Sunday’s Brickyard 400 is the first for the series on the 2.5-mile oval track since the 2020 season – and the first ever for the Next Gen car. The series has run on the Indy Road Course for the last three years.
Reddick led the 50-minute session with an average lap speed of 182.581 mph as Toyotas claimed three of the top four fastest speeds.
Reigning series champion Ryan Blaney, driving the No. 12 Ford for track owner Roger Penske, was second quick at 181.928 mph.
“I hope it’s a good race,” Blaney said. “Gosh, I mean, this place definitely deserves a good showing and it’s nice to be back on the big track and that’s the Brickyard to me.
“The road course was fun for a few years but this is the Brickyard and so hopefully, this car is raceable.”
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell were third and fourth, respectively, and Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman was fifth and the top Chevrolet.
Completing the top 10 were Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, William Byron and Carson Hocevar.
Keselowski was the only driver in the top 10 who had previously won on the Indy oval.
The session was relatively incident free.
About 26 minutes into the session, NASCAR displayed a caution to halt the practice for debris on the track.
Then, just as the session was being brought to a close, Erik Jones spun off Turn 2 in his No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota. Jones did not appear to make contact any contact with the wall.
.@Erik_Jones goes sliding as practice comes to an end, but he keeps it out of the wall! pic.twitter.com/TK0WFaxbgm
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 19, 2024
Among those drivers who ran at least 10 consecutive laps, Reddick had the fastest average speed (179.151 mph). He was followed by Larson and Hamlin in that category.
| CLA | DRIVER | # | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | TIME | INTERVAL | MPH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Reddick23XI RACING | 45 | Toyota | 34 |
49.293 |
182.582 | ||
| 2 | R. BlaneyTEAM PENSKE | 12 | Ford | 25 |
+0.177 49.470 |
0.177 | 181.928 | |
| 3 | D. HamlinJOE GIBBS RACING | 11 | Toyota | 27 |
+0.277 49.570 |
0.100 | 181.561 | |
| 4 | C. BellJOE GIBBS RACING | 20 | Toyota | 29 |
+0.329 49.622 |
0.052 | 181.371 | |
| 5 | A. BowmanHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS | 48 | Chevrolet | 31 |
+0.450 49.743 |
0.121 | 180.930 | |
| 6 | K. LarsonHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS | 5 | Chevrolet | 40 |
+0.493 49.786 |
0.043 | 180.774 | |
| 7 | B. KeselowskiRFK RACING | 6 | Ford | 34 |
+0.526 49.819 |
0.033 | 180.654 | |
| 8 | C. BuescherRFK RACING | 17 | Ford | 34 |
+0.553 49.846 |
0.027 | 180.556 | |
| 9 | W. ByronHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS | 24 | Chevrolet | 30 |
+0.561 49.854 |
0.008 | 180.527 | |
| 10 |
C. HocevarSPIRE MOTORSPORTS
|
77 | Chevrolet | 30 |
+0.563 49.856 |
0.002 | 180.520 | |
| 11 | B. Wallace23XI RACING | 23 | Toyota | 34 |
+0.660 49.953 |
0.097 | 180.169 | |
| 12 | C. ElliottHENDRICK MOTORSPORTS | 9 | Chevrolet | 36 |
+0.691 49.984 |
0.031 | 180.058 | |
| 13 | J. BerrySTEWART-HAAS RACING | 4 | Ford | 26 |
+0.707 50.000 |
0.016 | 180.000 | |
| 14 | A. DillonRICHARD CHILDRESS RACING | 3 | Chevrolet | 24 |
+0.723 50.016 |
0.016 | 179.942 | |
| 15 | A. CindricTEAM PENSKE | 2 | Ford | 27 |
+0.727 50.020 |
0.004 | 179.928 | |
| 16 | K. BuschRICHARD CHILDRESS RACING | 8 | Chevrolet | 29 |
+0.756 50.049 |
0.029 | 179.824 | |
| 17 | R. Stenhouse JrJTG DAUGHERTY RACING | 47 | Chevrolet | 23 |
+0.776 50.069 |
0.020 | 179.752 | |
| 18 | T. GillilandFRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS | 38 | Ford | 26 |
+0.778 50.071 |
0.002 | 179.745 | |
| 19 | J. NemechekLEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 42 | Toyota | 29 |
+0.896 50.189 |
0.118 | 179.322 | |
| 20 | M. Truex JrJOE GIBBS RACING | 19 | Toyota | 30 |
+0.904 50.197 |
0.008 | 179.294 | |
| 21 | J. JohnsonLEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 84 | Toyota | 31 |
+0.905 50.198 |
0.001 | 179.290 | |
| 22 | J. LoganoTEAM PENSKE | 22 | Ford | 22 |
+0.913 50.206 |
0.008 | 179.261 | |
| 23 | A. AllmendingerKAULIG RACING | 16 | Chevrolet | 27 |
+0.934 50.227 |
0.021 | 179.186 | |
| 24 | H. BurtonWOOD BROTHERS RACING | 21 | Ford | 26 |
+0.952 50.245 |
0.018 | 179.122 | |
| 25 |
Z. SmithSPIRE MOTORSPORTS
|
71 | Chevrolet | 27 |
+0.953 50.246 |
0.001 | 179.119 | |
| 26 | N. GragsonSTEWART-HAAS RACING | 10 | Ford | 29 |
+0.958 50.251 |
0.005 | 179.101 | |
| 27 | M. McDowellFRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS | 34 | Ford | 23 |
+0.965 50.258 |
0.007 | 179.076 | |
| 28 | E. JonesLEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 43 | Toyota | 19 |
+1.005 50.298 |
0.040 | 178.934 | |
| 29 | D. SuarezTRACKHOUSE RACING | 99 | Chevrolet | 27 |
+1.011 50.304 |
0.006 | 178.912 | |
| 30 | R. ChastainTRACKHOUSE RACING | 1 | Chevrolet | 29 |
+1.112 50.405 |
0.101 | 178.554 | |
| 31 | D. HemricKAULIG RACING | 31 | Chevrolet | 24 |
+1.145 50.438 |
0.033 | 178.437 | |
| 32 | C. LajoieSPIRE MOTORSPORTS | 7 | Chevrolet | 25 |
+1.219 50.512 |
0.074 | 178.175 | |
| 33 |
T. GibbsJOE GIBBS RACING
|
54 | Toyota | 31 |
+1.222 50.515 |
0.003 | 178.165 | |
| 34 | J. HaleyRICK WARE RACING | 51 | Ford | 21 |
+1.292 50.585 |
0.070 | 177.918 | |
| 35 | R. PreeceSTEWART-HAAS RACING | 41 | Ford | 24 |
+1.363 50.656 |
0.071 | 177.669 | |
| 36 | C. WareRICK WARE RACING | 15 | Ford | 25 |
+1.398 50.691 |
0.035 | 177.546 | |
| 37 | C. BriscoeSTEWART-HAAS RACING | 14 | Ford | 24 |
+1.521 50.814 |
0.123 | 177.117 | |
| 38 | T. DillonRICHARD CHILDRESS RACING | 33 | Chevrolet | 16 |
+1.589 50.882 |
0.068 | 176.880 | |
| 39 | B. McLeodMBM | 66 | Ford | 0 |
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