Kurt Busch best in Friday practice
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.136 | 173.433 | 24 | 24 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 31.189 | 173.138 | 13 | 15 | -0.053 | -0.053 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 31.228 | 172.922 | 17 | 17 | -0.092 | -0.039 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY All-American Bowl Chevrolet | 31.354 | 172.227 | 23 | 23 | -0.218 | -0.126 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 31.383 | 172.068 | 25 | 25 | -0.247 | -0.029 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 31.400 | 171.975 | 20 | 20 | -0.264 | -0.017 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 31.409 | 171.925 | 13 | 13 | -0.273 | -0.009 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 31.412 | 171.909 | 11 | 11 | -0.276 | -0.003 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 31.420 | 171.865 | 14 | 16 | -0.284 | -0.008 |
| 10 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 31.457 | 171.663 | 19 | 19 | -0.321 | -0.037 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 31.458 | 171.657 | 24 | 24 | -0.322 | -0.001 |
| 12 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 31.458 | 171.657 | 24 | 24 | -0.322 | -0.000 |
| 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 31.459 | 171.652 | 23 | 23 | -0.323 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 31.461 | 171.641 | 11 | 13 | -0.325 | -0.002 |
| 15 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 31.461 | 171.641 | 20 | 22 | -0.325 | -0.000 |
| 16 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 31.462 | 171.636 | 7 | 12 | -0.326 | -0.001 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 31.468 | 171.603 | 11 | 11 | -0.332 | -0.006 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 31.488 | 171.494 | 32 | 34 | -0.352 | -0.020 |
| 19 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 31.490 | 171.483 | 12 | 12 | -0.354 | -0.002 |
| 20 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 31.499 | 171.434 | 14 | 14 | -0.363 | -0.009 |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 31.523 | 171.303 | 9 | 14 | -0.387 | -0.024 |
| 22 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 31.524 | 171.298 | 22 | 24 | -0.388 | -0.001 |
| 23 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 31.540 | 171.211 | 25 | 25 | -0.404 | -0.016 |
| 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 31.550 | 171.157 | 22 | 24 | -0.414 | -0.010 |
| 25 | *09 | David Stremme | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 31.565 | 171.076 | 10 | 10 | -0.429 | -0.015 |
| 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 31.568 | 171.059 | 35 | 37 | -0.432 | -0.003 |
| 27 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive One Ford | 31.581 | 170.989 | 17 | 17 | -0.445 | -0.013 |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 31.582 | 170.983 | 15 | 18 | -0.446 | -0.001 |
| 29 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 31.583 | 170.978 | 9 | 9 | -0.447 | -0.001 |
| 30 | *82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 31.610 | 170.832 | 15 | 15 | -0.474 | -0.027 |
| 31 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Hall of Fame Racing Ford | 31.624 | 170.756 | 19 | 19 | -0.488 | -0.014 |
| 32 | *78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 31.648 | 170.627 | 14 | 16 | -0.512 | -0.024 |
| 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville/Menards Ford | 31.653 | 170.600 | 27 | 30 | -0.517 | -0.005 |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.660 | 170.562 | 18 | 18 | -0.524 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 31.678 | 170.465 | 11 | 11 | -0.542 | -0.018 |
| 36 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 31.748 | 170.089 | 12 | 12 | -0.612 | -0.070 |
| 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 31.751 | 170.073 | 15 | 15 | -0.615 | -0.003 |
| 38 | *02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 31.780 | 169.918 | 10 | 10 | -0.644 | -0.029 |
| 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 31.810 | 169.758 | 23 | 23 | -0.674 | -0.030 |
| 40 | *36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 31.848 | 169.555 | 10 | 11 | -0.712 | -0.038 |
| 41 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 31.862 | 169.481 | 20 | 25 | -0.726 | -0.014 |
| 42 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Siemens Dodge | 31.894 | 169.311 | 21 | 21 | -0.758 | -0.032 |
| 43 | *13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 31.908 | 169.237 | 15 | 15 | -0.772 | -0.014 |
| 44 | *37 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 31.962 | 168.951 | 10 | 13 | -0.826 | -0.054 |
| 45 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 31.995 | 168.776 | 9 | 9 | -0.859 | -0.033 |
| 46 | 7 | Matt Crafton | Menards/MAPEI Toyota | 32.030 | 168.592 | 13 | 14 | -0.894 | -0.035 |
| 47 | *70 | Mike Skinner | Adobe Road Winery Chevrolet | 32.156 | 167.931 | 9 | 9 | -1.020 | -0.126 |
| 48 | *08 | Terry Labonte | FanCar Toyota | 32.814 | 164.564 | 1 | 14 | -1.678 | -0.658 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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