Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammates Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin had a stranglehold on NASCAR Cup Series practice from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, posting the fastest times in Saturday’s sessions.
Bell, driving the No. 20 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE, led the session by posting a lap time of 29.338 seconds (184.062mph), holding a tenth of a second advantage over Hamlin.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and HYAK Motorsports put up a bit of a shocking lap in practice, holding down the third position, while Toyota teammates Bubba Wallace (from 23XI Racing) and John Hunter Nemechek (from LEGACY MOTOR CLUB) rounded out the top-five.
Last weekend’s winner, Ryan Blaney, was a surprisingly poor 33rd in Saturday’s practice session. Qualifying, though, is another story and will follow the end of practice on Prime Video.
PRACTICE RESULTS:
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 29.338 | 184.062 | |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 29.438 | 0.100 | 183.436 |
| 3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports NOS Energy Chevrolet | 29.46 | 0.122 | 183.299 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | 29.48 | 0.142 | 183.175 |
| 5 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB TriState Vacuum & Rental LLC Toyota | 29.497 | 0.159 | 183.069 |
| 6 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Ike's / Curate Ford | 29.578 | 0.240 | 182.568 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Raptor Chevrolet | 29.583 | 0.245 | 182.537 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.590 | 0.252 | 182.494 |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Chilie's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet | 29.597 | 0.259 | 182.451 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 29.605 | 0.267 | 182.402 |
| 11 | 48 | Justin Allgaier | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.618 | 0.280 | 182.322 |
| 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 29.635 | 0.297 | 182.217 |
| 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.642 | 0.304 | 182.174 |
| 14 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.651 | 0.313 | 182.119 |
| 15 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 29.664 | 0.326 | 182.039 |
| 16 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota | 29.667 | 0.329 | 182.020 |
| 17 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Yeego Chevrolet | 29.685 | 0.347 | 181.910 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Smith's / Farm Rich Ford | 29.709 | 0.371 | 181.763 |
| 19 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Aaron's Rent to Own Ford | 29.727 | 0.389 | 181.653 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | 29.771 | 0.433 | 181.385 |
| 21 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Body Guard Ford | 29.777 | 0.439 | 181.348 |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 29.787 | 0.449 | 181.287 |
| 23 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 29.79 | 0.452 | 181.269 |
| 24 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Trimble Ford | 29.813 | 0.475 | 181.129 |
| 25 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SuperFile Chevrolet | 29.821 | 0.483 | 181.080 |
| 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing U-Save Chevrolet | 29.826 | 0.488 | 181.050 |
| 27 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 29.843 | 0.505 | 180.947 |
| 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.853 | 0.515 | 180.886 |
| 29 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 29.908 | 0.570 | 180.554 |
| 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 29.949 | 0.611 | 180.307 |
| 31 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Jockey 150th Anniversary Chevrolet | 30.12 | 0.782 | 179.283 |
| 32 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Workforce Chevrolet | 30.129 | 0.791 | 179.229 |
| 33 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Pennzoil Ford | 30.25 | 0.912 | 178.512 |
| 34 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Chevrolet | 30.27 | 0.932 | 178.394 |
| 35 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Ford | 30.294 | 0.956 | 178.253 |
| 36 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Campers Inn RV / U-Save Chevrolet | -- | -- | -- |
