John R. Elliot HERO Campaign 300 Practice 1 Speeds

The first practice session for the John R. Elliot Campaign 300 has concluded from Kentucky Speedway. Without much surprise, Kyle Busch topped the speed charts in his #54 Monster Energy Toyota with a lap of 174.729mph. Both Brian Scott and Paul Menard who were fast in testing sessions on Wednesday, were among the fast cars again in the first practice session finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Ryan Blaney, who won the fall race at Kentucky in the Nationwide Series last year, posted the 2nd fastest lap in the #12 Snap-On Ford for Penske Racing while the #98 of Corey Lajoie rounded out the top 5. Meanwhile Kevin Harvick posted the fastest 10 lap average of today’s practice session. Several cars ended up running at least 10 consecutive laps which is not always normal for the first round of practices for a Nationwide Series event. However, the timing of tonight’s practice aligns with the timing of tomorrow night’s race which gave teams a good idea of what track conditions will be once the green flag drops Friday night. Take a look at the remaining speeds from the first practice for the John R. Elliot HERO Campaign 300:

Best 10 Lap Consecutive Average