Austin Cindric tops practice at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daytona 500 champion Austin Cindric led the field in the NASCAR Cup Series’ only practice session of the Phoenix Raceway race weekend.
Cindric led the first group of drivers in the 20-minute Group A session Saturday ahead of the Ruoff Mortgage 500 with a lap time of 27.462 seconds.
Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney had the second-fastest lap at 27.471 seconds.
Tyler Reddick, William Byron and defending series champion Kyle Larson rounded out the Top-5 in practice.
Last year’s March winner Martin Truex Jr. had the 15th fastest lap.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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