Toyotas top practice again with Edwards leading the charge
The Toyotas were tops again in practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Photo by: NASCAR Media
Carl Edwards set a fast pace early on Saturday morning with a lap of 131.456 mph. Although he completed 46 additional laps, the most of the session, his speeds slowed as the track heated up.
Denny Hamlin was second quick (131.264 mph) followed by their Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth (131.914 mph) and the Chevys of Kevin Harvick (130.914 mph), Chase Elliott (130.855 mph) and Kasey Kahne (130.792 mph). Kyle Busch (130.752 mph), Brad Keselowski (130.792 mph), Kurt Busch (130.573 mph) and Kyle Larson (130.501 mph) rounded out the top 10 single laps speeds.
CLICK HERE for complete practice results
Edwards also led the Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average runs with a speed of 130.452 mph. Defending race winner Kyle Busch was second (130.236 mph) followed by Keselowski (129.994 mph), Elliott (129.787 mph), Hamlin (129.685 mph), Kurt Busch (129.581 mph), Kenseth (129.495 mph), Joey Logano (129.479 mph), Kyle Larson (129.376 mph) and Tony Stewart (129.225 mph).
Although Larson feels the Magic Mile is not one of his best tracks, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver thought he improved during the second practice for the New Hampshire 301.
"Free in, not really as bad as yesterday," Larson said. "I lack a little bit of drive off. Whenever those fast guys pass me, they can arc the corner way better than me."
Be part of Motorsport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Harvick reflects on career after Atlanta win, honors Dale Earnhardt
Chase Elliott: "We have a lot of work to do" after Atlanta showing
Harvick leads veteran charge at Atlanta Motor Speedway
NASCAR Mailbag: Why the Camry isn't going anywhere
Top Stories of 2017, #4: Dale Jr. leads big-name exodus from Cup
Carl Edwards to receive sportsmanship award for "pure class"
Christopher Bell hopes critical Phoenix win "is just the beginning"
Bell beats Hamlin for Bristol Cup pole in all-JGR front row
Nemechek recovers from early spin to claim Michigan Xfinity win
Greg Biffle among new 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees
Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions
Yamaha to test completely new MotoGP bike at Jerez
Penske's Newgarden loses St. Pete IndyCar race win after violation
The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team
The early benefits and challenges of NASCAR's Next Gen car
How Penske's rookie sensation opened NASCAR's new era in style
Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments