P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Corey LaJoie fastest in Saturday’s Martinsville Cup practice
In Saturday’s practice, the top three average speeds came from the first 20-minute session, where LaJoie led with 94.585 mph. Over 12 starts at the 0.526-mile short track, LaJoie has never started better than 14th or finished better than 18th. Bubba Wallace was second overall (94.382 mph) and Ryan Preece was third (94.265 mph). Among drivers running at least 10 consecutive laps, Preece had the top average lap speed. Chase Elliott was fastest in the second session at 93.909 mph but ended up 11th overall. Ty Gibbs, with a speed of 93.826 mph, ended up second fastest in the second session. Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five in the overall practice speeds.
