▁ahead ▁of ▁Martin ▁True x , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Ham lin . ▁Jam ie ▁Mc M ur ray ▁was ▁fifth ▁quick est , ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 1 . 9 1 6 ▁seconds . ▁Edwards , ▁Gordon , ▁R agan , ▁B iff le , ▁and ▁Ar ic ▁Al mi rola ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁positions . ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁was ▁ele vent h ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁session , ▁could ▁only ▁manage ▁ 2 2 nd . ▁Following ▁the ▁third ▁practice ▁session , ▁Har v ick ▁stated , ▁" We ▁didn ' t ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁fast ▁lap ▁but ▁it ▁never ▁slow s ▁down . ▁I ' m ▁really ▁excited ." ▁After ward , ▁Johnson ▁commented ▁" We ▁strugg led ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁maybe ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁practice . ▁But ▁I ▁found ▁a ▁good ▁direction ▁and ▁started ▁making ▁some ▁good ▁g ains ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁I ▁feel ▁really ▁good ▁about ▁our ▁car . ▁It ' s ▁very ▁comfortable . ▁I ▁can ▁run ▁the ▁top , ▁run ▁the ▁bottom . ▁I ▁think ▁we ' re ▁in ▁good ▁shape ." ▁" I ▁think ▁we ' ve ▁got ▁the ▁balance ▁real ▁close ," ▁Johnson ▁continued . ▁" My ▁motor ' s ▁running ▁great . ▁Maybe ▁some ▁overall ▁g rip ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁there ▁I ' m ▁one ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁guys ▁that ▁are ▁saying ▁that . ▁This ▁hot ▁sun ▁out ▁here ▁[ is ▁making ] ▁the ▁track ▁awful ▁s lick ." ▁ ▁Race ▁The ▁race , ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁the