Harvick tops Sprint Cup practice at Talladega
Kevin Harvick drove his Chevy to lap of 195.936 MPH to top both practice sessions Friday at Talladega for Sunday's Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He was followed closely by the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas of Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart. These speeds were with the aide of the draft. The afternoon speeds dropped to the 192 MPH range with no draft.
Top Speeds Friday at Talladega
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FIN |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 195.936 | 48.873 | Leader |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 195.720 | 48.927 | -0.054 |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 194.090 | 49.338 | -0.465 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 194.078 | 49.341 | -0.468 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 194.011 | 49.358 | -0.485 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 193.921 | 49.381 | -0.508 |
| 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 193.901 | 49.386 | -0.513 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 193.874 | 49.393 | -0.520 |
| 9 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 193.682 | 49.442 | -0.569 |
| 10 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | DIRECTV | 193.372 | 49.521 | -0.648 |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 193.357 | 49.525 | -0.652 |
| 12 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | 193.131 | 49.583 | -0.710 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Most Colorful Fan | 193.064 | 49.600 | -0.727 |
| 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Travel | 193.010 | 49.614 | -0.741 |
| 15 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 192.874 | 49.649 | -0.776 |
| 16 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 192.746 | 49.682 | -0.809 |
| 17 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS / 134th Kentucky Derby | 192.719 | 49.689 | -0.816 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 192.630 | 49.712 | -0.839 |
| 19 | 7 | P.J. Jones | Dodge | RVs.com | 192.599 | 49.720 | -0.847 |
| 20 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 192.599 | 49.720 | -0.847 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit | 192.502 | 49.745 | -0.872 |
| 22 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 192.452 | 49.758 | -0.885 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Pepsi / DuPont | 192.382 | 49.776 | -0.903 |
| 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 192.281 | 49.802 | -0.929 |
| 25 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | 192.270 | 49.805 | -0.932 |
| 26 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Polaroid | 192.050 | 49.862 | -0.989 |
| 27 | 00 | Michael McDowell* | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 191.908 | 49.899 | -1.026 |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 191.900 | 49.901 | -1.028 |
| 29 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 191.877 | 49.907 | -1.034 |
| 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / 3M | 191.650 | 49.966 | -1.093 |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 191.543 | 49.994 | -1.121 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Garmin | 191.340 | 50.047 | -1.174 |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 191.306 | 50.056 | -1.183 |
| 34 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 191.084 | 50.114 | -1.241 |
| 35 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row | 186.572 | 51.326 | -2.453 |
| 36 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Red Bull | 186.343 | 51.389 | -2.516 |
| 37 | 40 | Dario Franchitti* | Dodge | TUMS Quik Pak | 186.057 | 51.468 | -2.595 |
| 38 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Northern Tool Ã- Equipment | 185.917 | 51.507 | -2.634 |
| 39 | 70 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 185.902 | 51.511 | -2.638 |
| 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Marathon / Wells Fargo / PVA | 185.438 | 51.640 | -2.767 |
| 41 | 21 | Jon Wood | Ford | Little Debbie Honey Buns | 185.018 | 51.757 | -2.884 |
| 42 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier* | Dodge | LifeLock | 184.958 | 51.774 | -2.901 |
| 43 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 184.901 | 51.790 | -2.917 |
| 44 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 184.897 | 51.791 | -2.918 |
| 45 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 184.769 | 51.827 | -2.954 |
| 46 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 182.237 | 52.547 | -3.674 |
*Rookie