Oct 10, 2009
Saturday
2009 Pepsi 500 NSCS Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
October 10, 2009 – 4:16 pm | Print
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It was the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader, Mark Martin, who ran a lap speed of 180.293 mph, to post the fastest speed during the final Pepsi 500 practice session at Auto Club Speedway.
Casey Mears, with a speed of 179.897 mph, posted the second fastest speed, and was followed by pole sitter Denny Hamlin (179.252) who was third fastest, Kevin Harvick (179.131) fourth, Ryan Newman (178.434) fifth, Juan Pablo Montoya (178.390) sixth, Jeff Gordon (178.350) seventh, Jamie McMurray (178.319) eighth, Clint Bowyer (178.130) ninth and Martin Truex Jr. (178.064) rounds out the top-10 in “Happy Hour.”
2009 Pepsi 500 NSCS Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 39.935 | 180.293 | 1 | 37 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 7 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 40.023 | 179.897 | 1 | 40 | -0.088 | -0.088 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 40.167 | 179.252 | 1 | 39 | -0.232 | -0.144 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 40.194 | 179.131 | 1 | 33 | -0.259 | -0.027 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 40.351 | 178.434 | 1 | 33 | -0.416 | -0.157 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 40.361 | 178.39 | 1 | 19 | -0.426 | -0.01 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet | 40.37 | 178.35 | 1 | 34 | -0.435 | -0.009 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 40.377 | 178.319 | 1 | 35 | -0.442 | -0.007 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevrolet | 40.42 | 178.13 | 1 | 25 | -0.485 | -0.043 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevrolet | 40.435 | 178.064 | 1 | 39 | -0.5 | -0.015 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet | 40.449 | 178.002 | 1 | 39 | -0.514 | -0.014 |
| 12 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 40.525 | 177.668 | 1 | 36 | -0.59 | -0.076 |
| 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 40.527 | 177.659 | 1 | 17 | -0.592 | -0.002 |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 40.537 | 177.616 | 1 | 32 | -0.602 | -0.01 |
| 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 40.575 | 177.449 | 1 | 38 | -0.64 | -0.038 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 40.607 | 177.309 | 1 | 41 | -0.672 | -0.032 |
| 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 40.63 | 177.209 | 1 | 30 | -0.695 | -0.023 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 40.677 | 177.004 | 1 | 19 | -0.742 | -0.047 |
| 19 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 40.689 | 176.952 | 1 | 33 | -0.754 | -0.012 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 40.722 | 176.809 | 3 | 36 | -0.787 | -0.033 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 40.74 | 176.73 | 1 | 27 | -0.805 | -0.018 |
| 22 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 40.757 | 176.657 | 1 | 21 | -0.822 | -0.017 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 40.77 | 176.6 | 1 | 41 | -0.835 | -0.013 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 40.853 | 176.242 | 20 | 32 | -0.918 | -0.083 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 40.858 | 176.22 | 1 | 24 | -0.923 | -0.005 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 40.884 | 176.108 | 17 | 30 | -0.949 | -0.026 |
| 27 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 40.886 | 176.099 | 1 | 23 | -0.951 | -0.002 |
| 28 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 40.905 | 176.018 | 1 | 30 | -0.97 | -0.019 |
| 29 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 40.928 | 175.919 | 2 | 5 | -0.993 | -0.023 |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 40.963 | 175.768 | 2 | 26 | -1.028 | -0.035 |
| 31 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 40.993 | 175.64 | 1 | 24 | -1.058 | -0.03 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 41.001 | 175.605 | 19 | 22 | -1.066 | -0.008 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 41.01 | 175.567 | 2 | 13 | -1.075 | -0.009 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford | 41.017 | 175.537 | 10 | 18 | -1.082 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 41.019 | 175.528 | 6 | 9 | -1.084 | -0.002 |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 41.038 | 175.447 | 1 | 23 | -1.103 | -0.019 |
| 37 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 41.084 | 175.251 | 2 | 27 | -1.149 | -0.046 |
| 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 41.253 | 174.533 | 1 | 14 | -1.318 | -0.169 |
| 39 | 9 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmg & Rsrt Dodge | 41.373 | 174.027 | 1 | 2 | -1.438 | -0.12 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 41.397 | 173.926 | 2 | 18 | -1.462 | -0.024 |
| 41 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 41.51 | 173.452 | 1 | 31 | -1.575 | -0.113 |
| 42 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 41.584 | 173.144 | 3 | 13 | -1.649 | -0.074 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 41.65 | 172.869 | 7 | 17 | -1.715 | -0.066 |
Article Tags: Auto Club Speedway, Happy Hour, Hendrick Motorsports, Matk Martin, NASCAR, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, No. 5 Kelloggs/CarQuest Impala SS, NSCS, Pepsi 500 "Happy Hour", Timing & Scoring
