Kyle Larson dominated the Cup practice session at Richmond Raceway, setting the quickest 30-lap averages and securing the pole position for the ToyotaOwners400. Larson was fastest in Group A practice and topped the single-lap chart. He also claimed the pole for the race, with Chase Elliott alongside on the front row. Hendrick Motorsports had a strong showing, with Larson and Elliott sweeping the front row, and Chevrolet drivers locking out the top four positions in qualifying.
It’s an all @TeamHendrick front row for today’s race at @RichmondRaceway. Will @KyleLarsonRacin repeat his 2023 triumph, or could #NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver @chaseelliott finally end his 40+ race winless streak? https://t.co/BP1BLa9xjY
It's an all-@TeamHendrick front row at @RichmondRaceway! https://t.co/tBJKK519Aa
Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott make it a Hendrick Motorsports front row for the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway: https://t.co/pCWVy2AEDF
#NASCAR: @KyleLarsonRacin and @ChaseElliott swept the front row for @TeamHendrick in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series event at @RichmondRaceway. https://t.co/EN9mpeHw54
REPORT: It's a @TeamHendrick front row lockout at @RichmondRaceway! @KyleLarsonRacin beats @chaseelliott to P1 with @TeamChevy drivers qualifying 1-2-3-4. #NASCAR https://t.co/SxUtzOTcdk
Man, Chase Elliott nearly pulled the Group B upset pole, but he comes up just 0.002 sec. shy of his teammate Kyle Larson's qualifying time. It'll be an all-@TeamHendrick front row tomorrow night at Richmond: https://t.co/1ivfRXKw6h
Hendrick front row lockout at Richmond! Kyle Larson takes P1, beating teammate Chase Elliott. It's a Chevrolet 1-2-3-4 with Ross Chastain 3rd, and another Hendrick driver in 4th with Alex Bowman. #NASCAR
Yung Money on the pole 📍💰 @KyleLarsonRacin's lap of 22.428 puts him P1 for tomorrow night's #ToyotaOwners400 at Richmond. 17th career pole, 2nd at Richmond and 1st of 2024. Elliott, Chastain, Bowman and Wallace the top 5. Gilliland, MTJ, Gibbs, Cindric and Logano the top 10.
Kyle Larson and Joey Logano top Cup Series practice at Richmond Raceway: https://t.co/z8u0iaNcA9
Cup practice is complete: 1. @KyleLarsonRacin 2. @joeylogano 3. @Chris_Buescher 4. @JHNemechek 5. @Alex_Bowman* #NASCAR
Cup practice is complete: 1. @KyleLarsonRacin 2. @joeylogano 3. @Chris_Buescher 4. @JHNemechek 5. @JimmieJohnson #NASCAR
All but four cars in Group A ran at least 30 consecutive laps during that practice session. The quickest 30-lap averages: 1. Ryan Blaney 2. Alex Bowman 3. Chris Buescher 4. Kyle Larson 5. Ty Gibbs Ross Chastain, notably, was slowest on the single-lap and 30-lap speeds. #NASCAR
Seven minutes into Group A practice, Kyle Larson is fastest on the single-lap chart over Joey Logano, Chris Buescher, John Hunter Nemechek and Alex Bowman. #NASCAR