Busch posted the fastest average speed of 130.813 mph early in the 50-minute session Friday at Phoenix Raceway but ran eventually ran into an issue.
Just over 32 minutes into the session, A.J. Allmendinger drifted up the track and into Busch in Turn 4 and the two made contact. Allmendinger spun around which brought out a caution.
Contact between @KyleBusch and @AJDinger halts practice briefly at @phoenixraceway. pic.twitter.com/YDbPX0CG8a
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 4, 2023
The damage did not appear extensive to either car. The session resumed several minutes later.
With less than five minutes remaining, Championship 4 driver Kyle Larson appeared to come close to tagging the Turn 1 wall but escaped any damage to his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Bubba Wallace ended second-quick (130.676 mph) and title contender Ryan Blaney was third (130.425 mph).
Fellow title contender Christopher Bell was fourth and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five.
Completing the top-10 were Joey Logano, Championship 4 driver William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski.
Larson was the slowest of the Championship 4 drivers, ending up 11th fastest.
Among those drivers who ran at least 10 consecutive laps, Bell had the fastest average lap speed (129.600 mph). He was followed by Blaney, Byron, Kevin Harvick and Busch in that category.
| Cla | Driver | # | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  K. BUSCHRichard Childress Racing |
8 | Chevrolet | 61 |
27.520 |
130.814 | ||
| 2 | B. WALLACE23XI Racing |
23 | Toyota | 69 |
+0.029 27.549 |
0.029 | 130.676 | |
| 3 | R. BLANEYTeam Penske |
12 | Ford | 63 |
+0.082 27.602 |
0.053 | 130.425 | |
| 4 | C. BELLJoe Gibbs Racing |
20 | Toyota | 50 |
+0.092 27.612 |
0.010 | 130.378 | |
| 5 | R. CHASTAINTrackHouse Racing |
1 | Chevrolet | 67 |
+0.092 27.612 |
0.000 | 130.378 | |
| 6 | J. LOGANOTeam Penske |
22 | Ford | 61 |
+0.157 27.677 |
0.065 | 130.072 | |
| 7 | W. BYRONHendrick Motorsports |
24 | Chevrolet | 59 |
+0.170 27.690 |
0.013 | 130.011 | |
| 8 | T. REDDICK23XI Racing |
45 | Toyota | 50 |
+0.170 27.690 |
0.000 | 130.011 | |
| 9 |
T. GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing
|
54 | Toyota | 39 |
+0.181 27.701 |
0.011 | 129.959 | |
| 10 | B. KESELOWSKIRFK Racing |
6 | Ford | 62 |
+0.205 27.725 |
0.024 | 129.847 | |
| 11 | K. LARSONHendrick Motorsports |
5 | Chevrolet | 50 |
+0.205 27.725 |
0.000 | 129.847 | |
| 12 | K. HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing |
4 | Ford | 60 |
+0.208 27.728 |
0.003 | 129.833 | |
| 13 | M. TRUEX JRJoe Gibbs Racing |
19 | Toyota | 51 |
+0.225 27.745 |
0.017 | 129.753 | |
| 14 | H. BURTONWood Brothers Racing |
21 | Ford | 55 |
+0.227 27.747 |
0.002 | 129.744 | |
| 15 | A. ALLMENDINGERKaulig Racing |
16 | Chevrolet | 35 |
+0.230 27.750 |
0.003 | 129.730 | |
| 16 | M. MCDOWELLFront Row Motorsports |
34 | Ford | 51 |
+0.237 27.757 |
0.007 | 129.697 | |
| 17 | E. JONESLegacy Motor Club |
43 | Chevrolet | 37 |
+0.241 27.761 |
0.004 | 129.678 | |
| 18 | D. HAMLINJoe Gibbs Racing |
11 | Toyota | 35 |
+0.241 27.761 |
0.000 | 129.678 | |
| 19 | C. BUESCHERRFK Racing |
17 | Ford | 58 |
+0.265 27.785 |
0.024 | 129.566 | |
| 20 | J. HALEYKaulig Racing |
31 | Chevrolet | 28 |
+0.270 27.790 |
0.005 | 129.543 | |
| 21 | C. ELLIOTTHendrick Motorsports |
9 | Chevrolet | 49 |
+0.271 27.791 |
0.001 | 129.538 | |
| 22 | A. BOWMANHendrick Motorsports |
48 | Chevrolet | 62 |
+0.278 27.798 |
0.007 | 129.506 | |
| 23 | R. STENHOUSE JRJTG Daugherty Racing |
47 | Chevrolet | 38 |
+0.303 27.823 |
0.025 | 129.389 | |
| 24 |  D. SUAREZTrackHouse Racing |
99 | Chevrolet | 35 |
+0.304 27.824 |
0.001 | 129.385 | |
| 25 | C. BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing |
14 | Ford | 68 |
+0.325 27.845 |
0.021 | 129.287 | |
| 26 | A. CINDRICTeam Penske |
2 | Ford | 46 |
+0.341 27.861 |
0.016 | 129.213 | |
| 27 |
C. HOCEVARLegacy Motor Club
|
42 | Chevrolet | 60 |
+0.343 27.863 |
0.002 | 129.204 | |
| 28 | A. ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing |
10 | Ford | 59 |
+0.344 27.864 |
0.001 | 129.199 | |
| 29 | R. PREECEStewart-Haas Racing |
41 | Ford | 46 |
+0.348 27.868 |
0.004 | 129.180 | |
| 30 | C. LAJOIESpire Motorsports |
7 | Chevrolet | 43 |
+0.349 27.869 |
0.001 | 129.176 | |
| 31 | A. DILLONRichard Childress Racing |
3 | Chevrolet | 43 |
+0.426 27.946 |
0.077 | 128.820 | |
| 32 | T. GILLILANDFront Row Motorsports |
38 | Ford | 35 |
+0.475 27.995 |
0.049 | 128.594 | |
| 33 | T. DILLONSpire Motorsports |
77 | Chevrolet | 44 |
+0.578 28.098 |
0.103 | 128.123 | |
| 34 | J. YELEYRick Ware Racing |
15 | Ford | 40 |
+0.594 28.114 |
0.016 | 128.050 | |
| 35 | B. MCLEODLive Fast Motorsports |
78 | Chevrolet | 21 |
+0.703 28.223 |
0.109 | 127.556 | |
| 36 | R. NEWMANRick Ware Racing |
51 | Ford | 31 |
+0.804 28.324 |
0.101 | 127.101 |
