Charlotte NASCAR Practice #1 Notes
William Byron – Started out in race trim and did an opening
William Byron – Started out in race trim and did an opening
Clint Bowyer – Prior to practice he tweeted that this rules package
Joey Logano – Was the first driver out on the track logging
Clint Bowyer – His car looked very competitive. His crew chief was
Kyle Busch – Had great speed over his opening long run. Said
NOTE: There was inspection during this practice session which really limited practice
Jamie McMurray – Flipped ten minutes into practice. He’ll be going to
Kyle Busch – Started with a 4 lap run to shake down
Denny Hamlin – His car was horrendously bad in practice #1 and
Martin Truex Jr. – Unloaded with a lot of speed and was
Kurt Busch – Spun in the closing minutes of practice and wrecked.
Jimmie Johnson – Will be starting in the rear of the field
Kevin Harvick – Got into the wall hard 45 minutes into practice.
Aric Almirola – In a pre-practice interview he said he feels good
NOTE: This practice session was 50 degrees colder than yesterday. Ricky Stenhouse