Johnson fastest in Thursday practice
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the rain-delayed practice on Thursday at Lowe's Motor Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 28.054 | 192.486 | 5 | 5 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST Chevrolet | 28.213 | 191.401 | 6 | 6 | -0.159 | -0.159 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 28.267 | 191.035 | 7 | 7 | -0.213 | -0.054 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / IDG Ford | 28.296 | 190.840 | 7 | 8 | -0.242 | -0.029 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet | 28.330 | 190.611 | 7 | 7 | -0.276 | -0.034 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army/Trnsfrmrs 2 RvngeoftheFlln Chevrolet | 28.333 | 190.590 | 6 | 8 | -0.279 | -0.003 |
| 7 | *71 | Mike Bliss | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 28.363 | 190.389 | 3 | 4 | -0.309 | -0.030 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Dupont/Trnsfrmrs 2 RvngeoftheFallen Chevrolet | 28.384 | 190.248 | 6 | 6 | -0.330 | -0.021 |
| 9 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 28.392 | 190.194 | 6 | 6 | -0.338 | -0.008 |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 28.415 | 190.040 | 4 | 6 | -0.361 | -0.023 |
| 11 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea Ford | 28.420 | 190.007 | 6 | 6 | -0.366 | -0.005 |
| 12 | *25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 28.427 | 189.960 | 11 | 11 | -0.373 | -0.007 |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet | 28.434 | 189.913 | 6 | 6 | -0.380 | -0.007 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 28.464 | 189.713 | 7 | 7 | -0.410 | -0.030 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Lysol Chevrolet | 28.464 | 189.713 | 8 | 8 | -0.410 | -0.000 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's/SusanGKomen Fndtn Toyota | 28.491 | 189.534 | 7 | 7 | -0.437 | -0.027 |
| 17 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 28.498 | 189.487 | 9 | 12 | -0.444 | -0.007 |
| 18 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Freightliner Toyota | 28.498 | 189.487 | 5 | 5 | -0.444 | -0.000 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 28.507 | 189.427 | 6 | 6 | -0.453 | -0.009 |
| 20 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 28.516 | 189.367 | 14 | 14 | -0.462 | -0.009 |
| 21 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 28.523 | 189.321 | 7 | 7 | -0.469 | -0.007 |
| 22 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA/SusanGKomen Fndtn Toyota Cmry | 28.554 | 189.115 | 5 | 6 | -0.500 | -0.031 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville / Menards Ford | 28.561 | 189.069 | 7 | 8 | -0.507 | -0.007 |
| 24 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Dodge | 28.565 | 189.043 | 12 | 12 | -0.511 | -0.004 |
| 25 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 28.585 | 188.910 | 5 | 7 | -0.531 | -0.020 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 28.586 | 188.904 | 6 | 6 | -0.532 | -0.001 |
| 27 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 28.639 | 188.554 | 4 | 7 | -0.585 | -0.053 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt Ford | 28.652 | 188.469 | 6 | 8 | -0.598 | -0.013 |
| 29 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 28.680 | 188.285 | 10 | 12 | -0.626 | -0.028 |
| 30 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero / DJ Hero Chevrolet | 28.682 | 188.271 | 8 | 8 | -0.628 | -0.002 |
| 31 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 28.683 | 188.265 | 7 | 7 | -0.629 | -0.001 |
| 32 | *02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 28.684 | 188.258 | 3 | 7 | -0.630 | -0.001 |
| 33 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 28.694 | 188.193 | 6 | 7 | -0.640 | -0.010 |
| 34 | *66 | Dave Blaney | The Denny Hamlin Foundation Toyota | 28.789 | 187.572 | 4 | 7 | -0.735 | -0.095 |
| 35 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com / Search for the Cure Ford | 28.834 | 187.279 | 8 | 8 | -0.780 | -0.045 |
| 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 28.843 | 187.220 | 8 | 8 | -0.789 | -0.009 |
| 37 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 28.852 | 187.162 | 5 | 5 | -0.798 | -0.009 |
| 38 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 28.893 | 186.896 | 8 | 9 | -0.839 | -0.041 |
| 39 | *37 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Dodge | 28.949 | 186.535 | 6 | 6 | -0.895 | -0.056 |
| 40 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford | 28.953 | 186.509 | 8 | 8 | -0.899 | -0.004 |
| 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Motels Dodge | 28.957 | 186.483 | 9 | 10 | -0.903 | -0.004 |
| 42 | *36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 28.957 | 186.483 | 7 | 7 | -0.903 | -0.000 |
| 43 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 29.022 | 186.066 | 10 | 11 | -0.968 | -0.065 |
| 44 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 29.059 | 185.829 | 4 | 5 | -1.005 | -0.037 |
| 45 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Dodge | 29.103 | 185.548 | 9 | 9 | -1.049 | -0.044 |
| 46 | *08 | Terry Labonte | Carter/Simo Racing Toyota | 29.185 | 185.027 | 6 | 7 | -1.131 | -0.082 |
| 47 | *09 | Sterling Marlin | Micco. Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge | 29.813 | 181.129 | 1 | 1 | -1.759 | -0.628 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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