Larson sweeps all three Sprint Cup practices at New Hampshire – Nascar

RELATED: Full results for final practice

Kyle Larson made it a perfect sweep of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practices, as his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Chevrolet flew to the top of the leaderboard at 132.577 mph in Saturday’s final practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Larson paced the field in Friday’s lone session and tied Martin Truex Jr. for the fastest speed/time in Saturday’s morning practice.

Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Denny Hamlin made a late surge to nab the second spot on the speed charts, wheeling his No. 11 Toyota at 132.549 mph.

Hendrick Motorsports‘ Kasey Kahne laid down the third-fastest speed, his No. 5 Chevrolet peaking at 132.489 mph. Kahne and teammate Alex Bowman (10th), who is driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Jr. this weekend, were the only non-Chase drivers to record top-15 speeds in the final session.

Pole sitter Carl Edwards came up fourth in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (132.420 mph), while Hendrick Motorsports‘ Jimmie Johnson completed the top five with a fast speed of 132.255 mph from his No. 48 Chevrolet.

Points leader Truex Jr. — who tied Larson for the fastest speed in practice earlier today — ranked sixth in the field this session, propelling his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota at 132.250 mph.

Reigning race winner Matt Kenseth was seventh-fastest, his No. 20 JGR Toyota topping out at 132.222 mph.

Jamie McMurray (18th), Austin Dillon (22nd) and Chris Buescher (28th) were the only Chase drivers to record practice speeds outside the top 15.

The Sprint Cup Series returns to the track Sunday for the Bad Boy Off Road 300 (2 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

RELATED: Full results for Practice 2

Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. both reached 132.186 mph early in the second Sprint Cup Series practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday morning.

The Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates driver also paced the field during Friday’s lone Sprint Cup practice session in his No. 42 Chevrolet.

Last weekend’s Chicagoland winner, Truex Jr. in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota laid down the exact same speed (132.186 mph) and lap time (28.814 seconds) as Larson in the 55-minute session.

Reigning race winner Matt Kenseth was third-fastest, his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota reaching a top speed of 132.085 mph, while his JGR teammate Denny Hamlin came up fourth in the field (132.030 mph). Hendrick Motorsports‘ Chase Elliott rounded out the top five with a top speed of 131.980 mph in his No. 24 Chevrolet.

Coors Light Pole winner Carl Edwards was sixth-fastest in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

The top-nine performers in the second session were all Chase drivers and Chasers made up 11 of the top-15; Brad Keselowski (18th), Tony Stewart (19th), Austin Dillon (23rd) and Chris Buescher (33rd) were the outlying Chase competitors.