Pair of Dodges lead Friday Cup practice
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s practice at Phoenix International Raceway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 26.889 | 133.884 | 39 | 39 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 26.931 | 133.675 | 23 | 23 | -0.042 | -0.042 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 26.937 | 133.645 | 26 | 27 | -0.048 | -0.006 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 26.951 | 133.576 | 20 | 20 | -0.062 | -0.014 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 26.966 | 133.501 | 33 | 36 | -0.077 | -0.015 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 26.973 | 133.467 | 19 | 19 | -0.084 | -0.007 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 27.016 | 133.254 | 14 | 17 | -0.127 | -0.043 |
| 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's / CARQUEST Chevrolet | 27.028 | 133.195 | 14 | 14 | -0.139 | -0.012 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet | 27.063 | 133.023 | 23 | 26 | -0.174 | -0.035 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 27.074 | 132.969 | 14 | 14 | -0.185 | -0.011 |
| 11 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox Toyota | 27.078 | 132.949 | 33 | 33 | -0.189 | -0.004 |
| 12 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 27.080 | 132.939 | 27 | 27 | -0.191 | -0.002 |
| 13 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 27.081 | 132.935 | 22 | 22 | -0.192 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet | 27.103 | 132.827 | 22 | 22 | -0.214 | -0.022 |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 27.107 | 132.807 | 22 | 22 | -0.218 | -0.004 |
| 16 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | IRWIN Marathon Ford | 27.122 | 132.734 | 28 | 28 | -0.233 | -0.015 |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S Army Chevrolet | 27.125 | 132.719 | 35 | 35 | -0.236 | -0.003 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 27.132 | 132.685 | 18 | 18 | -0.243 | -0.007 |
| 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | CAT Financial Chevrolet | 27.132 | 132.685 | 27 | 30 | -0.243 | -0.000 |
| 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Rain-X Chevrolet | 27.140 | 132.646 | 29 | 30 | -0.251 | -0.008 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 27.142 | 132.636 | 16 | 16 | -0.253 | -0.002 |
| 22 | *09 | David Gilliland | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 27.165 | 132.523 | 19 | 19 | -0.276 | -0.023 |
| 23 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 27.181 | 132.445 | 30 | 30 | -0.292 | -0.016 |
| 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 27.186 | 132.421 | 16 | 16 | -0.297 | -0.005 |
| 25 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 27.196 | 132.372 | 24 | 30 | -0.307 | -0.010 |
| 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 27.197 | 132.368 | 12 | 12 | -0.308 | -0.001 |
| 27 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 27.217 | 132.270 | 24 | 24 | -0.328 | -0.020 |
| 28 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive one. Ford | 27.220 | 132.256 | 24 | 27 | -0.331 | -0.003 |
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 27.223 | 132.241 | 27 | 28 | -0.334 | -0.003 |
| 30 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy / Insignia Dodge | 27.264 | 132.042 | 14 | 14 | -0.375 | -0.041 |
| 31 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 27.267 | 132.028 | 12 | 15 | -0.378 | -0.003 |
| 32 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 27.274 | 131.994 | 36 | 37 | -0.385 | -0.007 |
| 33 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 27.299 | 131.873 | 17 | 17 | -0.410 | -0.025 |
| 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 27.300 | 131.868 | 20 | 20 | -0.411 | -0.001 |
| 35 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | PVA.org Dodge | 27.309 | 131.825 | 20 | 23 | -0.420 | -0.009 |
| 36 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 27.320 | 131.772 | 28 | 28 | -0.431 | -0.011 |
| 37 | *37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 27.403 | 131.372 | 16 | 16 | -0.514 | -0.083 |
| 38 | *36 | Michael McDowell | WAVE Energy Drink Toyota | 27.409 | 131.344 | 12 | 15 | -0.520 | -0.006 |
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | USG Ford | 27.423 | 131.277 | 29 | 29 | -0.534 | -0.014 |
| 40 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 27.427 | 131.258 | 14 | 14 | -0.538 | -0.004 |
| 41 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Valvoline Ford | 27.443 | 131.181 | 21 | 21 | -0.554 | -0.016 |
| 42 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 27.507 | 130.876 | 40 | 40 | -0.618 | -0.064 |
| 43 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville / Menards Ford | 27.525 | 130.790 | 19 | 20 | -0.636 | -0.018 |
| 44 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 27.528 | 130.776 | 19 | 19 | -0.639 | -0.003 |
| 45 | *02 | Brandon Ash | Efusjon Energy Club Dodge | 27.782 | 129.580 | 18 | 18 | -0.893 | -0.254 |
| 46 | *70 | Kevin Conway | Extenze Chevrolet | 27.919 | 128.944 | 28 | 32 | -1.030 | -0.137 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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