Ryan Blaney paces opening Monster Energy Series practice at Michigan

Ryan Blaney topped the leaderboard in Friday's opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway at a blistering 202.617 mph in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford. MORE: Full results | Weekend schedule Right behind him was points leader Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 201.935 mph. Rounding out the top five were Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford (201.867 mph), Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (201.478 mph) and Chase Elliott in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (201.134 mph). Kyle Larson, who has won the past three MIS races, was 16th at 199.242 mph in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Three cars were held 15 minutes to begin the session -- the Nos. 99 of Garrett Smithley (late to inspection) and Nos. 9 of Elliott and 22 of Joey Logano (failed inspection twice). The practice started after a short delay to clean fluid off the track. It was extended 10 minutes to 12:30 p.m. ET. The next on-track activity for the series is Busch Pole Qualifying at 4:10 p.m. ET (FS1).