Auto Club 400 First Practice Report

Following the first time all four Stewart Haas Racing cars finished inside the top 10 last weekend at ISM Raceway, Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer led the way in the first and only practice session of the day. Harvick turned a 38.082-second lap around the Auto Club Speedway with his Bowyer turning a 38.255-second lap. Aric Almirola finished third while the fourth Stewart Haas car of Kurt Busch finished 13th. 

Ryan Newman and Kyle Larson rounded out the top-five speeds. 

Daniel Suarez made hard contact with the outside wall in the exit of turn two which resulted in the No. 19 team pulling out the backup car. Suarez will have to go to the rear of the field on Sunday as a result.

Qualifying will start at 7:15 p.m. ET with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET on FS1

Results from First Practice

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Clint Bowyer
  3. Aric Almirola
  4. Ryan Newman
  5. Kyle Larson
  6. Denny Hamlin
  7. Martin Truex Jr. 
  8. Erik Jones
  9. Austin Dillon
  10. Alex Bowman
  11. Jamie McMurray
  12. Kyle Busch
  13. Kurt Busch
  14. Jimmie Johnson
  15. Chase Elliott
  16. Chris Buscher
  17. Joey Logano
  18. Darrell Wallace Jr. 
  19. Paul Menard
  20. Brad Keselowski
  21. Daniel Suarez
  22. Matt DiBenedetto
  23. Ryan Blaney
  24. Ty Dillon
  25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 
  26. William Byron
  27. AJ Allmendinger
  28. Trevor Bayne
  29. Michael McDowell
  30. David Ragan
  31. Kasey Kahne
  32. Ross Chastain
  33. Cole Whitt
  34. Jeffrey Earnhardt
  35. Timmy Hill
  36. Reed Sorenson
(Gray Gaulding was the only driver who didn't turn a lap during the session)

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