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2009 Price Chopper 400 NSCS Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & ScoringIt was Johnson that was the over-all fastest, as he ran a speed of 172.983 mph, while Mark Martin was right behind him on the speed chart, with a lap speed of 172.855 mph.
Following Johnson and Martin on the speed chart during Cup “Happy Hour,” were: Matt Kenseth, who was third fastest, Juan Pablo Montoya (172.018) fourth, Clint Bowyer (171.761) fifth, Jeff Gordon (171.728) sixth, Brian Vickers (171.516) seventh, Raybestos Rookie contender Joey Logano (171.505) was eighth, Jamie McMurray (171.358) ninth and Carl Edwards (171.336) rounds out the top-10 fastest.
2009 Price Chopper 400 NSCS Final Pracitice Session Speeda
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 31.217 | 172.983 | 1 | 47 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 31.24 | 172.855 | 1 | 35 | -0.023 | -0.023 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 31.358 | 172.205 | 1 | 38 | -0.141 | -0.118 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 31.392 | 172.018 | 1 | 23 | -0.175 | -0.034 |
| 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 31.439 | 171.761 | 1 | 40 | -0.222 | -0.047 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 31.445 | 171.728 | 1 | 39 | -0.228 | -0.006 |
| 7 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 31.484 | 171.516 | 1 | 45 | -0.267 | -0.039 |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 31.486 | 171.505 | 1 | 33 | -0.269 | -0.002 |
| 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 31.513 | 171.358 | 1 | 47 | -0.296 | -0.027 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 31.517 | 171.336 | 1 | 29 | -0.3 | -0.004 |
| 11 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 31.537 | 171.227 | 1 | 64 | -0.32 | -0.02 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 31.546 | 171.179 | 1 | 41 | -0.329 | -0.009 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 31.546 | 171.179 | 1 | 44 | -0.329 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 31.551 | 171.151 | 1 | 36 | -0.334 | -0.005 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 31.579 | 171 | 1 | 46 | -0.362 | -0.028 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 31.595 | 170.913 | 1 | 38 | -0.378 | -0.016 |
| 17 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 31.597 | 170.902 | 1 | 41 | -0.38 | -0.002 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 31.601 | 170.881 | 1 | 36 | -0.384 | -0.004 |
| 19 | 7 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 31.637 | 170.686 | 1 | 43 | -0.42 | -0.036 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 31.667 | 170.525 | 1 | 32 | -0.45 | -0.03 |
| 21 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 31.677 | 170.471 | 1 | 31 | -0.46 | -0.01 |
| 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's Chevrolet | 31.719 | 170.245 | 1 | 28 | -0.502 | -0.042 |
| 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.752 | 170.068 | 1 | 61 | -0.535 | -0.033 |
| 24 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 31.818 | 169.715 | 1 | 30 | -0.601 | -0.066 |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Sherwin Williams Ford | 31.85 | 169.545 | 1 | 36 | -0.633 | -0.032 |
| 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 31.909 | 169.231 | 21 | 33 | -0.692 | -0.059 |
| 27 | 98 | Paul Menard | Zecol/Menards Ford | 31.945 | 169.041 | 1 | 36 | -0.728 | -0.036 |
| 28 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's Monopoly Dodge | 31.957 | 168.977 | 2 | 30 | -0.74 | -0.012 |
| 29 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 31.959 | 168.966 | 1 | 23 | -0.742 | -0.002 |
| 30 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 32.036 | 168.56 | 3 | 48 | -0.819 | -0.077 |
| 31 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 32.046 | 168.508 | 17 | 30 | -0.829 | -0.01 |
| 32 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 32.054 | 168.466 | 2 | 4 | -0.837 | -0.008 |
| 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 32.073 | 168.366 | 4 | 23 | -0.856 | -0.019 |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 32.085 | 168.303 | 2 | 7 | -0.868 | -0.012 |
| 35 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Dodge | 32.091 | 168.271 | 1 | 31 | -0.874 | -0.006 |
| 36 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 32.108 | 168.182 | 1 | 22 | -0.891 | -0.017 |
| 37 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 32.11 | 168.172 | 1 | 17 | -0.893 | -0.002 |
| 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 32.136 | 168.036 | 1 | 20 | -0.919 | -0.026 |
| 39 | 9 | Mike Bliss | Micco. Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge | 32.21 | 167.65 | 1 | 21 | -0.993 | -0.074 |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI/Menards Toyota | 32.298 | 167.193 | 6 | 16 | -1.081 | -0.088 |
| 41 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 32.311 | 167.126 | 1 | 30 | -1.094 | -0.013 |
| 42 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 32.404 | 166.646 | 1 | 30 | -1.187 | -0.093 |
| 43 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Northern Tool + Equipment Ford | 32.692 | 165.178 | 18 | 31 | -1.475 | -0.288 |
Article Tags: Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, Kansas Speedway, Mark Martin, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS, No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevy, Price Chopper 400, Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods, Team Lowe's Racing, Timing & Scoring

