Brad Keselowski tops first Kansas practice
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Brad Keselowski paced the field in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday (October 18) for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Keselowski, the spring 2019 Kansas race winner, posted a lap time of 30.595 seconds (176.499 MPH), making 27 total circuits during the 50-minute practice.
Aric Almirola, Daniel Suarez, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five in the practice session.
Defending MENCS champion Joey Logano was 13th fastest.
Chase Elliott, the 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 winner, was 23rd quickest.
Jimmie Johnson, a three-time Kansas winner, made the most circuits of the 40 competitors entered with 55 laps. He was 24th overall.
Qualifying for the Hollywood Casino 400 will take place Saturday.
The Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas Speedway will be televised Sunday, October 20, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
SOURCES
NASCAR
Racing-Reference.info
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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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