Ragan fastest in first Nationwide practice
Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
NASCAR Nationwide Series speeds from Friday’s early practice at Texas Motor Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Discount Tire Ford | 29.284 | 184.401 | 2 | 19 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 29.348 | 183.999 | 5 | 5 | -0.064 | -0.064 |
| 3 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 29.398 | 183.686 | 4 | 22 | -0.114 | -0.050 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Ford | 29.415 | 183.580 | 3 | 11 | -0.131 | -0.017 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs/WWE SmackDown vs Raw | 29.420 | 183.549 | 3 | 5 | -0.136 | -0.005 |
| 6 | 29 | Jeff Burton | Holiday Inn Chevrolet | 29.449 | 183.368 | 2 | 45 | -0.165 | -0.029 |
| 7 | 11 | Mike Bliss | Ridemakerz Toyota | 29.474 | 183.212 | 8 | 15 | -0.190 | -0.025 |
| 8 | *90 | Johnny Chapman | MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.514 | 182.964 | 2 | 5 | -0.230 | -0.040 |
| 9 | *91 | Terry Cook # | MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.531 | 182.859 | 2 | 8 | -0.247 | -0.017 |
| 10 | 88 | Brad Keselowski | Degree Chevrolet | 29.561 | 182.673 | 4 | 21 | -0.277 | -0.030 |
| 11 | 16 | Matt Kenseth | CitiFinancial Ford | 29.570 | 182.618 | 5 | 22 | -0.286 | -0.009 |
| 12 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Dollar General Stores Toyota | 29.596 | 182.457 | 2 | 32 | -0.312 | -0.026 |
| 13 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 29.616 | 182.334 | 2 | 28 | -0.332 | -0.020 |
| 14 | *92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 29.716 | 181.720 | 3 | 3 | -0.432 | -0.100 |
| 15 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | StopRepairBills.com Chevrolet | 29.716 | 181.720 | 4 | 17 | -0.432 | -0.000 |
| 16 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Chevrolet | 29.720 | 181.696 | 21 | 22 | -0.436 | -0.004 |
| 17 | *49 | Mark Green | GetMoreVacations.com Chevrolet | 29.825 | 181.056 | 4 | 5 | -0.541 | -0.105 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop/WWE SmackDown vs Raw | 29.860 | 180.844 | 6 | 20 | -0.576 | -0.035 |
| 19 | 1 | James Buescher | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 29.860 | 180.844 | 3 | 41 | -0.576 | -0.000 |
| 20 | 10 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Toyota | 29.863 | 180.826 | 8 | 17 | -0.579 | -0.003 |
| 21 | 12 | Justin Allgaier # | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 29.884 | 180.699 | 5 | 22 | -0.600 | -0.021 |
| 22 | *07 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Dynamic Technology Chevrolet | 29.907 | 180.560 | 9 | 14 | -0.623 | -0.023 |
| 23 | 27 | Jason Keller | Scott Ford | 29.914 | 180.517 | 4 | 17 | -0.630 | -0.007 |
| 24 | *96 | Michael McDowell # | my123backup.com Dodge | 29.915 | 180.511 | 5 | 10 | -0.631 | -0.001 |
| 25 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet | 30.012 | 179.928 | 3 | 3 | -0.728 | -0.097 |
| 26 | *02 | Andy Ponstein | CorrieStottRacing.com Chevrolet | 30.018 | 179.892 | 2 | 12 | -0.734 | -0.006 |
| 27 | *70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach/WCF Chevrolet | 30.023 | 179.862 | 5 | 26 | -0.739 | -0.005 |
| 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan # | Loan Star Title Loans Chevrolet | 30.041 | 179.754 | 14 | 28 | -0.757 | -0.018 |
| 29 | 47 | Chase Miller | ConstructionJobs.com Toyota | 30.049 | 179.706 | 3 | 6 | -0.765 | -0.008 |
| 30 | 15 | Michael Annett # | Germain.com Toyota | 30.074 | 179.557 | 9 | 25 | -0.790 | -0.025 |
| 31 | *05 | Mark Day | 31-W Insulation/CertainTeed Chevrolet | 30.106 | 179.366 | 18 | 18 | -0.822 | -0.032 |
| 32 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Steel Sak Ford | 30.122 | 179.271 | 4 | 20 | -0.838 | -0.016 |
| 33 | 26 | Kevin Conway | Extenze Chevrolet | 30.135 | 179.194 | 9 | 30 | -0.851 | -0.013 |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.186 | 178.891 | 2 | 3 | -0.902 | -0.051 |
| 35 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Mahindra Chevrolet | 30.210 | 178.749 | 9 | 37 | -0.926 | -0.024 |
| 36 | *09 | John Wes Townley # | Zaxby's Ford | 30.240 | 178.571 | 11 | 38 | -0.956 | -0.030 |
| 37 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Nutone/IQ Drive Chevrolet | 30.301 | 178.212 | 6 | 19 | -1.017 | -0.061 |
| 38 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 30.312 | 178.147 | 13 | 20 | -1.028 | -0.011 |
| 39 | *0 | Jeremy Clements | Saxon Group Chevrolet | 30.334 | 178.018 | 10 | 19 | -1.050 | -0.022 |
| 40 | 61 | Kenny Hendrick | Specialty Racing Ford | 30.359 | 177.871 | 2 | 3 | -1.075 | -0.025 |
| 41 | *83 | John Borneman III | Twisted X Boots Ford | 30.514 | 176.968 | 5 | 15 | -1.230 | -0.155 |
| 42 | *85 | Casey Atwood | 31-W Insulation/CertainTeed Chevrolet | 30.531 | 176.869 | 4 | 4 | -1.247 | -0.017 |
| 43 | *58 | Josh Wise | Cavi Clothing Chevrolet | 30.539 | 176.823 | 5 | 16 | -1.255 | -0.008 |
| 44 | *89 | Morgan Shepherd | Lagina Plumbing/Eldora Speedway Chevrolet | 30.632 | 176.286 | 9 | 12 | -1.348 | -0.093 |
| 45 | 81 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | T-Rex Companies Dodge | 30.720 | 175.781 | 14 | 17 | -1.436 | -0.088 |
| 46 | *84 | Mike Harmon | Shawn Gibson Logging/Texas Hippie Coalition | 31.214 | 172.999 | 4 | 8 | -1.930 | -0.494 |
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