Burton fastest in final Cup practice
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from the final practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 32.582 | 165.736 | 1 | 44 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 32.653 | 165.375 | 1 | 42 | -0.071 | -0.071 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 32.714 | 165.067 | 1 | 47 | -0.132 | -0.061 |
| 4 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 32.723 | 165.022 | 1 | 48 | -0.141 | -0.009 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY All-American Bowl Chevrolet | 32.806 | 164.604 | 1 | 50 | -0.224 | -0.083 |
| 6 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 32.817 | 164.549 | 1 | 51 | -0.235 | -0.011 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 32.820 | 164.534 | 1 | 39 | -0.238 | -0.003 |
| 8 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 32.853 | 164.369 | 1 | 38 | -0.271 | -0.033 |
| 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 32.859 | 164.339 | 1 | 38 | -0.277 | -0.006 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 32.884 | 164.214 | 39 | 50 | -0.302 | -0.025 |
| 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 32.886 | 164.204 | 27 | 46 | -0.304 | -0.002 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 32.890 | 164.184 | 3 | 33 | -0.308 | -0.004 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 32.893 | 164.169 | 2 | 38 | -0.311 | -0.003 |
| 14 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 32.909 | 164.089 | 1 | 40 | -0.327 | -0.016 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 32.921 | 164.029 | 29 | 38 | -0.339 | -0.012 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 32.930 | 163.984 | 1 | 39 | -0.348 | -0.009 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 32.936 | 163.954 | 1 | 33 | -0.354 | -0.006 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 32.948 | 163.895 | 1 | 31 | -0.366 | -0.012 |
| 19 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Ford Drive One Ford | 32.990 | 163.686 | 1 | 32 | -0.408 | -0.042 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 32.993 | 163.671 | 1 | 36 | -0.411 | -0.003 |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 33.005 | 163.612 | 3 | 41 | -0.423 | -0.012 |
| 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 33.027 | 163.503 | 1 | 49 | -0.445 | -0.022 |
| 23 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 33.064 | 163.320 | 2 | 43 | -0.482 | -0.037 |
| 24 | 02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Toyota | 33.073 | 163.275 | 1 | 46 | -0.491 | -0.009 |
| 25 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 33.079 | 163.246 | 1 | 33 | -0.497 | -0.006 |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 33.095 | 163.167 | 1 | 26 | -0.513 | -0.016 |
| 27 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 33.112 | 163.083 | 1 | 36 | -0.530 | -0.017 |
| 28 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 33.127 | 163.009 | 35 | 51 | -0.545 | -0.015 |
| 29 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 33.174 | 162.778 | 3 | 36 | -0.592 | -0.047 |
| 30 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 33.176 | 162.768 | 1 | 39 | -0.594 | -0.002 |
| 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 33.196 | 162.670 | 23 | 32 | -0.614 | -0.020 |
| 32 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville/Menards Ford | 33.208 | 162.611 | 2 | 42 | -0.626 | -0.012 |
| 33 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 33.306 | 162.133 | 42 | 50 | -0.724 | -0.098 |
| 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 33.435 | 161.507 | 1 | 28 | -0.853 | -0.129 |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 33.435 | 161.507 | 15 | 26 | -0.853 | -0.000 |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 33.441 | 161.478 | 1 | 23 | -0.859 | -0.006 |
| 37 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Hall of Fame Racing Ford | 33.476 | 161.310 | 1 | 35 | -0.894 | -0.035 |
| 38 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Siemens Dodge | 33.479 | 161.295 | 2 | 30 | -0.897 | -0.003 |
| 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 33.580 | 160.810 | 24 | 40 | -0.998 | -0.101 |
| 40 | 37 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 33.654 | 160.456 | 21 | 26 | -1.072 | -0.074 |
| 41 | 7 | Matt Crafton | Menards/MAPEI Toyota | 33.744 | 160.028 | 17 | 34 | -1.162 | -0.090 |
| 42 | 08 | Terry Labonte | FanCar Toyota | 33.790 | 159.811 | 2 | 18 | -1.208 | -0.046 |
| 43 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 33.944 | 159.086 | 13 | 16 | -1.362 | -0.154 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
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