The top six average lap speeds in Saturday’s practice came from Group B led by Reddick’s lap at 168.596 mph.
Kyle Busch, who won the Truck race earlier Saturday, ended up second-fastest (168.482 mph) while William Byron was third (168.397 mph).
Denny Hamlin was seventh-fastest overall but the top driver from Group A.
Among those drivers who ran at least 10 consecutive laps, Byron had the best average lap speed (167.464 mph). Reddick and Ty Gibbs were second and third, respectively, in that category.
Group A
Hamlin set the fastest average lap speed (167.854 mph) at the very end of the 20-minute session.
Blaney, who initially faced difficulties on the track, ultimately secured the second-best time (167.401 mph), while Bubba Wallace finished in third place (167.326 mph).
A.J. Allmendinger was fourth and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five.
Group B
Reddick set the pace early in Group B and topped the session with an average lap speed of 168.596 mph.
Busch came in second place with Byron following in third. Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr., who won the race last weekend, completed the top five positions.
In the initial moments of the session, Chris Buescher experienced a spin in Turn 2. However, it seems that his No. 17 Ford did not sustain any noticeable harm.
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