Newman fastest in practice Friday
Friday, Oct. 02, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s practice at Kansas Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 31.080 | 173.745 | 19 | 19 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 31.125 | 173.494 | 9 | 11 | -0.045 | -0.045 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 31.129 | 173.472 | 13 | 13 | -0.049 | -0.004 |
| 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 31.180 | 173.188 | 12 | 12 | -0.100 | -0.051 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 31.201 | 173.071 | 13 | 15 | -0.121 | -0.021 |
| 6 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 31.201 | 173.071 | 19 | 19 | -0.121 | -0.000 |
| 7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 31.233 | 172.894 | 9 | 13 | -0.153 | -0.032 |
| 8 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Dodge | 31.245 | 172.828 | 13 | 15 | -0.165 | -0.012 |
| 9 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 31.262 | 172.734 | 29 | 29 | -0.182 | -0.017 |
| 10 | *25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 31.266 | 172.712 | 13 | 13 | -0.186 | -0.004 |
| 11 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 31.270 | 172.689 | 17 | 17 | -0.190 | -0.004 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's Chevrolet | 31.277 | 172.651 | 17 | 19 | -0.197 | -0.007 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 31.286 | 172.601 | 9 | 9 | -0.206 | -0.009 |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Sherwin Williams Ford | 31.302 | 172.513 | 17 | 17 | -0.222 | -0.016 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 31.315 | 172.441 | 1 | 11 | -0.235 | -0.013 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 31.315 | 172.441 | 18 | 18 | -0.235 | -0.000 |
| 17 | 98 | Paul Menard | Zecol/Menards Ford | 31.330 | 172.359 | 13 | 13 | -0.250 | -0.015 |
| 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 31.348 | 172.260 | 29 | 32 | -0.268 | -0.018 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 31.348 | 172.260 | 18 | 19 | -0.268 | -0.000 |
| 20 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 31.370 | 172.139 | 21 | 23 | -0.290 | -0.022 |
| 21 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's Monopoly Dodge | 31.381 | 172.079 | 14 | 15 | -0.301 | -0.011 |
| 22 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 31.385 | 172.057 | 13 | 17 | -0.305 | -0.004 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 31.414 | 171.898 | 17 | 19 | -0.334 | -0.029 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 31.432 | 171.799 | 9 | 11 | -0.352 | -0.018 |
| 25 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 31.434 | 171.789 | 16 | 19 | -0.354 | -0.002 |
| 26 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 31.437 | 171.772 | 10 | 12 | -0.357 | -0.003 |
| 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 31.442 | 171.745 | 11 | 15 | -0.362 | -0.005 |
| 28 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 31.452 | 171.690 | 25 | 28 | -0.372 | -0.010 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 31.488 | 171.494 | 27 | 28 | -0.408 | -0.036 |
| 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 31.503 | 171.412 | 28 | 31 | -0.423 | -0.015 |
| 31 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 31.542 | 171.200 | 8 | 10 | -0.462 | -0.039 |
| 32 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.543 | 171.195 | 13 | 13 | -0.463 | -0.001 |
| 33 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.569 | 171.054 | 22 | 22 | -0.489 | -0.026 |
| 34 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 31.572 | 171.038 | 22 | 26 | -0.492 | -0.003 |
| 35 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 31.573 | 171.032 | 20 | 20 | -0.493 | -0.001 |
| 36 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 31.606 | 170.854 | 12 | 14 | -0.526 | -0.033 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.651 | 170.611 | 13 | 15 | -0.571 | -0.045 |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI/Menards Toyota | 31.684 | 170.433 | 9 | 10 | -0.604 | -0.033 |
| 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 31.766 | 169.993 | 35 | 35 | -0.686 | -0.082 |
| 40 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 31.807 | 169.774 | 23 | 24 | -0.727 | -0.041 |
| 41 | *09 | Mike Bliss | Micco. Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge | 31.838 | 169.609 | 8 | 10 | -0.758 | -0.031 |
| 42 | *04 | David Gilliland | Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota | 31.857 | 169.507 | 3 | 7 | -0.777 | -0.019 |
| 43 | *37 | Kevin Hamlin | Long John Silver's Dodge | 31.992 | 168.792 | 15 | 15 | -0.912 | -0.135 |
| 44 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Northern Tool + Equipment Ford | 32.004 | 168.729 | 16 | 18 | -0.924 | -0.012 |
| 45 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 32.110 | 168.172 | 13 | 16 | -1.030 | -0.106 |
| 46 | *36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 32.242 | 167.483 | 12 | 16 | -1.162 | -0.132 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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