Newman fastest in final Cup practice
Saturday, Sep. 05, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the final practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
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| Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| Pep Boys Auto 500 | |||||||||
| Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, September 05, 2009 @ 02:33 PM Eastern | |||||||||
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 30.823 | 179.866 | 1 | 25 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet | 30.834 | 179.802 | 7 | 7 | -0.011 | -0.011 |
| 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 30.915 | 179.330 | 1 | 41 | -0.092 | -0.081 |
| 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 30.924 | 179.278 | 1 | 12 | -0.101 | -0.009 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 30.925 | 179.272 | 18 | 20 | -0.102 | -0.001 |
| 6 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 30.934 | 179.220 | 3 | 26 | -0.111 | -0.009 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 30.941 | 179.180 | 1 | 10 | -0.118 | -0.007 |
| 8 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 30.948 | 179.139 | 1 | 7 | -0.125 | -0.007 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 30.966 | 179.035 | 21 | 21 | -0.143 | -0.018 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Cancer Center Ford | 30.975 | 178.983 | 1 | 38 | -0.152 | -0.009 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Drink Chevrolet | 30.977 | 178.971 | 3 | 7 | -0.154 | -0.002 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.048 | 178.562 | 33 | 33 | -0.225 | -0.071 |
| 13 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevrolet | 31.056 | 178.516 | 1 | 35 | -0.233 | -0.008 |
| 14 | *21 | David Gilliland | Motorcraft Ford | 31.056 | 178.516 | 3 | 7 | -0.233 | -0.000 |
| 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox/Kingsford/BushsBestBakedBeans Toyota | 31.091 | 178.315 | 20 | 20 | -0.268 | -0.035 |
| 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 31.106 | 178.229 | 27 | 31 | -0.283 | -0.015 |
| 17 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 31.111 | 178.201 | 1 | 39 | -0.288 | -0.005 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R & L Carriers Ford | 31.142 | 178.023 | 48 | 48 | -0.319 | -0.031 |
| 19 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 31.152 | 177.966 | 1 | 9 | -0.329 | -0.010 |
| 20 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 31.156 | 177.943 | 1 | 8 | -0.333 | -0.004 |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial Chevrolet | 31.165 | 177.892 | 29 | 33 | -0.342 | -0.009 |
| 22 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 31.169 | 177.869 | 5 | 9 | -0.346 | -0.004 |
| 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 31.177 | 177.823 | 16 | 17 | -0.354 | -0.008 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville / Menards Ford | 31.189 | 177.755 | 6 | 33 | -0.366 | -0.012 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 31.194 | 177.726 | 34 | 34 | -0.371 | -0.005 |
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 31.203 | 177.675 | 33 | 33 | -0.380 | -0.009 |
| 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Red Cross Ford | 31.226 | 177.544 | 1 | 30 | -0.403 | -0.023 |
| 28 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 31.256 | 177.374 | 1 | 29 | -0.433 | -0.030 |
| 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 31.262 | 177.340 | 27 | 27 | -0.439 | -0.006 |
| 30 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 31.272 | 177.283 | 31 | 34 | -0.449 | -0.010 |
| 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Farm Bureau Toyota | 31.275 | 177.266 | 1 | 16 | -0.452 | -0.003 |
| 32 | *09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmng&Rsrt Dodge | 31.288 | 177.193 | 5 | 5 | -0.465 | -0.013 |
| 33 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Air Force Dodge | 31.310 | 177.068 | 22 | 24 | -0.487 | -0.022 |
| 34 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 31.333 | 176.938 | 25 | 25 | -0.510 | -0.023 |
| 35 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 31.337 | 176.915 | 5 | 5 | -0.514 | -0.004 |
| 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet | 31.339 | 176.904 | 38 | 38 | -0.516 | -0.002 |
| 37 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 31.388 | 176.628 | 6 | 14 | -0.565 | -0.049 |
| 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 31.443 | 176.319 | 1 | 30 | -0.620 | -0.055 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.501 | 175.994 | 21 | 21 | -0.678 | -0.058 |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Polaris Off Road Vehicles Toyota | 31.561 | 175.660 | 13 | 13 | -0.738 | -0.060 |
| 41 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge | 31.597 | 175.460 | 1 | 36 | -0.774 | -0.036 |
| 42 | *37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Dodge | 31.705 | 174.862 | 7 | 10 | -0.882 | -0.108 |
| 43 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 31.740 | 174.669 | 1 | 29 | -0.917 | -0.035 |
| 44 | *36 | Patrick Carpentier | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 31.873 | 173.940 | 10 | 14 | -1.050 | -0.133 |
| 45 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford | 32.132 | 172.538 | 1 | 23 | -1.309 | -0.259 |
| 46 | *08 | Terry Labonte | Carter/Simo Racing Toyota | 32.162 | 172.377 | 1 | 25 | -1.339 | -0.030 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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