Martin tops chart in final practice
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the final practice at Fontana, Calif.:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 39.935 | 180.293 | 1 | 37 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 40.023 | 179.897 | 1 | 40 | -0.088 | -0.088 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 40.167 | 179.252 | 1 | 39 | -0.232 | -0.144 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 40.194 | 179.131 | 1 | 33 | -0.259 | -0.027 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 40.351 | 178.434 | 1 | 33 | -0.416 | -0.157 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 40.361 | 178.390 | 1 | 19 | -0.426 | -0.010 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet | 40.370 | 178.350 | 1 | 34 | -0.435 | -0.009 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 40.377 | 178.319 | 1 | 35 | -0.442 | -0.007 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevrolet | 40.420 | 178.130 | 1 | 25 | -0.485 | -0.043 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevrolet | 40.435 | 178.064 | 1 | 39 | -0.500 | -0.015 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet | 40.449 | 178.002 | 1 | 39 | -0.514 | -0.014 |
| 12 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 40.525 | 177.668 | 1 | 36 | -0.590 | -0.076 |
| 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 40.527 | 177.659 | 1 | 17 | -0.592 | -0.002 |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 40.537 | 177.616 | 1 | 32 | -0.602 | -0.010 |
| 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 40.575 | 177.449 | 1 | 38 | -0.640 | -0.038 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 40.607 | 177.309 | 1 | 41 | -0.672 | -0.032 |
| 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 40.630 | 177.209 | 1 | 30 | -0.695 | -0.023 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 40.677 | 177.004 | 1 | 19 | -0.742 | -0.047 |
| 19 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 40.689 | 176.952 | 1 | 33 | -0.754 | -0.012 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 40.722 | 176.809 | 3 | 36 | -0.787 | -0.033 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 40.740 | 176.730 | 1 | 27 | -0.805 | -0.018 |
| 22 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 40.757 | 176.657 | 1 | 21 | -0.822 | -0.017 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 40.770 | 176.600 | 1 | 41 | -0.835 | -0.013 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 40.853 | 176.242 | 20 | 32 | -0.918 | -0.083 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 40.858 | 176.220 | 1 | 24 | -0.923 | -0.005 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 40.884 | 176.108 | 17 | 30 | -0.949 | -0.026 |
| 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 40.886 | 176.099 | 1 | 23 | -0.951 | -0.002 |
| 28 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 40.905 | 176.018 | 1 | 30 | -0.970 | -0.019 |
| 29 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 40.928 | 175.919 | 2 | 5 | -0.993 | -0.023 |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 40.963 | 175.768 | 2 | 26 | -1.028 | -0.035 |
| 31 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 40.993 | 175.640 | 1 | 24 | -1.058 | -0.030 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 41.001 | 175.605 | 19 | 22 | -1.066 | -0.008 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 41.010 | 175.567 | 2 | 13 | -1.075 | -0.009 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford | 41.017 | 175.537 | 10 | 18 | -1.082 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 41.019 | 175.528 | 6 | 9 | -1.084 | -0.002 |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 41.038 | 175.447 | 1 | 23 | -1.103 | -0.019 |
| 37 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 41.084 | 175.251 | 2 | 27 | -1.149 | -0.046 |
| 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 41.253 | 174.533 | 1 | 14 | -1.318 | -0.169 |
| 39 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmg & Rsrt Dodge | 41.373 | 174.027 | 1 | 2 | -1.438 | -0.120 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 41.397 | 173.926 | 2 | 18 | -1.462 | -0.024 |
| 41 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 41.510 | 173.452 | 1 | 31 | -1.575 | -0.113 |
| 42 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 41.584 | 173.144 | 3 | 13 | -1.649 | -0.074 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 41.650 | 172.869 | 7 | 17 | -1.715 | -0.066 |
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