Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick were at the top of the speed charts in the first of two Sprint Cup practice sessions Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
Keselowski, who won at Richmond last season in the final race before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, was the only driver to crack the 126 mph barrier, recording a top speed of 126.086 mph.
Earnhardt was second-fastest (125.593 mph), followed closely by Harvick (125.517).
Here’s speeds from Friday’s first practice:
1 Brad Keselowski … 126.086 mph … 70 laps
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. … 125.593 … 50 laps
3 Kevin Harvick … 125.517 … 65 laps
4 Jimmie Johnson … 125.203 … 94 laps
5 Clint Bowyer … 125.174 .. 63 laps
6 Martin Truex Jr. … 125.127 … 36 laps
7 Kyle Larson … 125.000 … 66 laps
8 AJ Allmendinger … 124.873 … 39 laps
9 Joey Logano … 124.827 … 75 laps
10 Denny Hamlin … 124.804 … 52 laps
11 Trevor Bayne … 124.786 … 45 laps
12 Carl Edwards … 124.769 … 50 laps
13 Aric Almirola … 124.625 … 41 laps
14 David Ragan … 124.619 … 57 laps
15 Kurt Busch … 124.453 … 71 laps
16 Greg Biffle … 124.315 … 43 laps
17 Casey Mears … 124.309 … 45 laps
18 Matt Kenseth … 124.275 … 56 laps
19 Landon Cassill … 124.252 … 61 laps
20 Paul Menard … 124.206 … 49 laps
21 Chase Elliott … 124.189 … 70 laps
22 Austin Dillon … 124.138 … 36 laps
23 Jamie McMurray … 124.098 … 43 laps
24 Brett Moffitt … 124.081 … 45 laps
25 Jeff Gordon … 123.950 … 52 laps
26 Ryan Newman … 123.802 … 39 laps
27 Kasey Kahne … 123.796 … 46 laps
28 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … 123.570 … 68 laps
29 Tony Stewart … 123.451 … 36 laps
30 Josh Wise … 123.423 … 56 laps
31 Justin Allgaier … 123.170 … 52 laps
32 David Gilliland … 123.141 … 73 laps
33 Sam Hornish Jr. … 123.074 … 39 laps
34 Alex Bowman … 123.052 … 42 laps
35 Reed Sorenson … 122.194 … 53 laps
36 Jeff Green … 122.194 … 38 laps
37 Matt DiBenedetto … 122.155 … 47 laps
38 Cole Whitt … 121.742 … 40 laps
39 Michael Annett … 121.572 … 33 laps
40 Brendan Gaughan … 121.518 … 45 laps
41 Danica Patrick … 121.501 … 51 laps
42 Joey Gase … 121.365 … 34 laps
43 Jeb Burton … 121.033 … 50 laps
44 Alex Kennedy … 120.968 … 59 laps
45 JJ Yeley … 120.643 … 55 laps
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average:
1 Landon Cassill … 123.336 mph
2 Jimmie Johnson … 123.293
3 Clint Bowyer … 123.015
4 Kevin Harvick … 122.944
5 Martin Truex Jr. … 122.847
6 Kyle Larson … 122.437
7 Brad Keselowski … 122.400
8 Carl Edwards … 122.314
9 Brett Moffitt … 122.274
10 Kasey Kahne … 122.228
11 Matt Kenseth … 121.970
12 David Ragan … 121.935
13 Joey Logano … 121.819
14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … 121.573
15 Josh Wise … 121.395
16 Kurt Busch … 121.239
17 David Gilliland … 120.962
18 Casey Mears … 120.941
19 Denny Hamlin … 120.931
20 Jeff Gordon … 120.514
21 Matt DiBenedetto … 120.511
22 Danica Patrick … 120.473
23 Chase Elliott … 120.413
24 Austin Dillon … 120.409
25 Dale Earnhardt Jr. … 119.963
26 AJ Allmendinger … 119.944
27 Sam Hornish Jr. … 119.760
28 JJ Yeley … 119.714
29 Jamie McMurray … 119.707
30 Alex Kennedy … 119.175
31 Alex Bowman … 118.457
32 Jeb Burton … 117.025
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