FORT WORTH, Texas (November 7, 2009) – Three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and current Chase points leader Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) was the fastest during Saturday’s final practice for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Johnson posted a lap of 186.670 miles per hour on his opening lap of the final practice for Sunday’s Dickies 500 to claim the fastest lap among the 41 drivers that ran during the session.
Defending Dickies 500 champion Carl Edwards (No. 99 Aflac Ford) was second fastest at 186.265 mph and Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota) was third at 185.810 mph.
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet), the polesitter for the Dickies 500, was 15th at 183.748.
Frontstretch tickets remain for the Dickies 500 and are available by calling (817) 215-8500 or by visiting www.texasmotorspeedway.com.
| Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| 1 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet |
28.928 |
186.670 |
| 2 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Aflac Ford |
28.991 |
186.265 |
| 3 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Office Toyota |
29.062 |
185.810 |
| 4 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3M/Super 33 Tape Ford |
29.110 |
185.503 |
| 5 |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Motorcraft Ford |
29.206 |
184.894 |
| 6 |
6 |
David Ragan |
UPS/Boys & Girls Clubs of America Ford |
29.210 |
184.868 |
| 7 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
MAPEI Toyota |
29.246 |
184.641 |
| 8 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet |
29.261 |
184.546 |
| 9 |
00 |
David Reutimann |
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota |
29.297 |
184.319 |
| 10 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet |
29.305 |
184.269 |
| 11 |
44 |
A J Allmendinger |
Ford Drive One Ford |
29.311 |
184.231 |
| 12 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Miller Lite Dodge |
29.312 |
184.225 |
| 13 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Crown Royal Ford |
29.350 |
183.986 |
| 14 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Target Dream In Color Chevrolet |
29.363 |
183.905 |
| 15 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
DuPont Chevrolet |
29.388 |
183.748 |
| 16 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Haas Automation Chevrolet |
29.396 |
183.698 |
| 17 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet |
29.406 |
183.636 |
| 18 |
43 |
Reed Sorenson |
Valvoline Dodge |
29.446 |
183.387 |
| 19 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet |
29.457 |
183.318 |
| 20 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet |
29.502 |
183.038 |
| 21 |
71 |
Bobby Labonte |
TRG Motorsports Chevrolet |
29.521 |
182.921 |
| 22 |
12 |
Brad Keselowski |
No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge |
29.558 |
182.692 |
| 23 |
77 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
AAA Dodge |
29.570 |
182.618 |
| 24 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet |
29.587 |
182.513 |
| 25 |
82 |
Scott Speed # |
Red Bull Toyota |
29.605 |
182.402 |
| 26 |
96 |
Erik Darnell |
Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford |
29.643 |
182.168 |
| 27 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
DeWalt Ford |
29.663 |
182.045 |
| 28 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
M&M's Toyota |
29.715 |
181.726 |
| 29 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet |
29.742 |
181.561 |
| 30 |
07 |
Casey Mears |
Choctaw Casino/Resort Chevrolet |
29.748 |
181.525 |
| 31 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
NEMCO Motorsports Toyota |
29.788 |
181.281 |
| 32 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Caterpillar Chevrolet |
29.790 |
181.269 |
| 33 |
02 |
David Gilliland |
Farm Bureau Toyota |
29.818 |
181.099 |
| 34 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Red Bull Toyota |
29.827 |
181.044 |
| 35 |
47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota |
29.857 |
180.862 |
| 36 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Stanley Tools Dodge |
29.884 |
180.699 |
| 37 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Budweiser Dodge |
29.949 |
180.307 |
| 38 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Vertis/Menards Ford |
29.959 |
180.246 |
| 39 |
20 |
Joey Logano # |
Home Depot Toyota |
29.961 |
180.234 |
| 40 |
36 |
Michael McDowell |
Wave Energy Drink Toyota |
30.052 |
179.689 |
| 41 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
30.146 |
179.128 |
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