Due to the impending bad weather, NASCAR had all cars participate in one 30-minute practice session, which was interupted once due to drizzle. Logano, who won the inaugural Cup race at the 1.25-mile oval neat St. Louis, had the fastest average lap speed at 138.024 mph. Logano could use a strong run on Sunday – and especially a win – to get his season back on track. The two-time series champion is 17th in the series standings with just one top five and three top-10 finishes.
Truex JrJOE GIBBS RACING 19 Toyota 15 +0.214 32.817 0.004 137.124 11 J. HaleyRICK WARE RACING 51 Ford 29 +0.222 32.825 0.008 137.091 12 C. HocevarSPIRE MOTORSPORTS 77 Chevrolet 33 +0.223 32.826 0.001 137.086 13 B. KeselowskiRFK RACING 6 Ford 16 +0.224 32.827 0.001 137.082 14 K. BuschRICHARD CHILDRESS RACING 8 Chevrolet 23 +0.236 32.839 0.012 137.032 15 D. HamlinJOE GIBBS RACING 11 Toyota 23 +0.249 32.852 0.013 136.978 16 C. LajoieSPIRE MOTORSPORTS 7 Chevrolet 29 +0.313 32.916 0.064 136.712 17 W.