Kyle Busch leads final practice for Pocono 400

Kyle Busch led Saturday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice leading up to Sunday's Pocono 400 (2 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR radio). Busch, the series points leader, pushed his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to a top speed of 174.588 mph at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway. He also led the opening Pocono practice session Friday. Coming off a victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, Busch will start fifth on Sunday. RELATED: Practice results | Starting lineup Pole-sitter and defending race winner Ryan Blaney posted the seventh-fastest time in Saturday's session, reaching 173.360 mph in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford at the "Tricky Triangle." Kevin Harvick, who shares the front row with Blaney in the Pocono 400, was second-fastest Saturday at 174.115 mph in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Martin Truex Jr. was third on the practice leaderboard at 173.953 mph, followed by Alex Bowman (173.658 mph) and Aric Almirola (173.568 mph). Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun his No. 17 Ford about 17 minutes into the practice session but avoided the wall.