Smith and Reddick Tops in Brickyard Practice

(SPEEDWAY, IN – JULY 19, 2024 – RIS) Chandler Smith and Tyler Reddick set the quick times in Xfinity and Cup Series practice sessions at Indianapolsi Motor Speedway to set the scene for qualifying at the races on the “Brickyard”. 

Cole Custer ran the fastest ten-lap average in Xfinity practice, with a lap average speed of 162.928 mph, well ahead of Noah Gragson’s 161.651 average. In Cup practice, Reddick topped both the single lap table, at 49.293 sec/182.582 mph, and with the top ten-lap average of 179.151 mph, a fraction ahead of Kyle Larson’s 178.784 mph mark for ten laps.

Final Practice: Pennzoil 250 Presented by Advance Auto Parts, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
 1) Chandler Smith, No. 81 QuickTie Toyota, 53.971 sec, 166.756 mph, 25, 25, ---, ---
 2) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Tropical Coolers Chevrolet, 54.031, 166.571, 15, 15, -0.060 sec, -0.060 sec
 3) Conor Daly, No. 26 Polkadot Toyota, 54.547, 164.995, 19, 19, -0.576, -0.516
 4) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Pennington Chevrolet, 54.618, 164.781, 3, 19, -0.647, -0.071
 5) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 54.633, 164.736, 19, 26, -0.662, -0.015
 6) Jeb Burton, No. 27 iHeart Media/Q95 Rocks Chevrolet, 54.799, 164.237, 4, 17, -0.828, -0.166
 7) Josh Berry(i), No. 15 Klutch Vodka Ford, 54.809, 164.207, 18, 20, -0.838, -0.010
 8) Joe Graf Jr, No. 19 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota, 54.829, 164.147, 26, 27, -0.858, -0.020
 9) Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 54.874, 164.012, 1, 2, -0.903, -0.045
10) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 54.879, 163.997, 16, 24, -0.908, -0.005
11) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 54.896, 163.946, 14, 25, -0.925, -0.017
12) Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, 54.927, 163.854, 17, 21, -0.956, -0.031
13) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 54.935, 163.830, 2, 26, -0.964, -0.008
14) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet, 54.971, 163.723, 2, 18, -1.000, -0.036
15) Aric Almirola, No. 20 He Gets Us Toyota, 55.041, 163.514, 8, 24, -1.070, -0.070
16) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 55.051, 163.485, 14, 21, -1.080, -0.010
17) Daniel Dye(i), No. 10 Black Widow Trucks Chevrolet, 55.071, 163.425, 21, 21, -1.100, -0.020
18) Jesse Love #, No. 2 Whelen/NLEOMF Chevrolet, 55.088, 163.375, 1, 20, -1.117, -0.017
19) Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 55.162, 163.156, 2, 29, -1.191, -0.074
20) Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet, 55.172, 163.126, 16, 20, -1.201, -0.010
21) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 ReMA Ford, 55.226, 162.967, 2, 13, -1.255, -0.054
22) Sammy Smith, No. 8 TMC Transportation Chevrolet, 55.236, 162.937, 18, 18, -1.265, -0.010
23) N. Gragson(i)/R. Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 55.264, 162.855, 14, 22, -1.293, -0.028
24) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet, 55.322, 162.684, 2, 13, -1.351, -0.058
25) Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 Distributor Wire & Cable Co Chevrolet, 55.488, 162.197, 2, 8, -1.517, -0.166
26) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 55.582, 161.923, 12, 15, -1.611, -0.094
27) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 55.644, 161.743, 20, 24, -1.673, -0.062
28) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Night Owl Ford, 55.729, 161.496, 6, 21, -1.758, -0.085
29) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Renascent Demolition Chevrolet, 56.076, 160.496, 2, 16, -2.105, -0.347
30) Garrett Smithley, No. 45 Trophy Tractor/RichMar Florist Chevrolet, 56.108, 160.405, 3, 13, -2.137, -0.032
31) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 56.135, 160.328, 9, 18, -2.164, -0.027
32) BJ McLeod, No. 13 Falling In Reverse Chevrolet, 56.309, 159.832, 9, 10, -2.338, -0.174
33) Josh Bilicki, No. 92 Rita's Ice Chevrolet, 56.433, 159.481, 10, 13, -2.462, -0.124
34) Blaine Perkins, No. 29 AutoParkit.com Ford, 56.725, 158.660, 5, 20, -2.754, -0.292
35) Joey Gase, No. 35 Bell Helmets Chevrolet, 56.766, 158.546, 13, 15, -2.795, -0.041
36) Greg Van Alst, No. 07 CB Fabricating Chevrolet, 56.916, 158.128, 7, 26, -2.945, -0.150
37) David Starr, No. 14 SHAR Ford, 57.138, 157.513, 18, 18, -3.167, -0.222
38) Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 58.846, 152.942, 1, 1, -4.875, -1.708
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series , (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 14, 23, 162.928 mph
2) N. Gragson(i)/R. Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 12, 21, 161.651
3) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 12, 21, 161.589
4) Joe Graf Jr, No. 19 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota, 11, 20, 159.794
5) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, 11, 20, 159.609
6) Chandler Smith, No. 81 QuickTie Toyota, 12, 21, 157.166
7) Aric Almirola, No. 20 He Gets Us Toyota, 15, 24, 155.314
Must run 10 consecutive laps to be included.

NCS Practice: Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
 1) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 49.293 sec, 182.582 mph, 22, 34, ---, ---
 2) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Atlas Ford, 49.470, 181.928, 21, 25, -0.177 sec, -0.177 sec
 3) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 49.570, 181.561, 12, 27, -0.277, -0.100
 4) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 49.622, 181.371, 29, 29, -0.329, -0.052
 5) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 49.743, 180.930, 30, 31, -0.450, -0.121
 6) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 49.786, 180.774, 22, 40, -0.493, -0.043
 7) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Body Guard Ford, 49.819, 180.654, 22, 34, -0.526, -0.033
 8) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Castrol Edge Ford, 49.846, 180.556, 19, 34, -0.553, -0.027
 9) William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 49.854, 180.527, 15, 30, -0.561, -0.008
10) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, 49.856, 180.520, 30, 30, -0.563, -0.002
11) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 U.S. Air Force Toyota, 49.953, 180.169, 26, 34, -0.660, -0.097
12) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 49.984, 180.058, 31, 36, -0.691, -0.031
13) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Panini/Caitlin Clark Ford, 50.000, 180.000, 25, 26, -0.707, -0.016
14) Austin Dillon, No. 3 SENIX Chevrolet, 50.016, 179.942, 23, 24, -0.723, -0.016
15) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 50.020, 179.928, 18, 27, -0.727, -0.004
16) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Cheddar's Patriotic Chevrolet, 50.049, 179.824, 28, 29, -0.756, -0.029
17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kleenex 100 Years/Donors Choose Chevrolet, 50.069, 179.752, 23, 23, -0.776, -0.020
18) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 gener8tor Ford, 50.071, 179.745, 26, 26, -0.778, -0.002
19) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 50.189, 179.322, 19, 29, -0.896, -0.118
20) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, 50.197, 179.294, 2, 30, -0.904, -0.008
21) Jimmie Johnson, No. *84 Carvana Toyota, 50.198, 179.290, 20, 31, -0.905, -0.001
22) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 50.206, 179.261, 22, 22, -0.913, -0.008
23) AJ Allmendinger(i), No. 16 Campers Inn RV Chevrolet, 50.227, 179.186, 19, 27, -0.934, -0.021
24) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Draiver Ford, 50.245, 179.122, 26, 26, -0.952, -0.018
25) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 50.246, 179.119, 27, 27, -0.953, -0.001
26) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford, 50.251, 179.101, 25, 29, -0.958, -0.005
27) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, 50.258, 179.076, 18, 23, -0.965, -0.007
28) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 50.298, 178.934, 13, 19, -1.005, -0.040
29) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 50.304, 178.912, 24, 27, -1.011, -0.006
30) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, 50.405, 178.554, 16, 29, -1.112, -0.101
31) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Cirkul Chevrolet, 50.438, 178.437, 18, 24, -1.145, -0.033
32) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 50.512, 178.175, 17, 25, -1.219, -0.074
33) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 50.515, 178.165, 3, 31, -1.222, -0.003
34) Justin Haley, No. 51 Fraternal Order of Eagles Ford, 50.585, 177.918, 21, 21, -1.292, -0.070
35) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 50.656, 177.669, 19, 24, -1.363, -0.071
36) Cody Ware, No. 15 Peoria TT Ford, 50.691, 177.546, 23, 25, -1.398, -0.035
37) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 HighPoint.com Ford, 50.814, 177.117, 18, 24, -1.521, -0.123
38) Ty Dillon(i), No. *33 Titan Risk Solutions Chevrolet, 50.882, 176.880, 3, 16, -1.589, -0.068
39) BJ McLeod(i), No. *66 Coble Enterprises Ford, -0.000, 0.000, 0, 0, -0.000, -0.000
(*) Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
 1) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 22, 31, 179.151 mph
 2) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 22, 31, 178.784
 3) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, 12, 21, 178.247
 4) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Body Guard Ford, 21, 30, 178.228
 5) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 17, 26, 178.228
 6) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 17, 26, 178.187
 7) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 16, 25, 177.577
 8) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, 18, 27, 177.548
 9) Jimmie Johnson, No. *84 Carvana Toyota, 19, 28, 176.900
10) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Atlas Ford, 1, 10, 176.842
11) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 2, 11, 176.659
12) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Castrol Edge Ford, 2, 11, 176.466
13) AJ Allmendinger(i), No. 16 Campers Inn RV Chevrolet, 1, 10, 176.293
14) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 1, 10, 176.253
15) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Cheddar's Patriotic Chevrolet, 1, 10, 176.141
16) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 8, 17, 175.845
17) Austin Dillon, No. 3 SENIX Chevrolet, 2, 11, 175.641
18) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 1, 10, 175.345
19) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 2, 11, 175.224
20) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Draiver Ford, 1, 10, 175.213
21) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 gener8tor Ford, 1, 10, 175.144
22) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford, 1, 10, 174.817
23) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Cirkul Chevrolet, 1, 10, 174.487
24) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, 1, 10, 168.500
Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included