Martin has turn at top in early practice
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Saturday’s first practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 32.109 | 168.177 | 1 | 30 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 32.165 | 167.884 | 1 | 32 | -0.056 | -0.056 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 32.169 | 167.863 | 1 | 31 | -0.060 | -0.004 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY All-American Bowl Chevrolet | 32.177 | 167.822 | 1 | 28 | -0.068 | -0.008 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 32.179 | 167.811 | 1 | 24 | -0.070 | -0.002 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 32.180 | 167.806 | 1 | 33 | -0.071 | -0.001 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 32.193 | 167.738 | 1 | 32 | -0.084 | -0.013 |
| 8 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 32.300 | 167.183 | 1 | 30 | -0.191 | -0.107 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 32.320 | 167.079 | 1 | 26 | -0.211 | -0.020 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 32.321 | 167.074 | 1 | 26 | -0.212 | -0.001 |
| 11 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive One Ford | 32.327 | 167.043 | 1 | 22 | -0.218 | -0.006 |
| 12 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 32.353 | 166.909 | 2 | 21 | -0.244 | -0.026 |
| 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 32.356 | 166.893 | 1 | 22 | -0.247 | -0.003 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 32.374 | 166.801 | 1 | 24 | -0.265 | -0.018 |
| 15 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 32.375 | 166.795 | 1 | 32 | -0.266 | -0.001 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 32.393 | 166.703 | 1 | 20 | -0.284 | -0.018 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 32.406 | 166.636 | 1 | 23 | -0.297 | -0.013 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 32.445 | 166.436 | 2 | 39 | -0.336 | -0.039 |
| 19 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 32.475 | 166.282 | 1 | 29 | -0.366 | -0.030 |
| 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 32.483 | 166.241 | 1 | 21 | -0.374 | -0.008 |
| 21 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 32.512 | 166.093 | 1 | 26 | -0.403 | -0.029 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 32.562 | 165.837 | 2 | 28 | -0.453 | -0.050 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 32.588 | 165.705 | 1 | 19 | -0.479 | -0.026 |
| 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 32.608 | 165.604 | 2 | 21 | -0.499 | -0.020 |
| 25 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 32.627 | 165.507 | 1 | 26 | -0.518 | -0.019 |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 32.657 | 165.355 | 2 | 25 | -0.548 | -0.030 |
| 27 | 02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 32.818 | 164.544 | 3 | 21 | -0.709 | -0.161 |
| 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 32.967 | 163.800 | 1 | 10 | -0.858 | -0.149 |
| 29 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 33.005 | 163.612 | 2 | 36 | -0.896 | -0.038 |
| 30 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville/Menards Ford | 33.005 | 163.612 | 1 | 24 | -0.896 | -0.000 |
| 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 33.066 | 163.310 | 3 | 14 | -0.957 | -0.061 |
| 32 | 37 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 33.097 | 163.157 | 3 | 11 | -0.988 | -0.031 |
| 33 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 33.122 | 163.034 | 1 | 18 | -1.013 | -0.025 |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 33.128 | 163.004 | 1 | 16 | -1.019 | -0.006 |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 33.133 | 162.980 | 1 | 10 | -1.024 | -0.005 |
| 36 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Siemens Dodge | 33.221 | 162.548 | 2 | 15 | -1.112 | -0.088 |
| 37 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 33.247 | 162.421 | 13 | 23 | -1.138 | -0.026 |
| 38 | 7 | Matt Crafton | Menards/MAPEI Toyota | 33.298 | 162.172 | 1 | 8 | -1.189 | -0.051 |
| 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 33.329 | 162.021 | 1 | 18 | -1.220 | -0.031 |
| 40 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 33.496 | 161.213 | 4 | 8 | -1.387 | -0.167 |
| 41 | 08 | Terry Labonte | FanCar Toyota | 33.515 | 161.122 | 2 | 15 | -1.406 | -0.019 |
| 42 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 33.532 | 161.040 | 3 | 20 | -1.423 | -0.017 |
| 43 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Hall of Fame Racing Ford | 33.580 | 160.810 | 1 | 19 | -1.471 | -0.048 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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