Information By: COLBY GORNIEWICZ / LEGACY MOTOR CLUB – KANSAS CITY, KS – For the 30th race on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) schedule, the Series and LEGACY MOTOR CLUB heads to Kansas Speedway.
Saturday afternoon saw a practice session followed by qualifying to set the field for the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET. Below is a look at how the three LEGACY MOTOR CLUB entries faired during Saturday’s sessions.
PRACTICE RECAP:
- Fastest in practice: No. 1 Ross Chastain – 30.433 Seconds | 177.439 MPH
- Best 10-Lap Avg: No. 24 William Byron – 174.830 MPH
No. 42 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota Camry XSE Driven by John Hunter Nemechek
- Best Time: 30.942 Seconds | 174.520 MPH (Lap 2)
- Overall Practice Rank: 30
- 10-Lap Avg.: 170.563 MPH | Rank: 31
- Total Laps Run: 25
No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota Camry XSE Driven by Erik Jones
- Best Time: 30.652 Seconds | 176.171 MPH (Lap 2)
- Overall Practice Rank: 9
- 10-Lap Avg.: 172.559 MPH | Rank: 25
- Total Laps Run: 28
No. 84 Dollar Tree / Family Dollar Toyota Camry XSE Driven by Jimmie Johnson
- Best Time: 31.430 Seconds | 171.810 MPH (Lap 4)
- Overall Practice Rank: 37
- 10-Lap Avg.: N/A
- Total Laps Run: 20
QUALIFYING RECAP:
Pole Winner: No. 20 Christopher Bell – 30.111 Seconds / 179.336 MPH
No. 42 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota Camry XSE Driven by John Hunter Nemechek
- Qualifying Lap Time: 30.654 Seconds | 176.160 MPH
- Starting Position: 31
No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota Camry XSE Driven by Erik Jones
- Qualifying Lap Time: 30.526 Seconds | 176.898 MPH
- Starting Position: 16
No. 84 Dollar Tree / Family Dollar Toyota Camry XSE Driven by Jimmie Johnson
- Qualifying Lap Time: 30.892 Seconds | 174.803 MPH
- Starting Position: 35
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING:
John Hunter Nemechek Post-Qualifying Quote:
“We made some adjustments to our No. 42 Pye-Barker Toyota Camry XSE during the practice session that had our car feeling good in race trim. During qualifying, I got too tight and that ended up messing up our lap. We had a good run here in the spring and I am confident we’ll be in a similar position for tomorrow’s race.”
Erik Jones Post-Qualifying Quote:
“The No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota Camry XSE was good right off the bat during the first round of practice. After that, I stayed out for a long run and was happy with it. The car was a little bit loose but had really good long-run speed. I felt good about it for qualifying, but we went out super early, so I knew it was going to be tough, but we still got a pretty good lap out of it and ended up 16th. So we will have a decent pit stall and just start out tomorrow and have a good day.”
Jimmie Johnson Post-Qualifying Quote:
“Good day at Kansas. During practice I thought it went very well for us, we made a couple of adjustments and felt like I had a very competitive No. 84 Dollar Tree Family Dollar Toyota on older tires. Then at qualifying, with the tricky, slick conditions here at Kansas Speedway and the lack of reps I have in this Next Gen car really cost me, I made the wrong line selection in turns three and four and maybe wasn’t as aggressive as I need to but its going to be a long race on Sunday and I think we will have a great time.”