Nemechek tops early speed chart
Friday, Sep. 11, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s early practice at Richmond International Raceway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | ChuckLevins.com Toyota | 21.975 | 122.867 | 3 | 12 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 22.024 | 122.594 | 2 | 60 | -0.049 | -0.049 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 22.044 | 122.482 | 3 | 48 | -0.069 | -0.020 |
| 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 22.057 | 122.410 | 3 | 62 | -0.082 | -0.013 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 22.079 | 122.288 | 3 | 53 | -0.104 | -0.022 |
| 6 | *71 | Mike Bliss | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 22.083 | 122.266 | 3 | 12 | -0.108 | -0.004 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 22.083 | 122.266 | 3 | 72 | -0.108 | -0.000 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Ntnl Grd Wounded Warrior Chevrolet | 22.093 | 122.211 | 5 | 60 | -0.118 | -0.010 |
| 9 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 22.109 | 122.122 | 3 | 25 | -0.134 | -0.016 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army/NCO Chevrolet | 22.121 | 122.056 | 3 | 79 | -0.146 | -0.012 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 22.135 | 121.979 | 4 | 79 | -0.160 | -0.014 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 22.141 | 121.946 | 3 | 76 | -0.166 | -0.006 |
| 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 22.141 | 121.946 | 3 | 47 | -0.166 | -0.000 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 22.141 | 121.946 | 2 | 54 | -0.166 | -0.000 |
| 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox/Kingsford Toyota | 22.143 | 121.935 | 2 | 40 | -0.168 | -0.002 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 22.145 | 121.924 | 2 | 46 | -0.170 | -0.002 |
| 17 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 22.163 | 121.825 | 2 | 52 | -0.188 | -0.018 |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 22.165 | 121.814 | 2 | 39 | -0.190 | -0.002 |
| 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 22.183 | 121.715 | 2 | 64 | -0.208 | -0.018 |
| 20 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 22.243 | 121.387 | 3 | 42 | -0.268 | -0.060 |
| 21 | *09 | Brad Keselowski | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 22.246 | 121.370 | 6 | 50 | -0.271 | -0.003 |
| 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 22.248 | 121.359 | 3 | 67 | -0.273 | -0.002 |
| 23 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | PVA.org Dodge | 22.252 | 121.337 | 4 | 49 | -0.277 | -0.004 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 22.252 | 121.337 | 2 | 64 | -0.277 | -0.000 |
| 25 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 22.314 | 121.000 | 4 | 43 | -0.339 | -0.062 |
| 26 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Reynolds Wrap Dodge | 22.349 | 120.811 | 6 | 47 | -0.374 | -0.035 |
| 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Toyota | 22.360 | 120.751 | 3 | 48 | -0.385 | -0.011 |
| 28 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 22.374 | 120.676 | 4 | 32 | -0.399 | -0.014 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 22.388 | 120.600 | 8 | 45 | -0.413 | -0.014 |
| 30 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 22.398 | 120.546 | 2 | 62 | -0.423 | -0.010 |
| 31 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 22.417 | 120.444 | 3 | 57 | -0.442 | -0.019 |
| 32 | *78 | Regan Smith | World Vision Chevrolet | 22.425 | 120.401 | 4 | 39 | -0.450 | -0.008 |
| 33 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 22.435 | 120.348 | 3 | 47 | -0.460 | -0.010 |
| 34 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 22.452 | 120.257 | 9 | 50 | -0.477 | -0.017 |
| 35 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 22.461 | 120.208 | 4 | 41 | -0.486 | -0.009 |
| 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 22.472 | 120.150 | 4 | 69 | -0.497 | -0.011 |
| 37 | 7 | David Gilliland | Jim Beam Toyota | 22.478 | 120.117 | 5 | 35 | -0.503 | -0.006 |
| 38 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 22.526 | 119.861 | 5 | 48 | -0.551 | -0.048 |
| 39 | 98 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax/Menards Ford | 22.540 | 119.787 | 9 | 47 | -0.565 | -0.014 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 22.592 | 119.511 | 3 | 43 | -0.617 | -0.052 |
| 41 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Insignia Dodge | 22.682 | 119.037 | 10 | 21 | -0.707 | -0.090 |
| 42 | *37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Dodge | 22.833 | 118.250 | 3 | 17 | -0.858 | -0.151 |
| 43 | *36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 22.889 | 117.961 | 7 | 33 | -0.914 | -0.056 |
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