Johnson fastest in final practice
Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the final practice at Texas Motor Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 28.928 | 186.670 | 1 | 49 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 28.991 | 186.265 | 1 | 34 | -0.063 | -0.063 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 29.062 | 185.810 | 1 | 29 | -0.134 | -0.071 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Super 33 Tape Ford | 29.110 | 185.503 | 1 | 31 | -0.182 | -0.048 |
| 5 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 29.206 | 184.894 | 1 | 33 | -0.278 | -0.096 |
| 6 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford | 29.210 | 184.868 | 1 | 35 | -0.282 | -0.004 |
| 7 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI Toyota | 29.246 | 184.641 | 1 | 26 | -0.318 | -0.036 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 29.261 | 184.546 | 1 | 39 | -0.333 | -0.015 |
| 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 29.297 | 184.319 | 2 | 34 | -0.369 | -0.036 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 29.305 | 184.269 | 1 | 36 | -0.377 | -0.008 |
| 11 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive One Ford | 29.311 | 184.231 | 1 | 38 | -0.383 | -0.006 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 29.312 | 184.225 | 1 | 35 | -0.384 | -0.001 |
| 13 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 29.350 | 183.986 | 1 | 36 | -0.422 | -0.038 |
| 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Dream In Color Chevrolet | 29.363 | 183.905 | 1 | 38 | -0.435 | -0.013 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 29.388 | 183.748 | 2 | 20 | -0.460 | -0.025 |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 29.396 | 183.698 | 1 | 35 | -0.468 | -0.008 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 29.406 | 183.636 | 1 | 32 | -0.478 | -0.010 |
| 18 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Valvoline Dodge | 29.446 | 183.387 | 1 | 38 | -0.518 | -0.040 |
| 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 29.457 | 183.318 | 1 | 27 | -0.529 | -0.011 |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 29.502 | 183.038 | 1 | 43 | -0.574 | -0.045 |
| 21 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.521 | 182.921 | 1 | 30 | -0.593 | -0.019 |
| 22 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 29.558 | 182.692 | 1 | 55 | -0.630 | -0.037 |
| 23 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 29.570 | 182.618 | 1 | 37 | -0.642 | -0.012 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 29.587 | 182.513 | 2 | 26 | -0.659 | -0.017 |
| 25 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 29.605 | 182.402 | 2 | 36 | -0.677 | -0.018 |
| 26 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford | 29.643 | 182.168 | 1 | 36 | -0.715 | -0.038 |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 29.663 | 182.045 | 23 | 38 | -0.735 | -0.020 |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 29.715 | 181.726 | 1 | 38 | -0.787 | -0.052 |
| 29 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 29.742 | 181.561 | 1 | 35 | -0.814 | -0.027 |
| 30 | 07 | Casey Mears | Choctaw Casino/Resort Chevrolet | 29.748 | 181.525 | 1 | 37 | -0.820 | -0.006 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 29.788 | 181.281 | 1 | 2 | -0.860 | -0.040 |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 29.790 | 181.269 | 1 | 41 | -0.862 | -0.002 |
| 33 | 02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 29.818 | 181.099 | 4 | 31 | -0.890 | -0.028 |
| 34 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 29.827 | 181.044 | 2 | 25 | -0.899 | -0.009 |
| 35 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 29.857 | 180.862 | 1 | 29 | -0.929 | -0.030 |
| 36 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 29.884 | 180.699 | 1 | 29 | -0.956 | -0.027 |
| 37 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 29.949 | 180.307 | 24 | 33 | -1.021 | -0.065 |
| 38 | 98 | Paul Menard | Vertis/Menards Ford | 29.959 | 180.246 | 8 | 30 | -1.031 | -0.010 |
| 39 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 29.961 | 180.234 | 18 | 39 | -1.033 | -0.002 |
| 40 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 30.052 | 179.689 | 5 | 19 | -1.124 | -0.091 |
| 41 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 30.146 | 179.128 | 1 | 10 | -1.218 | -0.094 |
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