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Harvick leads practice but loses engine

No. 4 will go from front row to back of the field for Sunday's race

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SPRINT CUP SERIES FINAL PRACTICE | Results

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, led final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice on Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he lost his engine in the process.

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Harvick, who posted a top speed of 191.054 mph and circled the 1.54-mile track in 29.018 seconds, had his engine expire 35 minutes into the 80-minute practice session and after running 35 laps.

As a result of the engine change, Harvick will move from the front row to the back of the field for Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX). The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Atlanta is 39th (Bobby Labonte in the fall of 2001).

Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports, finished second at 189.805 mph.

Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards
rounded out the top five on the practice leaderboard.

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