Australian James Davison has continued his rise as a NASCAR road course racer with the fastest time in practice ahead of the Xfinity Series race at Road America in Wisconsin.
Making only his third start in the second-tier NASCAR series, the cousin of Will and Alex Davison, put his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the head of the time sheets in a field that includes the Xfinity Series regulars plus the likes of Austin Cindric and Stadium Super Truck racer Sheldon Creed.
The performance comes on the back of his fourth-place finish earlier this month at the road course of Mid-Ohio.
After sitting 11th after the first practice, Davison set his fastest time on the second of his six timed laps in the 55-minute session.
Justin Marks, who led the slower overall opening session, finished just 0.095-sec back in second ahead of Cindric.
Davison, who has made three starts in the Indianapolis 500, made his Xfinity Series debut last season at this race; he finished 19th aboard Mario Gosselin’s Chevrolet.
Qualifying will be held tomorrow morning followed by the 45-lap Johnsonville 180 in the afternoon.
VIDEO: Davison speaks after practice
RESULTS: Practice #2 – Johnsonville 180 : Road America
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Mph |
| 1 | 20 | James Davison | Toyota | 6 | 134.076 | 108.691 | |
| 2 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chevrolet | 11 | 134.171 | 0.095 | 108.614 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 6 | 134.433 | 0.357 | 108.402 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 9 | 134.640 | 0.564 | 108.235 |
| 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 10 | 135.075 | 0.999 | 107.887 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 9 | 135.220 | 1.144 | 107.771 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 8 | 135.306 | 1.230 | 107.703 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 8 | 135.537 | 1.461 | 107.519 |
| 9 | 98 | Casey Mears | Ford | 10 | 135.573 | 1.497 | 107.490 |
| 10 | 2 | Ben Kennedy | Chevrolet | 11 | 135.586 | 1.510 | 107.480 |
| 11 | 11 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | 5 | 135.628 | 1.552 | 107.447 |
| 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 7 | 135.807 | 1.731 | 107.305 |
| 13 | 3 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | 5 | 135.952 | 1.876 | 107.191 |
| 14 | 46 | Parker Kligerman | Chevrolet | 5 | 135.972 | 1.896 | 107.175 |
| 15 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 7 | 136.051 | 1.975 | 107.113 |
| 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 9 | 136.166 | 2.090 | 107.022 |
| 17 | 18 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 11 | 136.464 | 2.388 | 106.789 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 5 | 136.813 | 2.737 | 106.516 |
| 19 | 9 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 12 | 136.930 | 2.854 | 106.425 |
| 20 | 8 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 6 | 137.020 | 2.944 | 106.355 |
| 21 | 19 | Matt Tifft | Toyota | 6 | 137.103 | 3.027 | 106.291 |
| 22 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Chevrolet | 10 | 137.220 | 3.144 | 106.200 |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 3 | 137.237 | 3.161 | 106.187 |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 4 | 137.456 | 3.380 | 106.018 |
| 25 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | Toyota | 7 | 137.764 | 3.688 | 105.781 |
| 26 | 14 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 3 | 137.940 | 3.864 | 105.646 |
| 27 | 01 | Sheldon Creed | Chevrolet | 8 | 138.423 | 4.347 | 105.277 |
| 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 9 | 138.933 | 4.857 | 104.891 |
| 29 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | Toyota | 3 | 139.001 | 4.925 | 104.840 |
| 30 | 13 | Ernie Francis Jr. | Dodge | 8 | 139.243 | 5.167 | 104.657 |
| 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 3 | 139.457 | 5.381 | 104.497 |
| 32 | 90 | Dexter Bean | Chevrolet | 6 | 139.892 | 5.816 | 104.172 |
| 33 | 99 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 6 | 141.105 | 7.029 | 103.276 |
| 34 | 17 | Nick Hammann | Chevrolet | 6 | 141.311 | 7.235 | 103.126 |
| 35 | 07 | Ryan Ellis | Chevrolet | 3 | 141.352 | 7.276 | 103.096 |
| 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 2 | 142.963 | 8.887 | 101.934 |
| 37 | 78 | Steven Young | Chevrolet | 6 | 144.655 | 10.579 | 100.742 |
| 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 3 | 145.172 | 11.096 | 100.383 |
| 39 | 74 | John Graham | Dodge | 8 | 148.409 | 14.333 | 98.194 |
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