Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney lead practice sessions at Bristol

RELATED: Final practice results | Best 10-lap times at Bristol Ryan Blaney was fastest in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, wheeling his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford at 128.554 miles per hour, one of only two drivers to break through the 128-mph bracket. Blaney notched the best lap with less than a minute remaining in the final session, knocking Kyle Larson off the point. Larson laid down the second-fastest in his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet at 128.065 mph. That was a tremendous turnaround from Friday morning's first practice, where Larson was 16th-fastest after spinning out. Larson started from the pole at Bristol in the spring. Ryan Newman was third in his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at 127.784 mph. Larson's teammate, Jamie McMurray, placed fourth in the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet at 127.487 mph, while Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch rounded out the top five in his No. 18 Toyota at 127.258 mph. Eight drivers served 15-minute holds in the final session for multiple pre-race inspection failures at Michigan, including Kahne, McMurray, Clint Bowyer, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, AJ Allmendinger, Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. The next time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be on track in Thunder Valley will be for Coors Light Pole Qualifying at 5:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the NBC Sports App. Denny Hamlin leads Friday morning practice RELATED: Practice 1 results Denny Hamlin led the way in Friday morning's opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway, piloting his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 129.230 miles per hour. Hamlin's JGR teammate, Kyle Busch, was second-fastest, wheeling his No. 18 Toyota at 129.221 mph. Hamlin has one Bristol victory to his credit in 2012, while Busch has five victories at the .533-mile concrete oval, including two in the night race. Kasey Kahne clocked the third-fastest time in his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 128.943 mph. Next was Ryan Blaney in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford (128.917 mph),while Stewart-Haas Racing's Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five in the No. 14 Ford at 128.382 mph. Kyle Larson, last week's Michigan winner, spun early, but he was able to keep his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet off the wall and finished 16th in the session. Weather also played a small factor, as the red flag was displayed for roughly five minutes with 40 minutes remaining in the session.