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Final practice | Full results
Kevin Harvick posted the fastest lap in final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway.
Harvick, who has logged seven of his 31 career premier series wins at the 1-mile Arizona oval, clocked a fast lap of 136.317 mph in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet. He’ll start 18th in Sunday’s Good Sam 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM), the fourth of 36 races this year.
Kurt Busch, another former Phoenix winner and Harvick’s SHR teammate, was second-fastest at 136.173 mph but reported a vibration in the No. 41 Chevrolet. Busch will start fourth in Sunday’s main event. The two Stewart-Haas teammates also topped Saturday’s opening practice, but in reverse order.
Defending Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch was third-fastest in the 50-minute session at 136.096 mph in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota. “Rowdy” will bring the field to green for the 312-mile race after earning the Coors Light Pole Award.
Rookie Chase Elliott (136.044 mph) and Austin Dillon (135.947) completed the top five on the single-lap speed chart.
Kasey Kahne , who posted the sixth-fastest single lap, was atop the 10-lap averages category in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet. Kurt Busch was second-best in the 10-lap heading, followed by Martin Truex Jr. , Paul Menard and Kyle Busch in the top five.
Jimmie Johnson was 13th-fastest as he continued to sort out a reserve Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevy, turning the most laps (60) of any driver in final practice. Johnson wrecked in his primary car during Friday qualifying after his steering wheel came unattached, sending his No. 48 entry into the Turn 1 wall.
Practice 2 | Full results
Kurt Busch‘s No. 41 Chevrolet soared to the top of the leaderboard during Saturday’s opening practice session, clocking in at a best speed of 137.436 mph. The Stewart-Haas Racing wheelman qualified fourth during Friday’s Coors Light Pole Qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway.
Seven-time Phoenix winner — and Busch’s SHR teammate — Kevin Harvick was next, soaring around the 1-mile track at 136.685 mph in his No. 4 Chevrolet.
Third-quickest was the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Carl Edwards (136.493 mph) with the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. right behind him in fourth (136.389 mph).
Rookie Chase Elliott propelled his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet around the track at 136.379 mph, rounding out the top five.
Pole-sitter Kyle Busch was 19th-fastest during the session (135.486 mph) with his JGR teammate Denny Hamlin just ahead of him in the 18th spot (135.629 mph).
Michael Annett crashed in the first half of the 55-minute session, bringing out the red flag, and will resort to a backup car for Sunday’s Good Sam 500. Jimmie Johnson (11th, 135.834 mph), too, will race in an alternate car after crashing during Friday’s qualifying session.