Practice 2 recap | Practice 2 results
Jennifer Jo Cobb led the final Camping World Truck Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, putting up a high speed of 182.965 mph on Lap 9 out of 11.
This is Cobb’s fifth start at the famous 2.5-mile superspeedway and she is without a pole in her Truck Series career.
Coming up short to Cobb was Austin Hill at 182.954 mph.
Terry Jones, (182.954 mph), Bobby Gerhart (182.926 mph) and past Talladega winner Johnny Sauter (182.762 mph) round out the top-five fastest on the leaderboard.
Timothy Peters is the defending race winner at the track and was 11th-fastest in the closing practice. The Red Horse Racing driver was third-fastest in the first session.
Eighteen-year-old John Hunter Nemechek led the series’ opening session on Friday, but did not come out for the second session.
There was one caution brought out in the final minutes of practice for fluid on the track.
The Camping World Truck Series returns to the track tomorrow for Keystone Light Pole Qualifying at 10:30 a.m. ET (FS1). The fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola begins Saturday at 1 p.m. ET (FOX).
Practice 1 recap | Practice 1 results
John Hunter Nemechek led the opening Camping World Truck Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, notching a top speed of 191.608 mph on his 15th lap out of 21 total.
This is the 18-year-old driver’s first start at the Alabama track.
John Wes Townley came up short to Nemechek, and was second-fastest at 191.604 mph.
Defending race winner Timothy Peters was third-fastest at 191.528 mph.
Truck Series points leader Erik Jones (190.189 mph) and Ben Kennedy (188.947 mph) round out the top-five fastest on the leaderboard.
One caution came out during the 55-minute practice for debris on the track.
Aside from Peters, the only other past Talladega winner in the field is Johnny Sauter who was seventh-fastest (188.907 mph) in the opening session.
The Camping World Truck Series returns to the track today at 3 p.m. ET for final practice before Saturday’s Keystone Light Pole Qualifying at 10:30 a.m. ET (FOX Sports 1). The series’ fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola begins Saturday at 1 p.m. ET (FOX).