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The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Richmond Raceway on Saturday morning in preparation for the upcoming Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday night.
The 36-car field was split into two groups for this practice session. Below you'll find the two practice groups, key notes from the practice session and the practice speeds for all drivers.
Due to changing track conditions, Group A was much faster than Group B during this practice. When looking at these practice speeds, you need to analyze each Group individually instead of the field as a whole.
Important Practice Notes
Chase Briscoe, Daniel Suarez, and Ross Chastain - In Group A, these three drivers started practicing later in the session than the rest of the group. This caused their single-lap speeds to be much slower than the rest of the group, and their falloff time to be significantly less.
Chris Buescher - Buescher was interviewed after he got done with practice and the Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver sounded very confident. He won the most recent race here at Richmond and he said that his No. 17 Ford unloaded "close" to where they needed it to be.
2024 Richmond Toyota Owners 400 Practice Speed Chart
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed | Fastest Lap | Laps Ran | Behind Leader |
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 22.161 | 121.836 | 3 | 45 | ---.--- |
| 2. | Joey Logano | 22.224 | 121.490 | 3 | 49 | -0.063 |
| 3. | Chris Buescher | 22.229 | 121.463 | 3 | 47 | -0.068 |
| 4. | John Hunter Nemechek | 22.240 | 121.403 | 4 | 47 | -0.079 |
| 5. | Alex Bowman | 22.249 | 121.354 | 4 | 42 | -0.088 |
| 6. | Ty Gibbs | 22.263 | 121.277 | 4 | 46 | -0.102 |
| 7. | Ryan Blaney | 22.276 | 121.207 | 3 | 49 | -0.115 |
| 8. | Josh Berry | 22.342 | 120.849 | 4 | 40 | -0.181 |
| 9. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22.401 | 120.530 | 3 | 43 | -0.240 |
| 10. | Justin Haley | 22.422 | 120.417 | 3 | 46 | -0.261 |
| 11. | Harrison Burton | 22.444 | 120.299 | 4 | 37 | -0.283 |
| 12. | Austin Dillon | 22.519 | 119.899 | 2 | 40 | -0.358 |
| 13. | Ryan Preece | 22.579 | 119.580 | 4 | 38 | -0.418 |
| 14. | Michael McDowell | 22.584 | 119.554 | 4 | 48 | -0.423 |
| 15. | Daniel Hemric | 22.656 | 119.174 | 5 | 33 | -0.495 |
| 16. | Brad Keselowski | 22.696 | 118.964 | 3 | 47 | -0.535 |
| 17. | Zane Smith | 22.710 | 118.890 | 4 | 36 | -0.549 |
| 18. | Erik Jones | 22.746 | 118.702 | 3 | 39 | -0.585 |
| 19. | William Byron | 22.756 | 118.650 | 2 | 43 | -0.595 |
| 20. | Christopher Bell | 22.779 | 118.530 | 5 | 49 | -0.618 |
| 21. | Martin Truex Jr. | 22.785 | 118.499 | 4 | 47 | -0.624 |
| 22. | Bubba Wallace | 22.786 | 118.494 | 4 | 47 | -0.625 |
| 23. | Denny Hamlin | 22.824 | 118.297 | 5 | 48 | -0.663 |
| 24. | Daniel Suarez | 22.829 | 118.271 | 4 | 36 | -0.668 |
| 25. | Chase Briscoe | 22.846 | 118.183 | 3 | 41 | -0.685 |
| 26. | Austin Cindric | 22.860 | 118.110 | 5 | 44 | -0.699 |
| 27. | Noah Gragson | 22.861 | 118.105 | 5 | 44 | -0.700 |
| 28. | Todd Gilliland | 22.870 | 118.059 | 5 | 48 | -0.709 |
| 29. | Chase Elliott | 22.883 | 117.992 | 5 | 42 | -0.722 |
| 30. | Carson Hocevar | 22.890 | 117.955 | 5 | 36 | -0.729 |
| 31. | Tyler Reddick | 22.895 | 117.930 | 2 | 46 | -0.734 |
| 32. | Kaz Grala | 22.902 | 117.894 | 3 | 46 | -0.741 |
| 33. | Corey LaJoie | 22.907 | 117.868 | 3 | 46 | -0.746 |
| 34. | Kyle Busch | 22.935 | 117.724 | 3 | 47 | -0.774 |
| 35. | Ty Dillon | 22.943 | 117.683 | 4 | 31 | -0.782 |
| 36. | Ross Chastain | 23.147 | 116.646 | 3 | 40 | -0.986 |
2024 Richmond Toyota Owners 400 10-Lap Average Chart
| Pos | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1. | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 11 | 119.867 |
| 2. | Alex Bowman | 2 | 11 | 119.800 |
| 3. | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 119.789 |
| 4. | Chris Buescher | 2 | 11 | 119.752 |
| 5. | Kyle Larson | 2 | 11 | 119.624 |
| 6. | Ty Gibbs | 2 | 11 | 119.439 |
| 7. | Harrison Burton | 2 | 11 | 119.152 |
| 8. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2 | 11 | 119.111 |
| 9. | Josh Berry | 1 | 10 | 119.084 |
| 10. | Justin Haley | 2 | 11 | 118.808 |
| 11. | John Hunter Nemechek | 1 | 10 | 118.747 |
| 12. | Austin Dillon | 2 | 11 | 118.656 |
| 13. | Michael McDowell | 2 | 11 | 118.161 |
| 14. | Ryan Preece | 2 | 11 | 118.079 |
| 15. | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 11 | 117.787 |
| 16. | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 10 | 117.635 |
| 17. | William Byron | 1 | 10 | 117.600 |
| 18. | Todd Gilliland | 2 | 11 | 117.598 |
| 19. | Noah Gragson | 2 | 11 | 117.581 |
| 20. | Christopher Bell | 3 | 12 | 117.565 |
| 21. | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 11 | 117.376 |
| 22. | Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 12 | 117.361 |
| 23. | Erik Jones | 1 | 10 | 117.328 |
| 24. | Zane Smith | 2 | 11 | 117.306 |
| 25. | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 11 | 117.248 |
| 26. | Chase Elliott | 2 | 11 | 117.226 |
| 27. | Daniel Hemric | 1 | 10 | 117.170 |
| 28. | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 10 | 117.109 |
| 29. | Kyle Busch | 2 | 11 | 117.006 |
| 30. | Austin Cindric | 1 | 10 | 116.867 |
| 31. | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 11 | 116.811 |
| 32. | Tyler Reddick | 2 | 11 | 116.697 |
| 33. | Corey LaJoie | 2 | 11 | 116.638 |
| 34. | Kaz Grala | 1 | 10 | 116.635 |
| 35. | Ty Dillon | 2 | 11 | 116.424 |
| 36. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 10 | 115.981 |
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