Chase contender Carl Edwards leads Saturday AM practice at Texas - MotorSportsTalk

Seeking to erase a 15-point deficit in the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Carl Edwards has claimed top honors in second Sprint Cup practice at Texas Motor Speedway.

Edwards, who will start 11th in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500, posted a quick lap at 196.342 mph in the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford to lead the chilly session.

Jimmie Johnson was second-quickest with a lap of 195.822 mph. Following him were last night’s 200 mph man, Tony Stewart, in third (195.115), Martin Truex Jr. in fourth (194.918), and Marcos Ambrose in fifth (194.714).

Two other Chasers joined Edwards among the Top 10 practice speeds, as Ryan Newman slotted in sixth (194.468) and Denny Hamlin went P7 (193.966).

As for the rest of the Eliminator 8, Sunday polesitter Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick were 15th and 16th respectively, while farther down were Brad Keselowski in 25th, Joey Logano in 27th, and Chase Grid leader Jeff Gordon in 29th.

Rookie driver Austin Dillon, who was ninth on the time sheets, ran the most laps in the session with 46. Truex had the fastest 10-consecutive lap average of 190.246 mph across his first 10 laps in the session.

A 50-minute final practice for the Cup series will start later today at 2 p.m. ET.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES at Texas – Second Practice Times

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With three multiple winners now vying for the championship, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series heads to Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Chase Sexton earned his second victory of the season in Detroit when Aaron Plessinger fell on the final lap. Though he was penalized seven points for disobeying a flag, Sexton is third in the championship race. The Honda rider trails leader Cooper Webb (two victories) by 17 points, and defending series champion Eli Tomac (five wins) is three points behind Webb in second with seven races remaining.

Tomac won last year in Seattle on the way to his second season title.

Honda riders have a Supercross-leading 20 victories in the Seattle event but none at Lumen Field since Justin Barcia in 2013. Tomac and Barcia are the only past 450 Seattke winners entered in Saturday’s event.

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 11 of the 2023 Supercross season in Seattle:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Round 11 will begin Saturday at 10 p.m. ET streaming on Peacock with a re-air Monday at 1 a.m. ET on CNBC. The Race Day Live show (including qualifying) will begin on Peacock at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

NBC Sports will have exclusive live coverage of races, qualifiers and heats for the record 31 events in SuperMotocross. The main events will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock will become the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship series in 2023 with live coverage of all races, qualifying, and heats from January to October. There will be 23 races livestreamed exclusively on Peacock, including a SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff event. The platform also will provide on-demand replays of every race. Click here for the full schedule.

POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division

ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):

Here are the start times for Saturday’s Supercross Round 11 in Seattle, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

4:50 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 1
5:05 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:20 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:35 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 1
6:25 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 2
6:40 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 2
7:55 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 2
8:10 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 2
10:06 p.m.: 250SX Heat 1
10:20 p.m.: 250SX Heat 2
10:34 p.m.: 450SX Heat 1
10:48 p.m.: 450SX Heat 2
11:22 p.m.: 250SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:34 p.m.: 450SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:54 p.m.: 250SX Main Event
12:28 a.m.: 450SX Main Event