Ragan's Ford fastest early
Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Thursday’s first practice at Daytona International Speedway as teams prepare for Saturday night’s race:
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| COKE ZERO 400 Powered By Coca-Cola (51st Running) | |||||||||
| Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, July 02, 2009 @ 05:23 PM Eastern | |||||||||
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 47.191 | 190.714 | 1 | 31 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 47.203 | 190.666 | 3 | 5 | -0.012 | -0.012 |
| 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | IRWIN Marathon Ford | 47.254 | 190.460 | 3 | 27 | -0.063 | -0.051 |
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 47.327 | 190.166 | 2 | 22 | -0.136 | -0.073 |
| 5 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 47.519 | 189.398 | 1 | 28 | -0.328 | -0.192 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet | 47.595 | 189.095 | 7 | 11 | -0.404 | -0.076 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 47.678 | 188.766 | 2 | 23 | -0.487 | -0.083 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet | 47.707 | 188.652 | 3 | 25 | -0.516 | -0.029 |
| 9 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 47.711 | 188.636 | 2 | 17 | -0.520 | -0.004 |
| 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 47.717 | 188.612 | 2 | 19 | -0.526 | -0.006 |
| 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 47.721 | 188.596 | 1 | 16 | -0.530 | -0.004 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 47.737 | 188.533 | 2 | 25 | -0.546 | -0.016 |
| 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 47.745 | 188.501 | 1 | 17 | -0.554 | -0.008 |
| 14 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 47.764 | 188.426 | 5 | 13 | -0.573 | -0.019 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 47.768 | 188.411 | 2 | 31 | -0.577 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R & L Carriers Ford | 47.778 | 188.371 | 2 | 20 | -0.587 | -0.010 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Scotch-Brite Ford | 47.786 | 188.340 | 2 | 43 | -0.595 | -0.008 |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Burger King Chevrolet | 47.852 | 188.080 | 3 | 21 | -0.661 | -0.066 |
| 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 47.860 | 188.048 | 2 | 4 | -0.669 | -0.008 |
| 20 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Air Force Dodge | 47.922 | 187.805 | 6 | 26 | -0.731 | -0.062 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 47.938 | 187.743 | 3 | 20 | -0.747 | -0.016 |
| 22 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | PVA.org Dodge | 47.953 | 187.684 | 4 | 21 | -0.762 | -0.015 |
| 23 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Dodge | 47.953 | 187.684 | 5 | 20 | -0.762 | -0.000 |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 47.980 | 187.578 | 2 | 18 | -0.789 | -0.027 |
| 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 48.033 | 187.371 | 5 | 24 | -0.842 | -0.053 |
| 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 48.056 | 187.282 | 2 | 15 | -0.865 | -0.023 |
| 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 48.094 | 187.134 | 5 | 19 | -0.903 | -0.038 |
| 28 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 48.132 | 186.986 | 5 | 21 | -0.941 | -0.038 |
| 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | SUBWAY Ford | 48.198 | 186.730 | 4 | 25 | -1.007 | -0.066 |
| 30 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville / Menards Ford | 48.357 | 186.116 | 4 | 24 | -1.166 | -0.159 |
| 31 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Academy Sports & Outdoors Ford | 48.408 | 185.920 | 12 | 23 | -1.217 | -0.051 |
| 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Ntnl Grd SrvngAmerica/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 48.445 | 185.778 | 5 | 12 | -1.254 | -0.037 |
| 33 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford / Clorox / Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 48.457 | 185.732 | 2 | 16 | -1.266 | -0.012 |
| 34 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 48.463 | 185.709 | 5 | 22 | -1.272 | -0.006 |
| 35 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 48.529 | 185.456 | 3 | 20 | -1.338 | -0.066 |
| 36 | *09 | Brad Keselowski | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 48.537 | 185.426 | 5 | 10 | -1.346 | -0.008 |
| 37 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 48.643 | 185.021 | 3 | 15 | -1.452 | -0.106 |
| 38 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 48.660 | 184.957 | 5 | 8 | -1.469 | -0.017 |
| 39 | *71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 48.667 | 184.930 | 2 | 10 | -1.476 | -0.007 |
| 40 | *36 | Patrick Carpentier | Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota | 48.716 | 184.744 | 8 | 10 | -1.525 | -0.049 |
| 41 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 48.879 | 184.128 | 5 | 5 | -1.688 | -0.163 |
| 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI / Menards Toyota | 48.927 | 183.948 | 5 | 11 | -1.736 | -0.048 |
| 43 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 49.407 | 182.160 | 5 | 8 | -2.216 | -0.480 |
| 44 | *64 | Mike Wallace | FRED'S Hometown Discount Stores | 49.460 | 181.965 | 2 | 8 | -2.269 | -0.053 |
| 45 | *37 | Tony Raines | Grander Mountain Dodge | 49.744 | 180.926 | 3 | 3 | -2.553 | -0.284 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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