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Sam Hornish Jr. fastest in final Xfinity Series practice at Mid-Ohio

NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat #2

BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 16: Austin Dillon, driver of the #2 Rheem Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Heat #2 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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Sam Hornish Jr. topped the leaderboard in final Xfinity Series practice at Mid-Ohio with a lap of 95.977 mph.

Rain shortened the session after it had already been halted when Ty Dillon made contact with the barriers in Turn 9. Dillon, who was fastest in the morning session, was sixth fastest with a lap of 94.845 mph at the time of the accident and suffered right side damage.

The top five were Hornish, Ryan Reed (95.596 mph), Nelson Piquet Jr. (95.255 mph), Ryan Blaney (95.225 mph), and Elliott Sadler (94.959 mph). Piquet is driving the No. 98 this weekend for Biagi-DenBeste Racing.

Piquet is making his first NASCAR start since 2014 this weekend driving the No. 98 for Biagi-DenBeste Racing.

Here are the speeds from final practice:

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