Ty Gibbs leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Busch and Johnson crash

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Ty Gibbs ran the fastest lap in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway, which saw two multi-time Cup champions find trouble.

Group A Gibbs led the way overall and among Group A drivers, running a fast lap at 190.510mph. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in second, who had a bit of a moment early in the session. Ross Chastain was third, Alex Bowman fourth, and Ryan Blaney fifth. Chastain, who finished second at Texas last year, told his team that he was loose into Turn 1 and on the exit of Turn 2, while fighting a tight condition through Turns 3 and 4.

, Josh Berry, and Michael McDowell. Byron, coming off a special victory for Hendrick Motorsports at Martinsville and returning to TMS as the defending winner, described “a little tightness” in Turns 1 and 2, but said Turns 3 and 4 were “good” for him. It was a difficult session for Friday’s NASCAR Truck Series race winner Kyle Busch, clocking in 27th overall. He spun at the exit of Turn 2, slamming the outside wall with the rear of the car. “These cars suck,” lamented Busch over the radio.

 

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