Harvick leads handful of fast Fords in lone Talladega practice

Kevin Harvick led a handful of Fords atop the leaderboard for Saturday's final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway when he guided his No. 4 around the 2.66-mile track  at 204.227 mph. RELATED: Practice results Harvick's Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola was second-fastest after his No. 10 Ford went 203.957 mph, while another teammate, Clint Bowyer, was fourth at 202.431 mph. Joey Logano broke up the SHR contingent with the third-fastest time in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford at 202.478 mph. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five in the 75-minute practice session when his No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford went 202.388  mph. Practice holds for the final 15 minutes included: No. 18 Kyle Busch, No. 19 Daniel Suarez, No. 38 David Ragan (all late to pre-race inspection); No. 41 Kurt Busch, No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. (both failed pre-race inspection twice); No. 2 Brad Keselowski, No. 7 DJ Kennington and No. 99 Landon Cassill (missed mandatory spotters meeting.) Additionally, the No. 43 of Bubba Wallace served a 30-minute practice hold for failing pre-race inspection twice. The Monster Energy Series returns to the track at 4:35 p.m. ET for Busch Pole Qualifying (NBCSN/NBC Sports App).