Kevin Harvick topped Saturday’s opening practice at Michigan International Speedway with a fast lap of 200.719 mph in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. He’ll roll off the grid fourth for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event in the Irish Hills (2 p.m. ET, FOX).
The 50-minute practice was cut short with a little over six minutes remaining, as rain began to fall onto the track.
Three-time Michigan winner Kyle Larson was second-fastest in the session, his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet notching a 200.083 lap around the two-mile surface. Team Penske’s Joey Logano came up third (199.800 mph) in his No. 22 Ford, while Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer ranked fourth on the speed charts in his No. 14 Ford (199.723 mph).
Michigan native Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five in his No. 2 Team Penske Ford with a fast lap of 199.529 mph.
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Pole-sitter Kurt Busch was ninth-quickest, his No. 41 SHR Ford laying down a 198.824-mph lap.