Ty Gibbs led Saturday night's practice session for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium with a top speed of 64.199mph (14.019s). The Joe Gibbs Racing driver set his fastest time during the first practice group.

Top 10 Practice Speeds:

• Ty Gibbs: 64.199mph
• Ryan Preece (RFK Racing): 63.681mph
• Ty Dillon: 63.506mph
• Kyle Larson: 63.501mph
• Riley Herbst: 63.501mph
• Noah Gragson: 63.492mph
• Bubba Wallace: 63.470mph
• Alex Bowman: 63.291mph
• Daniel Suarez: 63.287mph
• Austin Cindric: 63.256mph

Notable participants included reigning series champion Joey Logano (19th), 12-time Bowman Gray track champion Tim Brown (36th), and 11-time track champion Burt Myers (38th).

Practice Format:

• 39 cars split into three groups
• Two 8-minute practice rounds per group
• Four-minute qualifying sessions to set heat race lineups
• Six groups of 6-7 drivers each

Heat Race Lineups:

Heat 1 Front Row:

1. Chase Elliott
2. Brad Keselowski

Heat 2 Front Row:

1. Chris Buescher
2. Chase Briscoe

Heat 3 Front Row:

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Joey Logano

Heat 4 Front Row:

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Christopher Bell

The heat races will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET and determine the first 20 of 23 drivers for Sunday evening's Clash field.

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