- Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet
- Gray Gaulding, No. 23 BK Racing Toyota
- Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Harrison Rhodes, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
- Cole Whitt, No. 72 TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Newman edges Truex, sets pace in final Atlanta practice
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Ryan Newman rolled to the fastest speed in Saturday's final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Newman, who just missed out on the pole position in Friday qualifying at the 1.54-mile track, pushed the Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevrolet to a speed of 184.868 mph. He'll start second in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM).
Martin Truex Jr. posted the second-fastest lap at 184.597 mph in the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota. His speed came before his team served a 30-minute penalty at the end of practice for failing Optical Scanning Station inspection three times before qualifying. Truex did not log a qualifying speed and is set to start 35th in the 36-car field.
Paul Menard landed the third-fastest lap (184.566 mph) in the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford. He was followed on the speed chart by Denny Hamlin (183.564) and Joey Logano (183.303), who rounded out the top five in the 80-minute session.
Kyle Busch, who won the pole in Friday qualifying, was 15th-fastest in final practice in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota. Defending race winner Brad Keselowski logged the 29th-best lap in the Team Penske No. 2 Ford. Daytona 500 champ Austin Dillon turned in the 24th-fastest lap in the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 Chevy.
Truex was the only driver to serve a 30-minute penalty. Six other drivers had 15-minute deductions from their practice time: