Ryan Blaney paced the field in Friday’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway, wheeling his No. 12 Ford around the .533-mile track at 129.614 mph.
Blaney’s Team Penske teammate Joey Logano was second-fastest in the 50-minute practice session, moving his No. 22 Ford around the track at 128.882 mph.
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Erik Jones in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (128.865 mph), Kyle Larson in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet (128.735 mph) and Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 JGR Toyota (128.709 mph) rounded out the top five.
Quin Houff brought out the caution about 17 minutes into the practice session after smoke wafted from his No. 77 Chevrolet and his car put fluid on the track.
The Monster Energy Series returns to the track at 6:10 p.m. ET for Busch Pole Qualifying (FS1). Sunday’s Food City 500 is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).