Jul 31, 2009
Friday
2009 U.S. Cellular 250 NNS First Practice Speeds
Timing & Scoring
July 31, 2009 – 9:53 am | Print
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The NASCAR Nationwide Series had their first U.S. Cellular 250 practice session at Iowa Speedway Thursday evening, and it was Mike Bliss, with a lap speed of 137.585 mph, who topped the speed chart.
Aric Almirola, with a speed of 136.512 mph, was the second fastest, while Raybestos Rookie contender Justin Allgaier (136.448) was third fastest, followed by Steve Wallace (136.073) the fourth fastest, Kyle Busch (135.740) fifth, Austin Dillon (135.649 – needs to qualify on time to make the field) sixth, Jason Leffler (135.569) seventh, Brad Keselowski (135.386) eighth, Brad Coleman (135.380) ninth and Brian Ickler (135.318) rounds out the top-10 fastest.
2009 U.S. Cellular 250 NNS First Practice Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet | 23.392 | 137.585 | 79 | 126 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 40 | Aric Almirola | Westerman Companies Chevrolet | 23.576 | 136.512 | 66 | 66 | -0.184 | -0.184 |
| 3 | 12 | Justin Allgaier # | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 23.587 | 136.448 | 112 | 112 | -0.195 | -0.011 |
| 4 | 66 | Steve Wallace | USfidelis Chevrolet | 23.652 | 136.073 | 49 | 49 | -0.26 | -0.065 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pizza Ranch Toyota | 23.71 | 135.74 | 9 | 162 | -0.318 | -0.058 |
| 6 | *2 | Austin Dillon | High Point University Chevrolet | 23.726 | 135.649 | 118 | 142 | -0.334 | -0.016 |
| 7 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 23.74 | 135.569 | 8 | 130 | -0.348 | -0.014 |
| 8 | 88 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 23.772 | 135.386 | 43 | 119 | -0.38 | -0.032 |
| 9 | 20 | Brad Coleman | BigSpot.com Toyota | 23.773 | 135.38 | 20 | 128 | -0.381 | -0.001 |
| 10 | 32 | Brian Ickler | Dollar General Toyota | 23.784 | 135.318 | 93 | 95 | -0.392 | -0.011 |
| 11 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 3M Ford | 23.798 | 135.238 | 10 | 112 | -0.406 | -0.014 |
| 12 | 60 | C. Edwards/ A. | CitiFinancial Ford | 23.812 | 135.159 | 63 | 83 | -0.42 | -0.014 |
| 13 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 23.812 | 135.159 | 41 | 109 | -0.42 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | Stephen Leicht | Holiday Inn Chevrolet | 23.829 | 135.062 | 64 | 75 | -0.437 | -0.017 |
| 15 | *70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet | 23.84 | 135 | 82 | 101 | -0.448 | -0.011 |
| 16 | *09 | J Townley #/ D. Green | Zaxby's Ford | 23.845 | 134.972 | 72 | 73 | -0.453 | -0.005 |
| 17 | 11 | Scott Lagasse Jr. # | America's Incrdble Pzza/Ft Brain Tys Toyota | 23.848 | 134.955 | 100 | 127 | -0.456 | -0.003 |
| 18 | 33 | K. Harvick/ C. Gale | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 23.852 | 134.932 | 41 | 87 | -0.46 | -0.004 |
| 19 | *49 | Mark Green | GetMoreVacations.com Chevrolet | 23.876 | 134.796 | 2 | 3 | -0.484 | -0.024 |
| 20 | 6 | Erik Darnell # | Northern Tool + Equipment Ford | 23.881 | 134.768 | 20 | 101 | -0.489 | -0.005 |
| 21 | 10 | Kelly Bires | Fraternal Order of Eagles Toyota | 23.896 | 134.684 | 34 | 64 | -0.504 | -0.015 |
| 22 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | U.S. Border Patrol Chevrolet | 23.93 | 134.492 | 24 | 62 | -0.538 | -0.034 |
| 23 | *5 | Scott Wimmer | Fastenal Chevrolet | 23.938 | 134.447 | 87 | 103 | -0.546 | -0.008 |
| 24 | 27 | Jason Keller | Cottonelle/HyVee Ford | 23.947 | 134.397 | 42 | 57 | -0.555 | -0.009 |
| 25 | *91 | Chase Miller | MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet | 23.957 | 134.341 | 8 | 10 | -0.565 | -0.01 |
| 26 | *90 | Johnny Chapman | MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet | 23.961 | 134.318 | 8 | 9 | -0.569 | -0.004 |
| 27 | *72 | Benny Gordon | VSI / Samuel & Sons Ford | 23.974 | 134.245 | 56 | 82 | -0.582 | -0.013 |
| 28 | *26 | Michael McDowell # | Fischer Honda Dodge | 23.996 | 134.122 | 6 | 41 | -0.604 | -0.022 |
| 29 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan # | 5-Hour Energy ES Chevrolet | 24.037 | 133.894 | 63 | 130 | -0.645 | -0.041 |
| 30 | 61 | Matthew Carter | Specialty Racing Ford | 24.055 | 133.793 | 60 | 61 | -0.663 | -0.018 |
| 31 | 15 | Michael Annett # | Northland Toyota | 24.068 | 133.721 | 18 | 108 | -0.676 | -0.013 |
| 32 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 24.081 | 133.649 | 84 | 93 | -0.689 | -0.013 |
| 33 | *73 | Kevin Lepage | Derrike Cope Inc. Dodge | 24.107 | 133.505 | 2 | 9 | -0.715 | -0.026 |
| 34 | 1 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Meskwaki Bingo-Casino-Hotel Chevrolet | 24.119 | 133.438 | 25 | 49 | -0.727 | -0.012 |
| 35 | *89 | Morgan Shepherd | Eldora Speedway / Lagina Plumbing Chevrolet | 24.126 | 133.4 | 22 | 34 | -0.734 | -0.007 |
| 36 | 23 | Ken Butler # | Aaron's Dream Machine Chevrolet | 24.166 | 133.179 | 39 | 70 | -0.774 | -0.04 |
| 37 | 81 | Sean Murphy | D.H. Griffin Companies Dodge | 24.233 | 132.811 | 11 | 63 | -0.841 | -0.067 |
| 38 | *05 | Casey Atwood | 31-W Insulation Ford | 24.235 | 132.8 | 21 | 66 | -0.843 | -0.002 |
| 39 | *96 | Andy Ponstein | ConelyAuto.com Dodge | 24.239 | 132.778 | 35 | 36 | -0.847 | -0.004 |
| 40 | 24 | E. McClure/ M. Green | Hefty Ford | 24.254 | 132.696 | 44 | 84 | -0.862 | -0.015 |
| 41 | 47 | Coleman Pressley | ConstructionJobs.com Toyota | 24.259 | 132.668 | 42 | 84 | -0.867 | -0.005 |
| 42 | *75 | Kenny Hendrick | Meskwaki Bingo-Casino-Hotel Chevrolet | 24.267 | 132.625 | 23 | 33 | -0.875 | -0.008 |
| 43 | *83 | John Borneman III | Borneman Plastering/Twisted X Boots Ford | 24.312 | 132.379 | 24 | 24 | -0.92 | -0.045 |
| 44 | *77 | Peyton Sellers | SFP Chevrolet | 24.397 | 131.918 | 15 | 48 | -1.005 | -0.085 |
| 45 | *52 | Jack Smith | America's Best Value Inn Chevrolet | 24.461 | 131.573 | 24 | 25 | -1.069 | -0.064 |
| 46 | *0 | Kertus Davis | sponsordavis.com Chevrolet | 24.54 | 131.149 | 2 | 16 | -1.148 | -0.079 |
| 47 | *78 | Derrike Cope | CKR Dodge | 24.647 | 130.58 | 9 | 19 | -1.255 | -0.107 |
| 48 | *58 | Chris Horn | Horn Auto Racing Chevrolet | 24.74 | 130.089 | 10 | 72 | -1.348 | -0.093 |
| 49 | 87 | Jeff Fuller | Nemco Motorsports Chevrolet | 25.207 | 127.679 | 5 | 5 | -1.815 | -0.467 |
| 50 | 7 | Mike Harmon | PMC Life Chevrolet | 25.243 | 127.497 | 39 | 40 | -1.851 | -0.036 |
Article Tags: Iowa Speedway, Mike Bliss, NASCAR, NASCAR Nationwide Series, Timing & Scoring, U.S. Cellular 250
