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Edwards, Biffle Fastest In Second AAA Texas 500 Practice
November 05, 2011
FORT WORTH, Texas (November , 2011) – The Roush-Fenway duo of Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle tied for the fastest lap during Saturday morning’s second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Edwards (No. 99 AFLAC Ford), the Chase points leader, and Biffle (No. 16 Scotch Blue Ford) posted an identical lap speed of 188.897 miles per hour during the 45-minute practice session Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet) was third at 188.745 mph, Kasey Kahne (No. 4 Red Bull Toyota) was fourth at 188.495 mph, and David Ragan (No. 6 UPS My Choice Ford) fifth at 188.193 mph.
Eleven of the 12 Chase contenders were among the top 15 fastest in the qualifying session. Following Edwards and Gordon was Brad Keselowski in sixth, and Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. eighth through 15th, respectively.
The only Chase driver not in that mix was Michael McDowell, who was replacing Kyle Busch in the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota after the driver was parked for the remainder of the weekend’s races for intentionally wrecking Ron Hornaday Jr. in Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. McDowell was 33rd with a top lap of 183.449 mph.
The final Sprint Cup Series practice begins at 10 a.m. CT and is one hour in length.
The AAA Texas 500, the eighth stop in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, is set for a 2 p.m. CT start Sunday. Tickets are still available by calling (817) 215-8500 or by visiting
www.texasmotorspeedway.com.
| Pos | Car | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 28.587 | 188.897 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 28.587 | 188.897 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 28.610 | 188.745 |
| 4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | 28.648 | 188.495 |
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | 28.694 | 188.193 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 28.700 | 188.153 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 28.708 | 188.101 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 28.712 | 188.075 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 28.733 | 187.937 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 28.764 | 187.735 |
| 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | 28.777 | 187.650 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 28.810 | 187.435 |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 28.811 | 187.428 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 28.834 | 187.279 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 28.842 | 187.227 |
| 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | 28.870 | 187.045 |
| 17 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | 28.886 | 186.942 |
| 18 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | 28.942 | 186.580 |
| 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 29.003 | 186.188 |
| 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | 29.055 | 185.854 |
| 21 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 29.063 | 185.803 |
| 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | 29.066 | 185.784 |
| 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | 29.201 | 184.925 |
| 24 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | 29.207 | 184.887 |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | 29.219 | 184.811 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | 29.236 | 184.704 |
| 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 29.258 | 184.565 |
| 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 29.260 | 184.552 |
| 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | 29.287 | 184.382 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | 29.364 | 183.899 |
| 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | 29.395 | 183.705 |
| 32 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | 29.424 | 183.524 |
| 33 | 18 | Michael McDowell | 29.436 | 183.449 |
| 34 | 55 | JJ Yeley | 29.470 | 183.237 |
| 35 | 35 | Dave Blaney | 29.627 | 182.266 |
| 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | 29.669 | 182.008 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | 29.765 | 181.421 |
| 38 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | 29.818 | 181.099 |
| 39 | 71 | Andy Lally # | 29.867 | 180.802 |
| 40 | 66 | Josh Wise(i) | 29.884 | 180.699 |
| 41 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | 29.894 | 180.638 |
| 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | 30.329 | 178.047 |
| *Required to qualify on
time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series |
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