- No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet of Ross Chastain
- No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Jimmie Johnson
- No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota of Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch still surging, sets pace in opening practice at Pocono
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Kyle Busch soared to the top of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series leaderboard Friday, setting the early pace at Pocono Raceway.
Busch clocked a lap of 176.939 mph with the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota on the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania track. Busch, a four-time Pocono pole winner, added to the momentum from winning last weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
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Alex Bowman hustled the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet to the second-fastest lap at 175.490 mph, a lap that was .420 seconds off Busch's fast time. Clint Bowyer, Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick completed the top five.
Defending race winner Ryan Blaney managed the eighth-fastest lap in the Team Penske No. 12 Ford.
The start of opening practice was delayed by approximately 10 minutes because of moisture on the track. Race officials extended the practice five minutes past its scheduled end to provide teams with more track time.
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Officials also moved the start of Friday's Busch Pole Qualifying back by five minutes to 4:20 p.m. ET (FS2).
Three teams were docked 15 minutes of practice for failing pre-race inspection twice. Those penalized were: