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Ryan Blaney leads practice with lap that was 4.5 seconds faster than Denny Hamlin's pole-winning run a year ago .
The repave hasn't been perfect and patches of the track appeared to break apart during an April sports car test.
Hamlin and track owner Marcus Smith engaged in a back-and-forth over social media regarding the repave.
Chase Elliott leads all active drivers with seven road wins at Sonoma .
The race will feature two Australian Supercars stars in their NASCAR Cup debuts.
Repco Supercars championship points leader Will Brown will drive for Richard Childress Racing .
Shane van Gisbergen won his Cup debut last year on the street course in Chicago and won the Xfinity Series race at Portland last weekend .
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