Carl Edwards led the way in a shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice on a green Kentucky Speedway.
Driving his No. 19 Toyota, Edwards laid down a 28.627-second circuit to top the session, which started late due to a second rainstorm that required NASCAR’s Air Titans to dry the track.
Martin Truex, Jr. – Edwards’ pseudo teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing affiliate Furniture Row Racing – followed in second with a time of 28.758 seconds.
Kyle Larson rallied off a 28.802 second circuit to lead the way for Chevrolet, with Kyle Busch (28.858) and Austin Dillon (28.862) rounding out the top five. Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, A.J. Allmendinger and Kurt Busch completed the top 10. Johnson’s fast laps came in his first session with a backup car after crashing his primary machine in the rain-shortened second practice.
The Sprint Cup Series will return for final practice at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Aaron Bearden is a Frontstretch alumnus who’s come back home as the site’s Short Track Editor. When he isn’t working with our grassroots writers, he can be found talking about racing on his Morning Warmup newsletter, pestering his wife/dog or convincing himself the Indiana Pacers can win an NBA title.