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22 Cup cars to miss practice time at Talladega for inspection issues

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300

LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 24: The #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. (not pictured), proceeds through technical inspection prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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TALLADEGA, Alabama — Twenty-two Cup cars will miss practice time Friday at Talladega Superspeedway because of inspection issues.

Nineteen cars that are missing practice time are holdovers from last weekend at Charlotte when rain canceled two sessions .

Two cars will miss practice time in Friday’s opening practice. AJ Allmendinger and Martin Truex Jr. both will miss 30 minutes Friday. Both also will miss 15 minutes of practice in the final session.

Missing 15 minutes in the final practice will be: Austin Dillon, Danica Patrick, Clint Bowyer, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, DJ Kennington, Chris Buescher, Jimmie Johnson and Michael McDowell.

Missing 30 minutes of final practice will be: Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Trevor Bayne, Chase Elliott, Matt DiBenedetto, Erik Jones and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Opening practice today is from 1-1:55 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Final Cup practice today is from 3-3:55 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

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