After a breakout year in 2013 that included 7 wins, Matt Kenseth and the #20 team are still searching for their first victory in 2014 despite 8 Top 5 finishes. Today, Kenseth topped the charts in the first practice session for Sunday’s “Crown Royal presents the John Wayne Walding 400,” most notably known as the Brickyard 400. Kenseth posted a lap of 186.285mph which unofficially broke the track record set by Ryan Newman last year. While practice speeds do not always predict winners, it proved once again that the #20 car has been fast for nearly the entire season but has fallen just short of capturing that first victory. Through 15 career starts, Kenseth has posted a 15.07 average finish with 6 top 5 finishes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and he will be seeking his first victory in the Brickyard 400 when the green flag drops this Sunday. Take a look at the first practice results for this Sunday’s Brickyard 400.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps |
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 48.313 | 186.285 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 48.369 | 186.07 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 48.403 | 185.939 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 48.479 | 185.647 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson # | Chevrolet | 48.532 | 185.445 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 48.618 | 185.117 | 13 | 15 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 48.619 | 185.113 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 48.686 | 184.858 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 48.717 | 184.74 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 48.722 | 184.721 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 48.968 | 183.793 | 15 | 15 |
| 12 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 49.023 | 183.587 | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 49.098 | 183.307 | 17 | 17 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 49.34 | 182.408 | 3 | 22 |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 49.372 | 182.29 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 49.392 | 182.216 | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 49.458 | 181.973 | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | Chevrolet | 49.461 | 181.962 | 13 | 13 |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 49.475 | 181.91 | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 49.588 | 181.496 | 2 | 15 |
| 21 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Ford | 49.593 | 181.477 | 11 | 11 |
| 22 | 83 | Ryan Truex # | Toyota | 49.646 | 181.283 | 15 | 15 |
| 23 | 7 | Michael Annett # | Chevrolet | 49.707 | 181.061 | 18 | 18 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 49.741 | 180.937 | 9 | 34 |
| 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 49.752 | 180.897 | 1 | 17 |
| 26 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | 49.824 | 180.636 | 1 | 12 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 49.954 | 180.166 | 1 | 20 |
| 28 | 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ford | 49.96 | 180.144 | 4 | 20 |
| 29 | 66 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 49.989 | 180.04 | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 50.008 | 179.971 | 1 | 17 |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 50.044 | 179.842 | 3 | 15 |
| 32 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 50.225 | 179.194 | 10 | 15 |
| 33 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 50.274 | 179.019 | 2 | 15 |
| 34 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 50.301 | 178.923 | 3 | 13 |
| 35 | 51 | Justin Allgaier # | Chevrolet | 50.394 | 178.593 | 3 | 19 |
| 36 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 50.449 | 178.398 | 12 | 18 |
| 37 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 50.64 | 177.725 | 1 | 12 |
| 38 | 33 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | 50.722 | 177.438 | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 50.766 | 177.284 | 1 | 11 |
| 40 | 40 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevrolet | 50.833 | 177.05 | 1 | 10 |
| 41 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 51.129 | 176.025 | 2 | 8 |
| 42 | 98 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 51.203 | 175.771 | 5 | 5 |
| 43 | 23 | Alex Bowman # | Toyota | 51.275 | 175.524 | 10 | 13 |
| 44 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 51.422 | 175.022 | 4 | 13 |
| 45 | 26 | Cole Whitt # | Toyota | 51.685 | 174.132 | 8 | 12 |
| 46 | 29 | Matt Crafton(i) | Toyota | 51.89 | 173.444 | 11 | 11 |