Bowyer best in Friday's Cup practice
Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s practice at Texas Motor Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 28.514 | 189.381 | 11 | 11 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Super 33 Tape Ford | 28.616 | 188.706 | 21 | 21 | -0.102 | -0.102 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 28.627 | 188.633 | 9 | 11 | -0.113 | -0.011 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 28.628 | 188.627 | 9 | 9 | -0.114 | -0.001 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 28.665 | 188.383 | 7 | 7 | -0.151 | -0.037 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 28.676 | 188.311 | 16 | 16 | -0.162 | -0.011 |
| 7 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford | 28.694 | 188.193 | 15 | 15 | -0.180 | -0.018 |
| 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 28.698 | 188.166 | 22 | 23 | -0.184 | -0.004 |
| 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 28.721 | 188.016 | 19 | 19 | -0.207 | -0.023 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 28.745 | 187.859 | 11 | 11 | -0.231 | -0.024 |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 28.750 | 187.826 | 22 | 22 | -0.236 | -0.005 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 28.755 | 187.793 | 20 | 22 | -0.241 | -0.005 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 28.763 | 187.741 | 11 | 11 | -0.249 | -0.008 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 28.768 | 187.709 | 11 | 11 | -0.254 | -0.005 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 28.775 | 187.663 | 11 | 11 | -0.261 | -0.007 |
| 16 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 28.779 | 187.637 | 18 | 20 | -0.265 | -0.004 |
| 17 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 28.788 | 187.578 | 7 | 7 | -0.274 | -0.009 |
| 18 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive One Ford | 28.798 | 187.513 | 20 | 20 | -0.284 | -0.010 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 28.810 | 187.435 | 14 | 14 | -0.296 | -0.012 |
| 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 28.813 | 187.415 | 7 | 7 | -0.299 | -0.003 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 28.814 | 187.409 | 11 | 11 | -0.300 | -0.001 |
| 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 28.850 | 187.175 | 18 | 20 | -0.336 | -0.036 |
| 23 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Valvoline Dodge | 28.898 | 186.864 | 19 | 19 | -0.384 | -0.048 |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Dream In Color Chevrolet | 28.903 | 186.832 | 13 | 13 | -0.389 | -0.005 |
| 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 28.909 | 186.793 | 12 | 12 | -0.395 | -0.006 |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 28.943 | 186.574 | 13 | 13 | -0.429 | -0.034 |
| 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 28.948 | 186.541 | 21 | 22 | -0.434 | -0.005 |
| 28 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 28.951 | 186.522 | 6 | 8 | -0.437 | -0.003 |
| 29 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 28.963 | 186.445 | 11 | 11 | -0.449 | -0.012 |
| 30 | *02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 28.965 | 186.432 | 10 | 10 | -0.451 | -0.002 |
| 31 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 28.969 | 186.406 | 15 | 15 | -0.455 | -0.004 |
| 32 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.977 | 186.355 | 9 | 9 | -0.463 | -0.008 |
| 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI Toyota | 29.008 | 186.156 | 4 | 8 | -0.494 | -0.031 |
| 34 | *37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 29.013 | 186.123 | 10 | 10 | -0.499 | -0.005 |
| 35 | 07 | Casey Mears | Choctaw Casino/Resort Chevrolet | 29.039 | 185.957 | 7 | 10 | -0.525 | -0.026 |
| 36 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 29.128 | 185.389 | 13 | 13 | -0.614 | -0.089 |
| 37 | 98 | Paul Menard | Vertis/Menards Ford | 29.139 | 185.319 | 13 | 13 | -0.625 | -0.011 |
| 38 | *70 | Mike Skinner | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.192 | 184.982 | 9 | 9 | -0.678 | -0.053 |
| 39 | *36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 29.206 | 184.894 | 14 | 17 | -0.692 | -0.014 |
| 40 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 29.236 | 184.704 | 12 | 16 | -0.722 | -0.030 |
| 41 | *66 | Dave Blaney | The Denny Hamlin Foundation Toyota | 29.236 | 184.704 | 9 | 9 | -0.722 | -0.000 |
| 42 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 29.256 | 184.578 | 13 | 14 | -0.742 | -0.020 |
| 43 | *09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort | 29.310 | 184.237 | 8 | 9 | -0.796 | -0.054 |
| 44 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 29.338 | 184.062 | 18 | 18 | -0.824 | -0.028 |
| 45 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 29.379 | 183.805 | 9 | 13 | -0.865 | -0.041 |
| 46 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford | 29.535 | 182.834 | 14 | 14 | -1.021 | -0.156 |
| 47 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 30.381 | 177.743 | 2 | 5 | -1.867 | -0.846 |
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