The quickest speeds in Saturday’s observe got here from the second 20-minute session with 23XI’s Tyler Reddick quickest total with a mean lap pace at 181.001 mph.
Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota staff has gained three of the final 4 races at Kansas, with Reddick himself profitable final fall’s race within the playoffs.
“, these two races we had right here final 12 months, I wasn’t thrilled with the general pace we had, essentially. However we simply stayed within the combine and acquired good finishes out of them,” Reddick mentioned.
“Actually, like final fall for instance, we have been fairly strong, however (Denny Hamlin) was a bit bit higher. Was good to be that shut, however yeah, the scenario ended up unfolding and we had a possibility to pit, and we have been in a position to execute that late race warning and are available away with a win.”
Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron ended up second fast total (180.222 mph) whereas Reddick’s teammate, Bubba Wallace, ended up third (179.736 mph).
Noah Gragson was fourth total and Hamlin – who gained the spring race a 12 months in the past – was fifth.
Amongst these drivers who ran not less than 10 consecutive laps, Byron has the quickest common pace (178.229 mph). Kyle Larson and Reddick have been second and third, respectively, in that class.
Group B
23XI Racing teammates Reddick and Wallace went proper to the highest of the leaderboard within the opening laps of the second 20-minute session.
Reddick led the way in which with a mean lap pace of 181.001 mph, which got here on his third lap on the monitor, whereas Wallace got here in second quickest at 179.736 mph.
Kyle Busch was third (178.896 mph), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fourth and Kyle Larson rounded out the highest 5.
Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, operating a 3rd entry for Legacy Motor Membership this weekend, ended up slowest in Group B, and amongst all 38 drivers.
Group A
Byron led the way in which within the first 20-minute session with a mean lap pace of 180.222 mph.
Gragson was second fast (179.366 mph) and Hamlin was third (179.146 mph).
Chase Elliott was fourth and Michael McDowell rounded out the highest 5.
Two Fords – Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece – struggled and have been seventeenth and Nineteenth-fastest, respectively.
