Aric Almirola: Fast Kansas Practice

Almirola was fastest in Saturday's first practice for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. He turned a fast lap of 186.683 mph.

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Last week's Talladega winner is tuning up for a big performance Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Almirola spent 33 laps getting his No. 10 Ford dialed-in for the Hollywood Casino 400. He beat out Erik Jones for the fastest lap of the session. Almirola looks poised to challenge the Top 5 in Sunday's 400-mile race at Kansas.