Kyle Larson topped the leaderboard in Saturday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Dover International Speedway, moving his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet around the track at 159.011 mph.
Larson was the fastest car on the 1-mile track for the second time this weekend — the only two times Cup cars have been on the track after Friday’s qualifying and Saturday’s early practice were both washed out because of rain.
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Two drivers no longer among those in the NASCAR Playoffs’ Round of 12 — Denny Hamlin (157.343 mph) and Erik Jones (157.095 mph) — were second and third-fastest in the practice session.
Aric Almirola (156.808 mph) and Chase Elliott (156.556 mph) rounded out the top five in the last practice in preparation for Sunday’s Gander Outdoors 400 (2 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). It is the first race in the three-race Round of 12.
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The Monster Energy Series’ final practice was lengthened to 80 minutes after the first practice of the day was canceled because of a persistent, misting rain.
Three cars served 15-minute practice holds: The No. 00 of Landon Cassill and the No. 52 of Harrison Rhodes (both late to pre-race inspection) and the No. 51 of B.J. McLeod (failed pre-qualifying inspection twice).