Ford Ecoboost 400: Keselowski fastest in first Cup practice
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Brad Keselowski opened up the first Cup practice session with the fastest lap time of 30.167 seconds, and a top speed of 179.004 mph.
Out of the final four Chase drivers, Kevin Harvick was the fastest, finishing second with a lap time of 30.176 seconds.
Ryan Newman finished 9th, Denny Hamlin 11th and Joey Logano 22nd.
Next up for the Cup Series is qualifying at 6:15 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 30.167 | 179.004 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 30.176 | 178.950 |
| 3 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 30.207 | 178.767 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | 30.260 | 178.453 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson # | 30.346 | 177.948 |
| 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | 30.376 | 177.772 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 30.381 | 177.743 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 30.393 | 177.672 |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | 30.402 | 177.620 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 30.407 | 177.591 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 30.423 | 177.497 |
| 12 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | 30.435 | 177.427 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 30.435 | 177.427 |
| 14 | 33 | Brian Scott(i) | 30.442 | 177.387 |
| 15 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30.492 | 177.096 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 30.575 | 176.615 |
| 17 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 30.621 | 176.350 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 30.626 | 176.321 |
| 19 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 30.650 | 176.183 |
| 20 | 55 | Brian Vickers | 30.666 | 176.091 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 30.699 | 175.901 |
| 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | 30.710 | 175.838 |
| 23 | 34 | David Ragan | 30.756 | 175.575 |
| 24 | 51 | Justin Allgaier # | 30.771 | 175.490 |
| 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | 30.785 | 175.410 |
| 26 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 30.802 | 175.313 |
| 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | 30.818 | 175.222 |
| 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | 30.824 | 175.188 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 30.832 | 175.143 |
| 30 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30.863 | 174.967 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | 30.865 | 174.955 |
| 32 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 30.869 | 174.933 |
| 33 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | 30.956 | 174.441 |
| 34 | 83 | JJ Yeley(i) | 30.976 | 174.329 |
| 35 | 95 | Michael McDowell | 31.004 | 174.171 |
| 36 | 26 | Cole Whitt # | 31.218 | 172.977 |
| 37 | 23 | Alex Bowman # | 31.276 | 172.656 |
| 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | 31.327 | 172.375 |
| 39 | 7 | Michael Annett # | 31.425 | 171.838 |
| 40 | 32 | Blake Koch(i) | 31.518 | 171.331 |
| 41 | 98 | Josh Wise | 31.601 | 170.881 |
| 42 | 66 | Brett Moffitt | 31.779 | 169.924 |
| 43 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | 31.859 | 169.497 |
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