Ty Dillon places fifth in final session after leading first practice
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Austin Dillon turned in the top time during Friday’s final practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Owens Corning Atticat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway, which starts on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
Dillon, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, covered the track in 30.450 seconds at a speed of 177.340 mph.
JJ Yeley was second (176.546 mph), followed by Ryan Blaney (175.245 mph), Drew Herring (175.245 mph) and Ty Dillon (174.317 mph), who had the best time in the opening practice of the day.
Series points leader Chris Buescher placed sixth in the final practice (173.930 mph) and defending NXS champion Chase Elliott was ninth (173.773 mph). Elliott current ranks third in points.
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Ty Dillon topped the leaderboard late in Friday’s opening practice with a time of 177.392 mph in his No. 3 Chevrolet. He had the best time of either practice.
Blaney posted the second-fastest speed, propelling his No. 22 Team Penske Ford at 176.875 mph around the Illinois track. The eldest Dillon — Austin Dillon — was third behind his brother, recording a high speed of 176.702 mph in the No. 33 Richard Childress Chevrolet. Roush Fenway Racing‘s Chris Buescher (176.114 mph) and Richard Childress Racing‘s Brian Scott (175.313 mph) completed the top five performers.
Midway through the hour-and-a-half session, Ross Kenseth — son of Sprint Cup Series regular Matt Kenseth — brought out the caution flag, when he got loose and spun. The No. 20 wheelman impressively avoided contact and recovered to post the 13th-fastest speed in the field.