P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Erik Jones, a two-time Southern 500 winner, led Saturday’s Cup Series practice session at Darlington Raceway. Jones topped the board at 166.461mph (29.542 seconds). He set the fastest time on his f…
Erik Jones, a two-time Southern 500 winner, led Saturday’s Cup Series practice session at Darlington Raceway, topping the board at 166.461mph (29.542 seconds) with the fastest time on his first lap. Denny Hamlin followed as second fastest at 166.146mph, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was third at 166.118mph before causing a brief caution with a spin that led to hitting the wall. Following the top three were Ross Chastain in fourth at 165.989mph and William Byron in fifth at 165.760mph, while Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top seven. Reddick currently holds the championship point leader position, poised to earn 15 playoff points for winning the regular-season championship as they head into the final race.
