Ryan Truex swept Friday with the fastest lap (187.780 mph) in final practice on the heels of his fastest lap in the first session.
He beat Brandon Jones (187.689) by .014 seconds.
Shane Lee (187.676), Cole Custer (187.474) and Christopher Bell (187.454) rounded out the top five.
Josh Bilicki, Joey Gase and David Starr hit the wall in separate incidents. Bilicki does not have a backup available, but reported that he was looking for a car to borrow.
Elliott Sadler had the quickest 10-lap average at 186.190 mph.
Fellow playoff contenders Justin Allgaier (185.862) and Daniel Hemric (185.622) lined up behind him.
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A hard hit for Josh Bilicki. #XfinitySeries pic.twitter.com/Aa63btItIc
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 2, 2018
“Something broke. I just hit the wall pretty good.”
— Joey Gase Racing (@JoeyGaseRacing) November 2, 2018
Spotter Pepper replies “Something started to smoke and then it took off into the wall.
We’re done for this practice session. pic.twitter.com/zxJ0nARkUI
First Practice
Ryan Truex posted the fastest single lap in the first practice session for the Xfinity race at Texas with a speed of 187.162 mph.
He beat Daniel Hemric (186.832 mph) by .051 seconds.
Elliott Sadler (186.580), Cole Custer (186.387) and Matt Tifft (186.130) rounded out the top five.
Ryan Reed, Morgan Shepherd and Austin Cindric all hit the wall in separate incidents during the session. Reed and Cindric will go to backup cars. Shepherd does not have a backup available.
Brandon Brown (177.024) and Quin Houff (171.124) were the only drivers who made at least 10 consecutive laps.
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"RF was down."@driverRyanReed slams the wall early in practice at @TXMotorSpeedway. pic.twitter.com/w6GaGNJQh7
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) November 2, 2018
#NASCARPlayoffs contender @AustinCindric suffers a major setback after hard contact with the Turn 4 wall. pic.twitter.com/BYiNzWscwK
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) November 2, 2018