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Kyle Busch topped the final practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch paced the 85-minute practice session with a fast lap of 135.491 mph in his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Just as he did in the first practice session, Ty Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) came in second for the session (135.466 mph).
Brendan Gaughan (135.298 mph, No. 62 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet), Chris Buescher (134.897 mph, No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford) and Chase Elliott (134.781 mph, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet) made up the top five for final practice.
Buescher, the XFINITY Series points leader, holds a 24-point edge on Elliott for the championship lead. The JR Motorsports driver is the defending series champion and mathematically clinched his title at Phoenix last year.
Austin Dillon, who topped the opening practice session, came in seventh.
Qualifying for the XFINITY Series DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans will take place on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET (NBCSN/Live Extra).
Practice 1 recap | RELATED: Full Practice 1 results
The Dillon brothers clocked in the two fastest speeds during Friday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series practice at Phoenix International Raceway. The No. 33 of Austin topped the leaderboard (136.018 mph) while the No. 3 of Ty was second (135.542 mph).
Chase Elliott‘s No. 9 Chevrolet had a surge late during the session, rounding out the top three with a fastest lap of 135.105 mph.
One of the busiest drivers of the weekend, Erik Jones was fourth during Friday’s XFINITY Series practice session. Jones, who is racing in all three series at the track, wheeled his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota around the 1-mile track at 134.690 mph.
Kyle Busch, with 75 series wins, was fifth-fastest as his No. 54 JGR Toyota came in at 134.013 mph.
Daniel Suarez went for a late spin in his No. 18 JGR Toyota, but ended practice with minimal damage to his Toyota. He finished ninth (133.057 mph).
Series points leader, Chris Buescher was 12th with his No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford coming in at 132.606 mph.