Martin Truex, Jr. led the way with a lap of 28.310 seconds in the first practice for the AAA Texas 500 from Texas. Rounding out the top five was Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart. Jimmie Johnson, currently leading the points, posted the 27th best time. Ken Schrader had the slowest lap at 29.977 seconds, or 1.667 seconds off of Truex’s time.
Pos
#
Driver
Team
Time
Behind
1
56
Martin Truex Jr.
Carlyle Tools by NAPA Toyota
28.310
Leader
2
55
Mark Martin
Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
28.354
-0.044
3
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
28.403
-0.093
4
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
28.441
-0.131
5
14
Tony Stewart
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
28.601
-0.291
6
43
Aric Alrmirola
Farmland Ford
28.627
-0.317
7
17
Matt Kenseth
Ford EcoBoost Ford
28.729
-0.419
8
5
Kasey Kahne
Hendrickcars.com/Great Clips Chevrolet
28.750
-0.440
9
29
Kevin Harvick
Rheem/Budweiser Chevrolet
28.762
-0.452
10
16
Greg Biffle
3M Ford
28.764
-0.454
11
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PLAYERS:
Brad Keselowski,
Clint Bowyer,
Ken Schrader,
Matt Kenseth,
Kasey Kahne,
Kevin Harvick,
Greg Biffle,
Denny Hamlin,
Carl Edwards,
Marcos Ambrose,
Kyle Busch,
Trevor Bayne,
Jeff Burton,
Kurt Busch,
Paul Menard,
Joey Logano,
Ryan Newman,
David Gilliland,
Jeff Gordon,
Bobby Labonte,
Jamie McMurray,
David Ragan,
David Stremme,
Danica Patrick,
Michael McDowell,
Kelly Bires,
Landon Cassill,
Travis Kvapil,
Joe Nemechek,
Reed Sorenson,
Josh Wise,
Mike Bliss,
Stephen Leicht,
Dave Blaney,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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