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PRACTICE: Sam Mayer Paces Both Sessions at Bristol

www.arcaracing.com April 5, 2019

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sam Mayer has put the K&N Pro Series East field on notice.

The 15-year-old laid down a 15.053-second lap around Bristol Motor Speedway, topping the charts on Saturday.

Mayer’s quick lap came on his eighth lap in the second session (30 minutes). He also was quickest in the first session (15.469 seconds), coming on his 41st of 42 laps.

“We still don’t really know where the race line is going to be, whether or not it’s going to be on the top or the bottom,” Mayer said after the first practice. “Right now I feel like the top is definitely better. Xfinity and Cup were up there, we were up there. Definitely feels good to be on top, so hopefully we can stay on top.”

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Tanner Gray (15.129), Hailie Deegan (15.170), Brandon Oakley (15.235) and Chase Cabre (15.273) were the top five quickest drivers.

Ruben Garcia Jr., Derek Kraus, Natalie Decker, Riley Herbst and Mason Diaz rounded out the top 10.

There were two incidents in the second session, both coming towards the end. Oakley’s No. 22 spun exiting Turn 2 and sustained minor left-side damage. He went behind the wall.

As the session was ending, Deegan’s No. 19 began smoking heavily from the right side. When she came to pit road, the team discovered her motor had expired.

Qualifying will take place at 8 p.m. Friday. The green flag for the Zombie Auto 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled to fly at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday. FansChoice.TV will have live coverage of the event.

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