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Take a look at which drivers have led the way with the best 10-lap averages at Auto Club Speedway in this weekend’s practices ahead of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
PRACTICE 3: RESULTS
Pos
Car
Driver
From Lap
To Lap
Avg Speed
1
4
Kevin Harvick
8
17
180.161
2
42
Kyle Larson
9
18
179.417
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
18
27
179.285
4
18
Kyle Busch
1
10
179.108
5
3
Austin Dillon
12
21
179.086
6
20
Erik Jones
1
10
178.611
7
11
Denny Hamlin
1
10
178.558
8
1
Jamie McMurray
17
26
178.545
9
2
Brad Keselowski
20
29
178.433
10
12
Ryan Blaney
1
10
178.429
11
48
Jimmie Johnson
1
10
178.262
12
21
Paul Menard
21
30
178.169
13
41
Kurt Busch
20
29
177.968
14
22
Joey Logano
16
25
177.944
15
88
Alex Bowman
1
10
177.785
16
14
Clint Bowyer
16
25
177.596
17
19
Daniel Suarez
14
23
177.459
18
10
Aric Almirola
1
10
177.398
19
24
William Byron #
12
21
177.265
20
9
Chase Elliott
1
10
177.258
21
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
1
10
177.240
22
31
Ryan Newman
16
25
177.127
23
95
Kasey Kahne
16
25
176.297
24
37
Chris Buescher
16
25
176.123
25
13
Ty Dillon
12
21
175.848
26
34
Michael McDowell
21
30
175.802
27
38
David Ragan
1
10
175.484
28
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. #
5
14
174.170
PRACTICE 2: RESULTS
Pos
Car
Driver
From Lap
To Lap
Avg Speed
1
4
Kevin Harvick
16
25
181.009
2
2
Brad Keselowski
10
19
180.460
3
20
Erik Jones
1
10
180.303
4
42
Kyle Larson
18
27
180.060
5
12
Ryan Blaney
5
14
179.801
6
18
Kyle Busch
1
10
179.714
7
14
Clint Bowyer
10
19
179.501
8
9
Chase Elliott
5
14
179.468
9
3
Austin Dillon
8
17
179.343
10
1
Jamie McMurray
1
10
179.265
11
78
Martin Truex Jr.
1
10
179.071
12
11
Denny Hamlin
1
10
179.051
13
41
Kurt Busch
10
19
178.901
14
48
Jimmie Johnson
1
10
178.463
15
21
Paul Menard
16
25
178.437
16
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. #
12
21
177.534
17
95
Kasey Kahne
5
14
177.167
18
34
Michael McDowell
12
21
176.876
PRACTICE 1: RESULTS
Pos
Car
Driver
From Lap
To Lap
Avg Speed
1
11
Denny Hamlin
1
10
181.278
2
38
David Ragan
1
10
177.070
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
# Indicates driver is eligible for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.