At-track photos: Charlotte road course weekend

By | Published: September 27, 2018 32

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Damage on the No. 3 Chevrolet after NASCAR Playoff driver Austin Dillon hit the backstretch chicane tire barrier in the final moments of opening practice at the Charlotte road course.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. piled the No. 17 into the tire barriers coming out of Turn 4.

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NASCAR Playoff contender Aric Almirola spun in Turn 3 in the opening moments of first practice at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course. Here, the No. 10 crew works on the damage after he hit the wall.

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Damage on the right front of Denny Hamlin's No. 11 machine after making hard contact with one of the curbs in the backstretch chicane.

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Bubba Wallace went for a spin in Turn 6 during opening practice.

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Damage to the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford after Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun and hit the tire barriers at the exit of Turn 4.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. looks on as a crew member on the No. 17 team surveys the damage after the practice crash. Stenhouse also made some repairs himself.

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Ryan Newman's No. 31 Chevrolet received damage after an incident in opening practice.

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Ryan Newman isn't afraid to get down and help the team repair the damage to the No. 31.

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Bubba Wallace spins again during opening practice, this time in Turn 3.

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Bubba Wallace creates some tire smoke trying to save the No. 43 car from spinning.

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Austin Dillon brushed the wall in the first practice of the weekend. Here's the damage to the No. 3 Chevrolet.

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Chase Elliott leads Austin Dillon into one of the 17 turns that make up the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.

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Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott (9), Alex Bowman (88) and William Byron roll through Turn 3.

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We wonder what Chase Elliott is thinking before making his first laps in Friday's practice.

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Kyle Larson studies up with a crew member on the No. 42 team during practice.

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Brad Keselowski looks calm and collected before heading out to practice on the Charlotte Roval.

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Joey Logano is focused before heading out for opening practice.

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Xfinity Series drivers get their first looks at the Charlotte road course in optional practice on Thursday. Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 18 Rheem Toyota, took some laps.

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Ryan Reed, driver of the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, found some trouble in the turns.

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Ryan Reed's No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford tagged the wall.

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Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet, practices for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

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