Final practice: Practice results
Kyle Larson topped final practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Larson posted a fast lap of 186.400 mph in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to pace the 55-minute session.
Ryan Blaney came in second in his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford (185.861 mph) followed by Matt Kenseth in third (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 185.046 mph). Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, 184.856 mph) and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Erik Jones (No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota, 184.818 mph) rounded out the top five.
Polesitter Kevin Harvick placed 20th in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, while defending race winner Martin Truex Jr. came in 17th.
WATCH: Keselowski spins during final practice
Brad Keselowski’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford suffered some right-rear damage from clipping the wall off Turn 4. The car also went for a slide through the infield grass. Keselowski would make it back out to run laps in practice and finish 16th in the session
Second practice: Practice results | Best 10-lap times
The young drivers paced Saturday morning practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway with 23-year-old Ryan Blaney and 20-year-old Erik Jones going 1-2. Blaney, in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, paced the 40-car field with a quickest lap of 188.055 mph. Jones, in the No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota, clocked in at 187.598 mph.
2016 Coca-Cola 600 dominator — and victor — Martin Truex Jr. was third-fastest in his No. 78 FRR Toyota (187.084). Last year, Truex led 392 of 400 laps in NASCAR’s marathon — 98 percent of laps run.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Daniel Suarez (186.838 mph) and Roush Fenway Racing’s Trevor Bayne (186.239 mph) completed the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Polesitter Kevin Harvick was ninth on the speed charts in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (185.567 mph).
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, David Ragan, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and Corey LaJoie spent the start of the session parked on pit road, serving a 15-minute hold for qualifying inspection failures. Points leader Larson failed to make a qualifying lap Thursday evening and will start Sunday’s main event 39th.
READ: Larson misses qualifying
Chris Buescher, too, completed a 15-minute hold and lost his pit stall selection for failing pre-qualifying inspection three times.