Fords best in first Saturday session
Saturday, Mar. 07, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Saturday’s first practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway as teams prepare for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 30.031 | 184.609 | 1 | 18 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 30.211 | 183.509 | 1 | 16 | -0.180 | -0.180 |
| 3 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 30.286 | 183.055 | 1 | 14 | -0.255 | -0.075 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 30.372 | 182.537 | 1 | 16 | -0.341 | -0.086 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 30.457 | 182.027 | 1 | 20 | -0.426 | -0.085 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Youth Challenge | 30.460 | 182.009 | 1 | 15 | -0.429 | -0.003 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 30.476 | 181.914 | 1 | 14 | -0.445 | -0.016 |
| 8 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 30.517 | 181.669 | 3 | 14 | -0.486 | -0.041 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 30.557 | 181.431 | 1 | 17 | -0.526 | -0.040 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 30.570 | 181.354 | 1 | 17 | -0.539 | -0.013 |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 30.575 | 181.325 | 2 | 16 | -0.544 | -0.005 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 30.581 | 181.289 | 2 | 20 | -0.550 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shop/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 30.591 | 181.230 | 1 | 14 | -0.560 | -0.010 |
| 14 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford | 30.593 | 181.218 | 1 | 22 | -0.562 | -0.002 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 30.597 | 181.194 | 2 | 21 | -0.566 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 30.648 | 180.893 | 1 | 22 | -0.617 | -0.051 |
| 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 30.663 | 180.804 | 1 | 22 | -0.632 | -0.015 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 30.714 | 180.504 | 1 | 20 | -0.683 | -0.051 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 30.790 | 180.058 | 2 | 17 | -0.759 | -0.076 |
| 21 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Cub Cadet Chevrolet | 30.896 | 179.441 | 1 | 22 | -0.865 | -0.099 |
| 22 | 07 | Casey Mears | DirecTV Chevrolet | 30.968 | 179.024 | 1 | 12 | -0.937 | -0.072 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's Chevrolet | 30.991 | 178.891 | 1 | 17 | -0.960 | -0.023 |
| 24 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 30.994 | 178.873 | 1 | 12 | -0.963 | -0.003 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 31.111 | 178.201 | 3 | 12 | -1.080 | -0.117 |
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 31.114 | 178.183 | 1 | 12 | -1.083 | -0.003 |
| 27 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Dodge | 31.142 | 178.023 | 2 | 9 | -1.111 | -0.028 |
| 28 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Charter Dodge | 31.150 | 177.978 | 3 | 15 | -1.119 | -0.008 |
| 29 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Golden Corral Ford | 31.182 | 177.795 | 2 | 15 | -1.151 | -0.032 |
| 30 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com Ford | 31.196 | 177.715 | 1 | 17 | -1.165 | -0.014 |
| 31 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 31.203 | 177.675 | 1 | 13 | -1.172 | -0.007 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 31.217 | 177.596 | 2 | 14 | -1.186 | -0.014 |
| 33 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 31.237 | 177.482 | 2 | 13 | -1.206 | -0.020 |
| 34 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 31.241 | 177.459 | 1 | 12 | -1.210 | -0.004 |
| 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.378 | 176.684 | 1 | 13 | -1.347 | -0.137 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.381 | 176.667 | 2 | 16 | -1.350 | -0.002 |
| 38 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie Toyota | 31.384 | 176.651 | 3 | 15 | -1.353 | -0.003 |
| 39 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 31.399 | 176.566 | 2 | 13 | -1.368 | -0.015 |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 31.426 | 176.414 | 11 | 14 | -1.395 | -0.027 |
| 41 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 31.448 | 176.291 | 2 | 16 | -1.417 | -0.022 |
| 42 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 31.767 | 174.521 | 2 | 4 | -1.736 | -0.319 |
| 43 | 34 | John Andretti | WindowWorld.com Chevrolet | 32.051 | 172.974 | 1 | 11 | -2.020 | -0.284 |
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