Kevin Harvick fastest in very short All-Star Race practice

Despite multiple attempts and combining the drivers already qualified for the All-Star Race with those for the Monster Open, persistent rain left very little time for practice Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Harvick’s average lap speed of 170.406 mph ended up being the fastest and he ran just four laps. Jimmie Johnson got the most laps on the track (five).

Kurt Busch ended up second-fastest (169.502 mph) and Denny Hamlin third (169.428 mph). Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fourth and Clint Bowyer completed the top-five.

Only 12 drivers locked into the All-Star field made a lap at speed on the track for practice.

Aric Almirola, who ended up sixth-fastest overall, was fastest among the drivers entered in the Monster Open. He will start on the pole for that race since qualifying was rained out on Friday afternoon.

Cla	#	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	4	31.689			170.406
2	41	Kurt Busch	Ford	4	31.858	0.169	0.169	169.502
3	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	3	31.872	0.183	0.014	169.428
4	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	4	31.875	0.186	0.003	169.412
5	14	Clint Bowyer	Ford	3	31.947	0.258	0.072	169.030
6	42	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	1	32.143	0.454	0.196	167.999
7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	5	32.214	0.525	0.071	167.629
8	22	Joey Logano	Ford	1	32.362	0.673	0.148	166.862
9	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	1	32.488	0.799	0.126	166.215
10	31	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	1	32.567	0.878	0.079	165.812
11	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	1	32.585	0.896	0.018	165.720
12	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	1	33.354	1.665	0.769	161.900