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Joey Logano topped the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice leaderboard at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, wheeling his No. 22 Team Penske Ford around the track at 94.416 mph.
Chase Elliott led all NASCAR Playoffs drivers as the second-fastest entry, driving his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 94.326 mph.
Monster Energy Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. was third, pacing his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota at 94.289 mph.
Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top five.
Two other playoff drivers were among the top 10 fastest cars — Brad Keselowski was seventh in his No. 2 Ford while Kyle Busch was eighth in his No. 18 Toyota.
The only mishap of the late afternoon practice came when Erik Jones suffered damage to the right rear of his No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota almost midway into the session when he skidded into the outside wall. Jones will be going to his backup car for Sunday’s qualifying session and race.
Several cars served 15-minute practice holds in the afternoon’s final, 55-minute practice, including the No. 18 of Busch, the No. 21 of Ryan Blaney, the No. 24 of Elliott, the No. 10 of Danica Patrick, the No. 20 of Matt Kenseth and the No. 37 of Chris Buescher. The No. 13 of Ty Dillon served a 30-minute practice hold.
The Monster Energy Series will be back on track for Coors Light Pole Qualifying at 12:05 p.m. ET (NBCSN/NBC Sports App) ahead of the opening race in the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Playoffs, the First Data 500 (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Denny Hamlin paced the field in Saturday’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway, turning a lap at 95.415 mph in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
Hamlin topped four of the remaining eight drivers competing for the championship who recorded practice times in the top 10.
Kyle Larson, who was ousted from the playoffs last week as the field was whittled to eight, was second-fastest at 95.299 mph.
Ryan Newman joined playoff drivers Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch to round out the top five, respectively.
Among playoff drivers, Chase Elliott was 17th-fastest, Martin Truex Jr. was 21st and Jimmie Johnson was 22nd.
Kevin Harvick had the slowest lap time among playoff drivers, ranking 23rd with a lap at 93.924 mph.
The No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota of Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Erik Jones did not turn a lap in opening practice due to a steering box issues, according to a team spokesperson.