Ambrose top final Cup practice at The Glen
Marcos Ambrose paced the final Sprint Cup practice at Watkins Glen International.
Ambrose's lap of 126.604 mph Friday afternoon was a touch faster than Penske Racing's Kurt Busch (125.795) and points leader Carl Edwards (125.761).
Brad Keselowski (125.722) and Martin Truex Jr. (125.636) rounded out the top five.
Matt Kenseth and Robby Gordon got together early in the final 80-minute Cup practice with Gordon’s car suffering damage to its right rear quarter panel. Kenseth locked up the brakes on his car and suffered left front fender damage.
David Ragan got loose and spun entering the chicane later in the session.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. also spun late getting into Turn 1. Junior suffered no significant damage to his car.
Results
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Pos |
Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Gap | Diff |
| 1 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 69.666 | 126.604 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 70.114 | 125.795 | -0.448 | -0.448 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 70.133 | 125.761 | -0.467 | -0.019 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 70.155 | 125.722 | -0.489 | -0.022 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 70.203 | 125.636 | -0.537 | -0.048 |
| 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 70.382 | 125.316 | -0.716 | -0.179 |
| 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 70.557 | 125.005 | -0.891 | -0.175 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 70.683 | 124.782 | -1.017 | -0.126 |
| 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 70.741 | 124.680 | -1.075 | -0.058 |
| 10 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 70.797 | 124.582 | -1.131 | -0.056 |
| 11 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 70.917 | 124.371 | -1.251 | -0.120 |
| 12 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 70.942 | 124.327 | -1.276 | -0.025 |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet | 70.951 | 124.311 | -1.285 | -0.009 |
| 14 | *37 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 70.987 | 124.248 | -1.321 | -0.036 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 71.090 | 124.068 | -1.424 | -0.103 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 71.103 | 124.045 | -1.437 | -0.013 |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | CapitalDPO Toyota | 71.136 | 123.988 | -1.470 | -0.033 |
| 18 | *7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 71.152 | 123.960 | -1.486 | -0.016 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 71.267 | 123.760 | -1.601 | -0.115 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Valvoline Ford | 71.298 | 123.706 | -1.632 | -0.031 |
| 21 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 71.304 | 123.696 | -1.638 | -0.006 |
| 22 | *55 | JJ Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 71.417 | 123.500 | -1.751 | -0.113 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 71.474 | 123.402 | -1.808 | -0.057 |
| 24 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 71.477 | 123.396 | -1.811 | -0.003 |
| 25 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 71.489 | 123.376 | -1.823 | -0.012 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 71.502 | 123.353 | -1.836 | -0.013 |
| 27 | *66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 71.511 | 123.338 | -1.845 | -0.009 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 71.518 | 123.326 | -1.852 | -0.007 |
| 29 | 51 | Boris Said | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher | 71.555 | 123.262 | -1.889 | -0.037 |
| 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 71.579 | 123.220 | -1.913 | -0.024 |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 71.618 | 123.153 | -1.952 | -0.039 |
| 32 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 71.621 | 123.148 | -1.955 | -0.003 |
| 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 71.627 | 123.138 | -1.961 | -0.006 |
| 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 71.660 | 123.081 | -1.994 | -0.033 |
| 35 | *35 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 71.679 | 123.049 | -2.013 | -0.019 |
| 36 | *77 | PJ Jones(i) | GNC/SPEED Energy Dodge | 71.776 | 122.882 | -2.110 | -0.097 |
| 37 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 71.799 | 122.843 | -2.133 | -0.023 |
| 38 | *87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 71.834 | 122.783 | -2.168 | -0.035 |
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 71.896 | 122.677 | -2.230 | -0.062 |
| 40 | 36 | Ron Fellows(i) | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 71.988 | 122.520 | -2.322 | -0.092 |
| 41 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 72.156 | 122.235 | -2.490 | -0.168 |
| 42 | *46 | Brian Simo | Fisher Nuts Ford | 72.312 | 121.971 | -2.646 | -0.156 |
| 43 | *50 | T J Bell | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 72.348 | 121.911 | -2.682 | -0.036 |
| 44 | *38 | Terry Labonte | Long John Silver's Ford | 72.475 | 121.697 | -2.809 | -0.127 |
| 45 | 32 | Andrew Ranger(i) | Bully Hill Vineyards Ford | 72.614 | 121.464 | -2.948 | -0.139 |
| 46 | *60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 72.670 | 121.371 | -3.004 | -0.056 |