MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Team Chevy Practice Quote
FEBRUARY 24, 2018

RYAN NEWMAN FASTEST IN THE FINAL PRACTICE SESSION AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

HAMPTON, Ga. (February 24, 2018) – Yesterday, Ryan Newman placed his No. 31 Liberty National Camaro ZL1 on the outside pole for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Today, he clocked the fastest time in the final practice session.

“I feel like we’ve got a good car,” Newman said following the session. “I think for sure a top 10 car, maybe a top five car, but the Liberty National Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was good off the truck and with this whole one Happy Hour it kind of changes things a little bit in how you approach it. Just look forward to the race whenever we get to it, whenever Mother Nature allows us and feel like we will be plenty competitive, just got to put it all together.”

Newman led a contingent of four Camaro ZL1 drivers in the top 10 in the final session. Seven-time Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Camaro ZL1 was sixth in the final session followed by Chris Buescher, No. 37 Louisiana Hot Sauce Camaro ZL1 in seventh and Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, No. 43 NASCAR Racing Experience Camaro ZL1 in 10th.

The Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500 start time has been moved up one hour and will now begin at 1:00 p.m., EDT with live coverage on FOX, PRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.