Las Vegas NASCAR Practice #1 Notes

Denny Hamlin – Using a backup chassis after wrecking his primary car during testing on Thursday. Spent the whole session in qualifying trim. Missed the first 15 minutes due to inspection issues last week.

Clint Bowyer – Missed the first 15 minutes due to inspection issues last week. Started in race trim. Claims he found speed, but needs quite a bit more. Went to qualifying trim about 30 minutes into practice.

Kasey Kahne – At the end of testing on Thursday Kahne felt a lot better about his car. His team spent time in race trim this session to further fine tune what they learned during the test. During a run near the end of the session in qualifying trim he said his car handles a lot better.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Early in the session while he was in qualifying trim he said, “Really, really good, turned nicely out of 4.” Later in qualifying trim he said he wanted more front grip. Wants his cars balance to be better.