At Sonoma Raceway, Ryan Blaney was the fastest in Friday’s practice, clocking a lap of 97.866 mph. The newly repaved road course led to significantly quicker speeds, with Blaney improving on last year’s best lap by more than 6 mph.
Ty Gibbs followed closely behind Blaney with a top lap of 97.829 mph, while Will Brown made his Cup debut this weekend and secured third place with a top lap of 97.617 mph in the No. 33 car for Richard Childress Racing. Cup qualifying will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the race scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, in the Xfinity Series, Shane van Gisbergen led the way in the 50-minute practice session with a top speed of 95.152 mph. Parker Kligerman followed closely behind at 94.763 mph, while Boris Said crashed in the No. 17 car for Hendrick Motorsports during the session.
Xfinity qualifying is set to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, with the race following at 8 p.m. ET on the same day
