Drivers pace practice sessions ahead of Saturday's Duck Commander 500 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
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Kasey Kahne didn’t have much room for improvement but the driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet still found what he was looking for to lead the second and final Sprint Cup Series practice on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver placed second in the opener with a speed of 190.463 mph and increased that to 190.975 mph in the latter session, good enough to best the field ahead of Saturday's Duck Commander 500 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX).
Kahne's teammate and most recent Texas-winner, Jimmie Johnson -- not to be confused with #FlatJimmie -- was second with a speed of 190.523 mph. They were the only two to top 190 mph in the practice.
Jamie McMurray (189.653 mph), Denny Hamlin (189.560) and Casey Mears (189.062) followed to complete the top five, respectively.
Coors Light Pole Award qualifying will drop the green flag at 6:45 p.m. ET with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1.
Practice 1 | Results
Martin Truex Jr. sped to the top of the leaderboard early in opening Sprint Cup Series practice for Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX) and spent just about the entirety of the 90-minute session leading the way at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday.
Already enjoying a rejuvenating season that has yet to see his No. 78 Chevrolet finish outside the top 10, Truex raced to a session-best 191.096 mph, good for a 28.258 clip around the 1.5-mile track.
Birthday boy Kasey Kahne was hot on his trail as the only other driver to top 190 mph at 190.463. Two-time 2015 winner and defending Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick was next on the charts at 189.773 mph, followed by Casey Mears (189.182 mph) and David Ragan (189.129 mph).
Defending race-winner Joey Logano was 17th (187.565 mph).
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had to cut his practice short after just five minutes, when his No. 17 Ford started smoking. He came back out in the session to run a total of 12 laps and placed 19th on the leaderboard with a speed of 187.363 mph.
Eleven cars served 15-minute penalties to start practice for a variety of reasons.
The Nos. 4, 14, 15, 23, 41 and 48 cars were held after their crew chiefs missed a meeting with NASCAR at Martinsville. The Nos. 34, 55 and 83 served time for being late through technical inspection at Martinsville, and the Nos. 38 and 62 were docked for being late through technical inspection at Auto Club Speedway.
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