Reddick Tops COTA Practice

(AUSTIN, TX – MAR 24, 2023 – RIS) Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson were the two fastest drivers in the sole practice session for Sunday’s Echo Park Automotive Grand Prix at the 3.410 mile Circuit of the Americas road course. Reddick’s single quickest lap of 2:12.016 at 92.989 mph was over a half second under Larson’s time, while Larson’s lap beat Ross Chastain’s best by over an eighth of a second.

Visiting drivers were headed by Jordan Taylor, in the No. 9 Chevy, replacing the injured Chase Elliott (who will be in the broadcast booth for the race) with the tenth-fastest lap at 2:12.851 and 92.404 mph. Kimi Raikkonen, 2007 Formula One world champion, put the No. 91 Chevy in 32nd on the time charts, with IndyCar driver Conor Daly last on the charts, with only three laps to his credit.

Qualifying for the Cup race takes place Saturday, followed by the Craftsman Truck Series and Xfinity Series races.

Practice: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of The Americas
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1)    Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 2:12.016, 92.989 mph, 12, 18, ---.---, ---.---
2)    Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 2:12.544, 92.618, 11, 15, -0.528, -0.528
3)    Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 2:12.685, 92.520, 9, 15, -0.669, -0.141
4)    Kyle Busch, No. 8 Netspend Chevrolet, 2:12.717, 92.498, 11, 17, -0.701, -0.032
5)    Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 2:12.770, 92.461, 11, 14, -0.754, -0.053
6)    Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 2:12.774, 92.458, 12, 18, -0.758, -0.004
7)    Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 2:12.798, 92.441, 9, 10, -0.782, -0.024
8)    Bubba Wallace, No. 23 MoneyLion Toyota, 2:12.809, 92.434, 11, 17, -0.793, -0.011
9)    Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 2:12.847, 92.407, 12, 12, -0.831, -0.038
10)  Jordan Taylor, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 2:12.851, 92.404, 12, 15, -0.835, -0.004
11)  Ty Gibbs #, No. 54 He Gets us Toyota, 2:12.852, 92.404, 12, 16, -0.836, -0.001
12)  Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford, 2:12.924, 92.354, 10, 11, -0.908, -0.072
13)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 2:12.962, 92.327, 12, 15, -0.946, -0.038
14)  Erik Jones, No. 43 Allegiant Chevrolet, 2:12.995, 92.304, 8, 12, -0.979, -0.033
15)  Harrison Burton, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 2:13.021, 92.286, 14, 16, -1.005, -0.026
16)  William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 2:13.029, 92.281, 11, 16, -1.013, -0.008
17)  Christopher Bell, No. 20 DeWalt Toyota, 2:13.079, 92.246, 9, 13, -1.063, -0.050
18)  AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Farmsmart Chevrolet, 2:13.102, 92.230, 9, 11, -1.086, -0.023
19)  Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 2:13.131, 92.210, 10, 16, -1.115, -0.029
20)  Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 2:13.265, 92.117, 9, 13, -1.249, -0.134
21)  Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 2:13.312, 92.085, 11, 13, -1.296, -0.047
22)  Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford, 2:13.377, 92.040, 9, 14, -1.361, -0.065
23)  Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 2:13.449, 91.990, 11, 12, -1.433, -0.072
24)  Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Wyndham Rewards Ford, 2:13.584, 91.897, 10, 15, -1.568, -0.135
25)  Noah Gragson #, No. 42 Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet, 2:13.636, 91.862, 10, 15, -1.620, -0.052
26)  Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 2:13.684, 91.829, 2, 9, -1.668, -0.048
27)  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Ruedebusch Ford, 2:13.694, 91.822, 11, 15, -1.678, -0.010
28)  Jenson Button, No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford, 2:13.786, 91.759, 10, 13, -1.770, -0.092
29)  Ty Dillon, No. 77 Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet, 2:13.795, 91.752, 12, 15, -1.779, -0.009
30)  Austin Dillon, No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, 2:14.045, 91.581, 5, 15, -2.029, -0.250
31)  Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 2:14.168, 91.497, 9, 13, -2.152, -0.123
32)  Kimi Raikkonen, No. *91 Onx Homes/iLOQ Chevrolet, 2:14.291, 91.413, 11, 14, -2.275, -0.123
33)  Corey LaJoie, No. 7 OpTic Gaming Chevrolet, 2:14.328, 91.388, 9, 11, -2.312, -0.037
34)  Justin Haley, No. 31 Celsius Chevrolet, 2:14.365, 91.363, 9, 11, -2.349, -0.037
35)  Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford, 2:14.512, 91.263, 12, 13, -2.496, -0.147
36)  Jimmie Johnson, No. *84 Club Wyndham Chevrolet, 2:14.794, 91.072, 3, 13, -2.778, -0.282
37)  Josh Bilicki(i), No. 78 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, 2:15.473, 90.616, 8, 14, -3.457, -0.679
38)  Cody Ware, No. 51 PublicSq Ford, 2:16.253, 90.097, 8, 13, -4.237, -0.780
39)  Conor Daly, No. *50 BitNile.com Chevrolet, 2:16.257, 90.095, 3, 11, -4.241, -0.004

Lap Averages:
Pos, Driver, Car, Overall, 5 Lap, 10 Lap
1)    William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 2:14.094, 2:13.327, --
2)    Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford, 2:14.097, 2:14.462, --
3)    Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 2:14.169, 2:13.592, --
4)    Erik Jones, No. 43 Allegiant Chevrolet, 2:14.314, --, --
5)    Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 2:14.451, --, --
6)    Christopher Bell, No. 20 DeWalt Toyota, 2:14.573, 2:14.068, --
7)    Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 2:14.662, --, --
8)    Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 2:14.759, 2:13.653, --
9)    Martin Truex Jr, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 2:14.877, 2:15.567, --
10)  Austin Dillon, No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, 2:14.978, 2:14.300, --
11)  Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Ruedebusch Ford, 2:15.302, 2:14.464, --
12)  Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 2:15.385, 2:13.254, --
13)  Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Wyndham Rewards Ford, 2:15.822, 2:14.345, --
14)  Ty Dillon, No. 77 Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet, 2:15.827, 2:16.257, --
15)  Corey Lajoie, No. 7 OpTic Gaming Chevrolet, 2:15.927, --, --
16)  Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 2:16.017, 2:14.249, --
17)  Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 2:16.120, 2:12.785, 2:16.301
18)  Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 2:16.129, 2:14.690, --
19)  Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford, 2:16.256, 2:17.094, --
20)  Bubba Wallace, No. 23 MoneyLion Toyota, 2:16.285, 2:13.578, --
21)  Jordan Taylor, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 2:16.445, 2:19.408, --
22)  Kimi Raikkonen, No. *91 Onx Homes/iLOQ Chevrolet, 2:16.509, 2:15.793, --
23)  Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford, 2:16.542, 2:14.560, --
24)  Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 2:16.597, 2:13.101, --
25)  Ty Gibbs, No. 54 He Gets us Toyota, 2:16.678, 2:14.314, --
26)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 47 Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 2:16.678, --, --
27)  Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 2:16.912, 2:19.964, --
28)  Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 2:17.425, 2:15.340, --
29)  Noah Gragson, No. 42 Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet, 2:17.569, 2:14.672, --
30)  Kyle Busch, No. 8 Netspend Chevrolet, 2:17.694, 2:13.178, --
31)  Josh Bilicki, No. 78 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, 2:17.897, 2:17.007, --
32)  Conor Daly, No. *50 BitNile.com Chevrolet, 2:18.157, 2:17.991, --
33)  Justin Haley, No. 31 Celsius Chevrolet, 2:18.29, 2:15.601, --
34)  AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Farmsmart Chevrolet, 2:18.603, 2:22.373, --
35)  Jimmie Johnson, No. *84 Club Wyndham Chevrolet, 2:19.274, --, --
36)  Harrison Burton, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, 2:20.217, 2:16.079, --
37)  Jenson Button, No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford, 2:20.521, 2:17.735, --
38)  Cody Ware, No. 51 PublicSq Ford, 2:20.821, 2:17.866, --
39)  Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 2:23.615, 2:29.382, --

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1)    Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 1, 10, 90.267 mph
2)    Ty Gibbs #, No. 54 He Gets us Toyota, 1, 10, 86.178* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
* Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie