Delayed: Cup qualifying

Rain brought an early end to the final Truck practice at Martinsville and has delayed Cup qualifying. It's still raining but NASCAR is optimistic the cars will hit the track.

Ryan Newman, the pole winner here at Martinsville Speedway last fall, set the fast lap among NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Friday in the day’s lone practice session for Sunday’s Goody’s 500.

Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing) turned a quick lap of 96.934 mph to edge Mark Martin (Hendrick Motorsports) at 96.852 mph.

Marcos Ambrose (JTG Daugherty Racing), Jeff Gordon (Hendrick) and Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) rounded out the top five.