Denny Hamlin set the pace in final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice Saturday at Michigan International Speedway, but damaged his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota in a spin midway through the session.
Hamlin, who qualified third in Friday’s Coors Light Pole Qualifying, clocked a lap of 197.878 mph in Saturday’s final practice. The session, originally scheduled for 50 minutes, was halted with approximately 27 minutes left because of lightning in the area of the 2-mile track.
Rookie Chase Elliott was second-fastest at 197.786 mph in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevy. He was followed by two Hendrick teammates on the leaderboard — third-fastest Jimmie Johnson and fourth-best Kasey Kahne.
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