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Ryan Blaney fastest in opening Cup practice at Bristol Motor Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 - Practice

FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 29: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford, stands in the garage during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on March 29, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Ryan Blaney paced the opening practice Friday morning for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, turning a 129.614 mph lap on the 0.533-mile oval.

Joey Logano was second (128.882 mph), followed by Erik Jones (128.865), Kyle Larson (128.735) and Denny Hamlin (128.709).

Brad Keselowski, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top 10.

There were 13 drivers who cracked the 15-second barrier. Blaney was two 10ths of a second off the pole position record set by Denny Hamlin in March 2014.

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