Ambrose best in early Saturday practice
Saturday, Aug. 08, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Saturdays first practice at Watkins Glen International:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 71.916 | 122.643 | 7 | 12 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 72.071 | 122.379 | 11 | 15 | -0.155 | -0.155 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 72.097 | 122.335 | 16 | 16 | -0.181 | -0.026 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 72.108 | 122.317 | 15 | 17 | -0.192 | -0.011 |
| 5 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 72.137 | 122.267 | 7 | 11 | -0.221 | -0.029 |
| 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 72.224 | 122.120 | 6 | 17 | -0.308 | -0.087 |
| 7 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 72.256 | 122.066 | 8 | 11 | -0.340 | -0.032 |
| 8 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Stanley Tools Dodge | 72.333 | 121.936 | 7 | 10 | -0.417 | -0.077 |
| 9 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 72.378 | 121.860 | 9 | 15 | -0.462 | -0.045 |
| 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 72.386 | 121.847 | 9 | 15 | -0.470 | -0.008 |
| 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 72.398 | 121.827 | 8 | 8 | -0.482 | -0.012 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 72.404 | 121.816 | 17 | 20 | -0.488 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 72.437 | 121.761 | 6 | 14 | -0.521 | -0.033 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 72.532 | 121.602 | 11 | 13 | -0.616 | -0.095 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 72.585 | 121.513 | 9 | 11 | -0.669 | -0.053 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 72.599 | 121.489 | 8 | 14 | -0.683 | -0.014 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 72.603 | 121.483 | 8 | 13 | -0.687 | -0.004 |
| 18 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 72.694 | 121.331 | 14 | 17 | -0.778 | -0.091 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 72.721 | 121.285 | 10 | 12 | -0.805 | -0.027 |
| 20 | 98 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Ford | 72.728 | 121.274 | 6 | 15 | -0.812 | -0.007 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 72.740 | 121.254 | 7 | 16 | -0.824 | -0.012 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 72.744 | 121.247 | 10 | 18 | -0.828 | -0.004 |
| 23 | 55 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 72.747 | 121.242 | 6 | 12 | -0.831 | -0.003 |
| 24 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 72.748 | 121.240 | 9 | 17 | -0.832 | -0.001 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 72.782 | 121.184 | 11 | 12 | -0.866 | -0.034 |
| 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 72.787 | 121.175 | 8 | 11 | -0.871 | -0.005 |
| 27 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 72.787 | 121.175 | 7 | 9 | -0.871 | -0.000 |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 72.838 | 121.091 | 7 | 10 | -0.922 | -0.051 |
| 29 | 71 | Andy Lally | Adobe Road Winery Chevrolet | 72.965 | 120.880 | 6 | 12 | -1.049 | -0.127 |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 72.974 | 120.865 | 6 | 6 | -1.058 | -0.009 |
| 31 | 08 | Boris Said | U.S. Chrome Ford | 73.016 | 120.795 | 2 | 4 | -1.100 | -0.042 |
| 32 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 73.090 | 120.673 | 16 | 18 | -1.174 | -0.074 |
| 33 | 09 | Ron Fellows | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 73.130 | 120.607 | 4 | 10 | -1.214 | -0.040 |
| 34 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 73.140 | 120.591 | 10 | 14 | -1.224 | -0.010 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 73.142 | 120.587 | 4 | 5 | -1.226 | -0.002 |
| 36 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 73.210 | 120.475 | 7 | 9 | -1.294 | -0.068 |
| 37 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's Dodge | 73.245 | 120.418 | 9 | 9 | -1.329 | -0.035 |
| 38 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 73.478 | 120.036 | 10 | 15 | -1.562 | -0.233 |
| 39 | 37 | Tony Ave | Long John Silver's Dodge | 73.488 | 120.020 | 3 | 6 | -1.572 | -0.010 |
| 40 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 73.502 | 119.997 | 8 | 19 | -1.586 | -0.014 |
| 41 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 73.811 | 119.494 | 3 | 3 | -1.895 | -0.309 |
| 42 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 73.833 | 119.459 | 8 | 8 | -1.917 | -0.022 |
| 43 | 04 | P. J. Jones | Jim Beam/Menards Toyota | 73.912 | 119.331 | 4 | 5 | -1.996 | -0.079 |
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