CONCORD, N.C. — With the Monster Energy All-Star Race set for Saturday night (6 p.m. ET, FS1) the 16 drivers already locked into the field got 90 minutes of afternoon practice under blazing hot skies at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
And when the dust settled, series points leader Kyle Larson was atop the speed charts, turning a best lap of 189.274 miles per hour in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
Second-fast was Kevin Harvick, who wheeled his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford to a fast lap of 189.095 mph. Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. completed the top five.