RELATED: Full opening practice results
Brad Keselowski led opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway on Friday afternoon, topping the leaderboard at 194.349 mph.
The Team Penske driver reached his high speed on Lap 7 out of his nine laps around the 1.5-mile tri-oval. He was one of three Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers in the top five.
Coming up just short to the 2012 Sprint Cup Series champ was Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon (194.224 mph).
Joe Gibbs Racing's Matt Kenseth, (194.147 mph), Richard Childress Racing's Ryan Newman (193.694 mph) and XFINITY Series regular Brian Scott (193.653 mph), in the No. 33 Chevrolet, rounded out the fastest five drivers in practice.
Defending race winner Joey Logano was 18th-fastest (192.747 mph), and this season's spring winner Jimmie Johnson was seventh-fastest (193.195 mph).
Kevin Harvick was the slowest Chase driver in the session, coming in as 27th-fastest (191.605 mph). Harvick has one win at Kansas (2013) and has started on the pole three times there.
The Sprint Cup Series returns to the track Friday evening at 6:15 p.m. ET for Coors Light Pole Qualifying (NBCSN/Live Extra).