Travis Braden Clocks an Average Speed of 116.13 MPH to Lead the way in Open Practice
Nashville, TN (Friday, July 17, 2020) – Forty cars took to the 5/8th mile high banked oval at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway today. Music City USA host the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Masters of the Pros Presented by Day Racing Products. The temperature today for Nashville, a hot summer afternoon at The Fairgrounds Nashville.
Stephen Nasse (Florida) led the first round of practice with a lap of 19.533 secs., setting the standard for the afternoon. Cole Williams and Josh Brock claimed second and third in the first round. Jackson Boone, the defending Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Pro Late Model champion led the second round of practice with a quick lap of 19.376 secs., with Dylan Fetcho and Jake Garcia rounding out the top three.
Travis Braden posted the quick time for the third round of practice, followed by Cole Williams and Jake Garcia. Braden a two time ARCA/CRA Super Series champion. The 2019 Snowball Derby champion and former winner of the Winchester 400 took the final session of the day for the Masters of the Pros Presented by Day Racing Products. Braden’s lap time of 19.375 seconds set the time to beat heading into the 4pm qualifying session, Saturday.
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway management announced an earlier time for pit gates opening on Saturday, 10pm. Practice for JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour cars rolls off at 1:30pm for one hour of practice. Grandstand gates open at 3pm with qualifying for Legends, Front Runner, Pure Stock and Limited Late Model.
Pre-race ceremony kicks off at 5pm with the presentation of the 2019 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway championship class. The green flag waves at 5:30pm.
PRACTICE RESULTS
- 26 Travis Braden 19.375
- 7 Jackson Boone 19.376
- 89 Dylan Fetcho 19.386
- 26M Justin Marks 19.418
- 51 Stephen Nasse 19.434
- 1H Michael House 19.438
- 46 Cole Williams 19.438
- 12 Christopher Tullis 19.444
- 16B Austin Brawley 19.450
- 21 Dillon Oliver 19.459
- 29 Mason Keller 19.478
- 09 David Bolden 19.486
- 29W Hunter Wright 19.487
- 62 William Hale 19.506
- 35 Jake Gracia 19.526
- 154 Matt Craig 19.557
- 20 Chase Johnson 19.576
- 14 David Coble 19.602
- 1 Cody Coughlin 19.616
- 18 Chase Burda 19.627
- 17 Josh Brock 19.629
- 27M Hal Musler 19.644
- 53 Zachary Tinkle 19.647
- 91W Jim Walls 19.661
- 16 Billy Sisco 19.684
- 11 Stacy Crain 19.693
- 01W Austin Wilson 19.696
- 9 Michael Bolden 19.727
- 23H Dan Holtz 19.754
- 71 Dawson Fletcher 19.792
- 2B John Bolen 19.805
- 23 Mandy Chick 19.878
- 55 Charlie Keeven 19.878
- 55H Bennie Hamlett 19.881
- 01 James Krueger 19.907
- 17T Chuck Tuck 20.112
- 88 Trever McCoy 20.149
- 27 Joe Ross 20.387
- 2 Joey Strode 20.929
- 63 Tracy Green 22.315
Tickets for Saturday’s racing program available at the grandstand gate. An evening and night of racing for only $20 for adult admission and $5 for the kids, children 5 and under always free admission. For additional information related to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway go to: http://www.nashvillefairgroundsspeedway.racing – follow us on Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Facebook Page and on Twitter at: @RaceFairgrounds
By: Donnie Redd – Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
Photo By: Speed51.com