Friday evening at Bristol Motor Speedway, the younger Blaney added his mark on dirt to the family bloodline by pacing final practice for the Food City Dirt Race. Blaney noted that the tricky conditions were a challenge for most of final practice. Alex Bowman, who topped first Cup Series practice earlier in the day, was second-quick in the later round at 20.194 seconds (95.018 mph) with his No. Kyle Larson led the 10-lap, 15-lap, 20-lap, 25-lap and 30-lap averages during final Cup Series practice, but only posted the 15th-best lap time overall with the No. Heat races for the NASCAR Cup Series, which will help set the starting lineup for the Food City Dirt Race, are slated for 6 p.m.

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