{"id":19623,"date":"2019-02-23T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T18:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=19623"},"modified":"2019-02-23T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T18:42:38","slug":"clint-bowyer-fastest-in-final-atlanta-practice-kyle-busch-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2019\/02\/23\/clint-bowyer-fastest-in-final-atlanta-practice-kyle-busch-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Clint Bowyer fastest in final Atlanta practice, Kyle Busch crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19626\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/02\/bowyer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/02\/bowyer.png 936w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/02\/bowyer-594x390.png 594w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/02\/bowyer-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2019\/02\/bowyer-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clint Bowyer was the fastest driver in Saturday&#8217;s final practice session for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.<\/p>\n<p>Rain canceled qualifying sessions for both the Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Truck Series but the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was able to get on the 1.5-mile track and practice. Pole sitter Aric Almirola was 13th fastest.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Busch would spin in this session damaging the back end of his No. 18 Snickers Toyota.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trouble for the 18! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleBusch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KyleBusch<\/a> spins in the middle of the corner at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsupdates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amsupdates<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlGyAuHrHi\">pic.twitter.com\/RlGyAuHrHi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASCAR (@NASCAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR\/status\/1099357818979643393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>MENCS Final Practice Speeds<\/h2>\n<table width=\"589\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\">RaceRank<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">No<\/td>\n<td width=\"160\">Driver<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">BestLapTime<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\">BestSpeed<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">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;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.954<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">179.104<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.994<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178.873<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin Dillon<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.022<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">178.712<\/td>\n<td 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400;\">23<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.183<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.789<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Hemric #<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.184<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.783<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.229<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">177.527<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/td>\n<td 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