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Jeff Gordon, filling in for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr., topped the leaderboard in Saturday’s first of two scheduled Sprint Cup Series practices at Dover International Speedway at 160.514 mph in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Right behind him was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford at 159.610 mph.
Rounding out the top five were Ryan Newman in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (159.419 mph), Kasey Kahne in the No. 5 HMS Chevrolet (159.405 mph) and Paul Menard in the No. 27 RCR Chevrolet (159.011).
Series points leader Brad Keselowski was 22nd fastest with a speed of 157.020 mph in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick, who have each clinched a berth to the next Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup round, were 28th and eighth, respectively.
The final practice session was set to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET, but weather prevented the cars from getting on track. The Sprint Cup Series will return Sunday for the Citizen Soldier 400 at 2 p.m. ET (NBCSN, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio).