Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr. pace Saturday morning Sprint Cup practice

Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. each led the way in Saturday morning’s first practice session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after they both posted a fast lap of 132.186 mph.

They were followed by Matt Kenseth (132.085 mph), Denny Hamlin (132.030) and rookieChase Elliott (131.980).

Truex posted the best average speed over 10 consecutive laps at 131.139 mph. He was followed by Kenseth (131.033 mph) and Kyle Busch (130.757). Twenty-two of the 40 cars ran at least 10 consecutive laps in the session.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun in the opening moments of practice on cold tires .

Final Sprint Cup practice begins at 11:30 a.m. ET on CNBC.

Carl Edwards wins sixth pole of year for New Hampshire race

Carl Edwards added to his series-leading pole total with his sixth of the year, winning the pole for Sunday’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Edwards claimed the top spot with a speed of 135.453 mph around the “Magic Mile.”

It is Edwards’ third pole in four races at New Hampshire.

Filling out the top five was Martin Truex Jr.(135.212), Ryan Newman (134.896), Jimmie Johnson (134.858) and Denny Hamlin (134.796).

“This is what we needed,” Edwards told NBCSN. “We didn’t run well at Chicago, that was really frustrating. Come here, start on the pole, get a great pit stall. Hopefully we can turn this into a good race. The car is built for speed.”

This will be Edwards’ 10th top-five start in the last 13 races.

Newman’s third-place start is his best of the season. His previous best was fourth (Atlanta, Fontana).

The biggest name not advancing to the final round is Kevin Harvick, who managed to put up the 19th best lap in the second round. It will be Harvick’s worst start at New Hampshire since he began the fall 2013 race in 18th.

Tony Stewart will start his final New Hampshire race in 22nd.

Chris Buescher and Austin Dillon were the only Chase drivers not to advance beyond the first round.

Buescher will start 28th, followed by Dillon, who is in a backup car after a practice crash.

Qualifying results

Snapshot: Bad Boy Off Road 300

At A Glance:

Where: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 1.058-mile oval in Loudon, New HampshireGreen flag: 2:15 p.m. ET.TV/Radio: NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioForecast: Sunny, with a high near 61 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.National anthem: Daniel M. Clark, US Marine Corps Veteran and retired Massachusetts State TrooperGrand marshal: Kevin Holleran, President of Textron Specialized VehiclesRace distance: 300 laps (317.4 miles)Pit road speed: 45 mphCaution car speed: 50 mph

On the move: Driver moves, changes for 2017

Clint Bowyer, Stewart-Haas Racing In 2016: No. 15 Chevrolet for HScott Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

In 2017: No. 14 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.The scoop: Bowyer takes over the ride of retiring three-time champion and team owner Tony Stewart. Moves to SHR worked well for Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, so the optimism is high that this will be a boon for Bowyer, who is winless since 2012.

DILLON WRECKS IN LARSON-LED FIRST SPRINT CUP PRACTICE

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Austin Dillon crashed into the outside wall of New Hampshire Motor Speedway's Turn 1 late in Friday's first Sprint CupSeries practice session, and suffered significant damage to the right rear of the No. 3 Chevrolet that will require a move to a backup car. He finished the session 32nd (132.813 mph).




WATCH: Dillon hit the wall

The session was led by Kyle Larson, who topped the leaderboard at 135.941 mph in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet.


Right behind him was Chase Elliott in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 135.893 mph.


Rounding out the top five were Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet at 135.757 mph, Carl Edwards in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 135.738 mph and series points leader Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota 135.709 mph.


Sprint Cup drivers return to the track at 4:45 p.m. ET for Coors Light Qualifying (NBCSN, NBC Sports App). The next practice session is Saturday at 9 a.m. ET (CNBC, NBC Sports App).

EDWARDS TO START FROM POLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ONCE AGAIN

Carl Edwards earned the Coors Light Pole Award for the Bad Boy Off Road 300 Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sunday, 2 p.m. ET, NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) by recording a third-round lap of 135.453 mph in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

This is Edwards' third pole in the last four races at New Hampshire and his sixth of 2016.

Martin Truex Jr., the Sprint Cup Series points leader, will start second in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota after his final-round lap of 135.212 mph.

Rounding out the top five were Ryan Newman in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at 134.896 mph, Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at 134.858 mph and Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 134.796 mph.

Ten cars did not make it through inspection before qualifying began at 4:45 p.m. ET. Among the drivers delayed were Chase drivers Kevin Harvick (P19), Austin Dillon (P29) and Tony Stewart (P22).

Others delayed included Danica Patrick (P24), AJ Allmendinger (P17), Regan Smith (P30), Matt DiBenedetto (P33), Kasey Kahne (P9), Greg Biffle (P32) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P21). 

Clint Bowyer spun about eight minutes after the start of qualifying, bringing out the red flag -- which helped the cars that were waiting to clear inspection. He will start 37th.

All were able to get on the track before the first round ended, but Dillon and fellow Chase driver Chris Buescher (P28) did not advance past the first round.

Defending race winner Matt Kenseth will start eighth in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (134.363 mph).

Sprint Cup Series GarageCam Takes Over NHMS

GarageCam host, Matthew Dillner, takes you on an exclusive and interactive tour of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage before teams hit the track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.