Johnson tops chart in first session
Saturday, Sep. 05, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds frm Saturday’s first practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 30.327 | 182.807 | 2 | 41 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet | 30.377 | 182.507 | 1 | 55 | -0.050 | -0.050 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Farm Bureau Toyota | 30.507 | 181.729 | 1 | 40 | -0.180 | -0.130 |
| 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet | 30.512 | 181.699 | 1 | 50 | -0.185 | -0.005 |
| 5 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 30.522 | 181.639 | 1 | 39 | -0.195 | -0.010 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Cancer Center Ford | 30.532 | 181.580 | 1 | 28 | -0.205 | -0.010 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 30.583 | 181.277 | 1 | 35 | -0.256 | -0.051 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 30.655 | 180.851 | 2 | 44 | -0.328 | -0.072 |
| 9 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 30.683 | 180.686 | 1 | 33 | -0.356 | -0.028 |
| 10 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 30.819 | 179.889 | 1 | 49 | -0.492 | -0.136 |
| 11 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 30.862 | 179.638 | 1 | 34 | -0.535 | -0.043 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 30.907 | 179.377 | 1 | 42 | -0.580 | -0.045 |
| 13 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 30.916 | 179.325 | 1 | 3 | -0.589 | -0.009 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 30.918 | 179.313 | 1 | 48 | -0.591 | -0.002 |
| 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 30.920 | 179.301 | 1 | 26 | -0.593 | -0.002 |
| 16 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 31.112 | 178.195 | 1 | 45 | -0.785 | -0.192 |
| 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 31.131 | 178.086 | 1 | 26 | -0.804 | -0.019 |
| 18 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox/Kingsford/BushsBestBakedBeans Toyota | 31.157 | 177.938 | 1 | 28 | -0.830 | -0.026 |
| 19 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 31.171 | 177.858 | 1 | 2 | -0.844 | -0.014 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 31.183 | 177.789 | 2 | 47 | -0.856 | -0.012 |
| 21 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 31.197 | 177.709 | 1 | 21 | -0.870 | -0.014 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Drink Chevrolet | 31.211 | 177.630 | 24 | 37 | -0.884 | -0.014 |
| 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R & L Carriers Ford | 31.224 | 177.556 | 2 | 22 | -0.897 | -0.013 |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Red Cross Ford | 31.227 | 177.539 | 2 | 25 | -0.900 | -0.003 |
| 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 31.254 | 177.385 | 2 | 22 | -0.927 | -0.027 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial Chevrolet | 31.281 | 177.232 | 1 | 48 | -0.954 | -0.027 |
| 27 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevrolet | 31.291 | 177.176 | 2 | 34 | -0.964 | -0.010 |
| 28 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 31.373 | 176.712 | 28 | 44 | -1.046 | -0.082 |
| 29 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 31.381 | 176.667 | 1 | 11 | -1.054 | -0.008 |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 31.412 | 176.493 | 2 | 27 | -1.085 | -0.031 |
| 31 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 31.423 | 176.431 | 2 | 27 | -1.096 | -0.011 |
| 32 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge | 31.496 | 176.022 | 1 | 25 | -1.169 | -0.073 |
| 33 | *09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmng&Rsrt Dodge | 31.514 | 175.922 | 7 | 10 | -1.187 | -0.018 |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.515 | 175.916 | 1 | 31 | -1.188 | -0.001 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Polaris Off Road Vehicles Toyota | 31.545 | 175.749 | 16 | 22 | -1.218 | -0.030 |
| 36 | *37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Dodge | 31.611 | 175.382 | 1 | 5 | -1.284 | -0.066 |
| 37 | *21 | David Gilliland | Motorcraft Ford | 31.634 | 175.254 | 5 | 31 | -1.307 | -0.023 |
| 38 | *36 | Patrick Carpentier | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 31.642 | 175.210 | 3 | 12 | -1.315 | -0.008 |
| 39 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 31.649 | 175.171 | 2 | 33 | -1.322 | -0.007 |
| 40 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville / Menards Ford | 31.689 | 174.950 | 1 | 32 | -1.362 | -0.040 |
| 41 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 31.697 | 174.906 | 14 | 17 | -1.370 | -0.008 |
| 42 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 31.721 | 174.774 | 4 | 24 | -1.394 | -0.024 |
| 43 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 31.753 | 174.598 | 1 | 14 | -1.426 | -0.032 |
| 44 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Air Force Dodge | 31.828 | 174.186 | 4 | 27 | -1.501 | -0.075 |
| 45 | *08 | Terry Labonte | Carter/Simo Racing Toyota | 32.250 | 171.907 | 1 | 17 | -1.923 | -0.422 |
| 46 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford | 33.107 | 167.457 | 22 | 30 | -2.780 | -0.857 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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