After rain delays most of of on-track time, RCR driver leads wet session
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Practice 1 | Results
Following a lengthy delay for rain, Ryan Newman led Friday’s lone Sprint Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway.
Practice was originally slated to begin at noon ET, but cars didn’t get on the 0.526-mile track until 2:04 p.m. ET.
When they did, Newman ran a session-best speed of 97.835 mph for a best time of 19.355 seconds. He was followed by four Chevrolets in AJ Allmendinger (97.679 mph), Jeff Gordon (97.664 mph), Jimmie Johnson (97.618 mph) and Martin Truex Jr. (97.558 mph) to round out the top five.
Defending race-winner Kurt Busch was 14th, with a speed of 97.083 mph.
There was a caution late in the session when the No. 3 of Austin Dillon endured engine issues and caused heavy smoke, effectively ending the practice session.
Coors Light Pole qualifying was pushed back from 4:45 p.m. ET to 6:10 p.m. ET. Per a NASCAR bulletin sent to teams earlier this week, the opening round of qualifying will be 20 minutes instead of 15 minutes, as it had been for the past four events.
Should qualifying be canceled because of weather, Newman would start Sunday’s race from the pole position.
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