)<\/td>\nRush Truck Centers\/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford<\/td>\n27.429<\/td>\n196.872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nErik Jones<\/td>\nSport Clips Toyota<\/td>\n27.452<\/td>\n196.707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\nFastenal Ford<\/td>\n27.468<\/td>\n196.592<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\nWurth Ford<\/td>\n27.474<\/td>\n196.549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nKyle Busch (P)<\/td>\nM&M’s Toyota<\/td>\n27.487<\/td>\n196.457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n48<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\nLowe’s for Pros Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.501<\/td>\n196.356<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n88<\/td>\nAlex Bowman<\/td>\nAxalta Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.534<\/td>\n196.121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n42<\/td>\nKyle Larson<\/td>\nDC Solar Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.537<\/td>\n196.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nAustin Dillon<\/td>\nDow NORKOOL Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.575<\/td>\n195.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\nCaterpillar Next Gen Excavator Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.58<\/td>\n195.794<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n78<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr. (P)<\/td>\nBass Pro Shops\/5-hour ENERGY Toyota<\/td>\n27.588<\/td>\n195.737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nChase Elliott (P)<\/td>\nKelley Blue Book Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.591<\/td>\n195.716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nDaniel Suarez<\/td>\nARRIS Toyota<\/td>\n27.591<\/td>\n195.716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nWilliam Byron #<\/td>\nHendrick Autoguard Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.599<\/td>\n195.659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\nSherwin-Williams Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.61<\/td>\n195.581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\nMenards\/Cardell Ford<\/td>\n27.719<\/td>\n194.812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n47<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\nKroger ClickList Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.742<\/td>\n194.651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nTrevor Bayne<\/td>\nAdvoCare Rehydrate Ford<\/td>\n27.807<\/td>\n194.196<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nMatt DiBenedetto<\/td>\nCan-Am\/Wholey Ford<\/td>\n27.92<\/td>\n193.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n37<\/td>\nChris Buescher<\/td>\nClorox Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.922<\/td>\n193.396<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n38<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\nEarthwater Ford<\/td>\n27.926<\/td>\n193.368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nTy Dillon<\/td>\nGEICO Military Chevrolet<\/td>\n27.934<\/td>\n193.313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n34<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\nLove’s\/Luber Finer Ford<\/td>\n27.947<\/td>\n193.223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n43<\/td>\nBubba Wallace #<\/td>\nNASCAR Racing Experience Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.058<\/td>\n192.458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n95<\/td>\nRegan Smith<\/td>\nProcore Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.127<\/td>\n191.986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n00<\/td>\nLandon Cassill(i)<\/td>\nBrookshire’s Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.547<\/td>\n189.162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\n*96<\/td>\nParker Kligerman(i)<\/td>\nGaunt Brothers Racing Toyota<\/td>\n28.551<\/td>\n189.135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n72<\/td>\nCorey LaJoie<\/td>\nGas Monkey Garage Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.768<\/td>\n187.709<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n*7<\/td>\nReed Sorenson(i)<\/td>\nSustainable Quarry Crypto Mining Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.831<\/td>\n187.298<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\n*99<\/td>\nKyle Weatherman<\/td>\nStarCom Fiber Chevrolet<\/td>\n28.983<\/td>\n186.316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nJJ Yeley(i)<\/td>\nmaximum elevation off-road Toyota<\/td>\n29.16<\/td>\n185.185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nRoss Chastain<\/td>\nLow T Center Chevrolet<\/td>\n29.289<\/td>\n184.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n*66<\/td>\nTimmy Hill(i)<\/td>\nRewards.com Toyota<\/td>\n29.311<\/td>\n184.231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\n*97<\/td>\navid Starr(i)<\/td>\nToyota<\/td>\n29.749<\/td>\n181.519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\n51<\/td>\nJoey Gase(i)<\/td>\nJacob Companies\/Donate Life Texas Ford<\/td>\n30.064<\/td>\n179.617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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