BROOKLYN, Mich. — After putting his car on the front row for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 (2 p.m. ET, FS1), Martin Truex Jr. was the fast man in Saturday’s first of two Monster Energy Series practice sessions.
Truex had a quick time of 198.385 miles per hour, the only driver to break the 198 mph barrier in the session.
Kyle Busch finished second in the session with a lap of 197.398 mph.
But the big news involved seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, who took a spin through the grass late in the 55-minute practice.
The team was working feverishly to fix minor front-end damage sustained on the No.