‘Big 3’ among top 5 opening practice at Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick—dubbed “The Big 3” this season—were among the top-five fastest drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday.
Truex Jr., the defending series champion and 2017, posted the quickest time at 31.035 seconds (173.997 mph), Busch posted the second-fastest time at 31.160 seconds (173.299 mph) and Harvick was fifth fastest at 31.245 seconds (172.828 mph).
Joey Logano, the fourth title contender, posted the 18th-fastest practice time, turning (3) laps.
All 39 drivers turned a lap in the 90-minute practice session.
The Ford EcoBoost 400 will be televised live on NBC Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
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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.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
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