Happy Hour practice for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is over, the top five:
#47-Ambrose 123.021
#48-Johnson 122.466
#11-Hamlin 122.189
#99-Edwards 122.149
#08-Said 122.096
slowest: #04-Jones 118.577 and #37-Ave 119.254
No speed/not running practice: #07-Mears.
Incidents: #12-Stremme got wide off the 'bus stop', then spun off turn 11, just missing the water barrels at the entrance of pit road, did somew damage to the spiltter and headed to the garage.(8-8-2009)
Happy Hour Practice |
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| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 123.021 | 71.700 | 122.566 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 122.483 | 72.010 | 121.614 | 18 | 23 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 122.189 | 72.180 | 121.346 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 122.149 | 72.210 | 121.221 | 17 | 19 |
| 5 | 08 | Boris Said | U.S. Chrome Ford | 122.096 | 72.240 | 120.849 | 25 | 26 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 121.963 | 72.320 | 121.370 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy | 121.961 | 72.320 | 121.273 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 121.950 | 72.320 | 120.919 | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 121.867 | 72.370 | 120.912 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 121.827 | 72.400 | 121.408 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 121.731 | 72.460 | 120.332 | 15 | 21 |
| 12 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 121.729 | 72.460 | 120.920 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 121.700 | 72.470 | 120.642 | 10 | 18 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 121.687 | 72.480 | 120.598 | 19 | 22 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 121.675 | 72.490 | 121.021 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 121.665 | 72.490 | 120.820 | 11 | 12 |
| 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 121.657 | 72.500 | 121.052 | 13 | 17 |
| 18 | 55 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 121.647 | 72.500 | 120.981 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 121.622 | 72.520 | 120.847 | 6 | 15 |
| 20 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 121.568 | 72.550 | 120.513 | 8 | 23 |
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 121.504 | 72.590 | 120.872 | 4 | 14 |
| 22 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 121.499 | 72.590 | 120.438 | 18 | 21 |
| 23 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 121.454 | 72.620 | 120.807 | 20 | 23 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Ford | 121.424 | 72.640 | 120.593 | 18 | 19 |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 121.417 | 72.640 | 120.788 | 9 | 16 |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 121.349 | 72.680 | 120.768 | 2 | 24 |
| 27 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Stanley Tools Dodge | 121.254 | 72.740 | 120.752 | 10 | 18 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 121.209 | 72.770 | 120.593 | 13 | 18 |
| 29 | 09 | Ron Fellows | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevy | 121.195 | 72.780 | 120.454 | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 121.126 | 72.820 | 120.483 | 26 | 26 |
| 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest/Kellogg's Chevy | 121.092 | 72.840 | 119.954 | 16 | 17 |
| 32 | 71 | Andy Lally | Adobe Road Winery Chevy | 121.091 | 72.840 | 120.407 | 6 | 20 |
| 33 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 120.945 | 72.930 | 120.625 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 120.782 | 73.020 | 118.462 | 13 | 17 |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 120.599 | 73.140 | 119.702 | 10 | 19 |
| 36 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 120.574 | 73.150 | 119.032 | 8 | 17 |
| 37 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 120.410 | 73.250 | 120.340 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's Dodge | 120.405 | 73.250 | 119.194 | 5 | 18 |
| 39 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 120.281 | 73.330 | 119.252 | 9 | 16 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevy | 119.935 | 73.540 | 119.325 | 5 | 19 |
| 41 | 04 | P.J. Jones | Jim Beam/Menards Toyota | 119.368 | 73.890 | 118.401 | 10 | 10 |
| 42 | 37 | Tony Ave | Long John Silver's Dodge | 119.254 | 73.960 | 119.012 | 3 | 3 |
| x | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevy | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
Saturday's first practice for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is over, the top five:
#47-Ambrose 122.643
#77-Hornish Jr. 122.379
#48-Johnson 122.335
#13-Papis 122.267
#42-Montota 122.317
slowest: #04-Jones 119.331 and #82-Speed 119.359
incidents: #96-Labonte spun off turn 1, drove off ok. #08-Said wheel hopped and he spun off turn 6 and got stuck in the kitty litter. #83-Vickers spun around off turn 2 but was able to drive off.(8-8-2009)
| 2nd Practice Session Watkins Glen International Saturday, August 8, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
| 1 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 122.643 | 71.920 | 121.213 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 122.379 | 72.070 | 120.890 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 122.335 | 72.100 | 121.614 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 122.317 | 72.110 | 121.169 | 15 | 17 |
| 5 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 122.267 | 72.140 | 121.130 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 122.120 | 72.220 | 120.724 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevy | 122.066 | 72.260 | 121.208 | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Stanley Tools Dodge | 121.936 | 72.330 | 121.086 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 121.860 | 72.380 | 120.953 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 121.847 | 72.390 | 120.821 | 9 | 15 |
| 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 121.827 | 72.400 | 120.680 | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 121.816 | 72.400 | 121.235 | 17 | 20 |
| 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 121.761 | 72.440 | 120.902 | 6 | 14 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 121.602 | 72.530 | 121.037 | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 121.513 | 72.580 | 120.897 | 9 | 11 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy | 121.489 | 72.600 | 121.007 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 121.483 | 72.600 | 120.326 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 121.331 | 72.690 | 120.197 | 14 | 17 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 121.285 | 72.720 | 120.492 | 10 | 12 |
| 20 | 98 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Ford | 121.274 | 72.730 | 120.380 | 6 | 15 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 121.254 | 72.740 | 120.069 | 7 | 16 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 121.247 | 72.740 | 120.514 | 10 | 18 |
| 23 | 55 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 121.242 | 72.750 | 120.449 | 6 | 12 |
| 24 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 121.240 | 72.750 | 120.455 | 9 | 17 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 121.184 | 72.780 | 120.330 | 11 | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 121.175 | 72.790 | 120.241 | 7 | 9 |
| 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 121.175 | 72.790 | 120.262 | 8 | 11 |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 121.091 | 72.840 | 120.387 | 7 | 8 |
| 29 | 71 | Andy Lally | Adobe Road Winery Chevy | 120.880 | 72.960 | 120.022 | 6 | 12 |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 120.865 | 72.970 | 119.468 | 6 | 6 |
| 31 | 08 | Boris Said | U.S. Chrome Ford | 120.795 | 73.020 | 119.055 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 120.673 | 73.090 | 118.676 | 16 | 18 |
| 33 | 09 | Ron Fellows | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevy | 120.607 | 73.130 | 119.938 | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 120.591 | 73.140 | 119.525 | 10 | 14 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 120.587 | 73.140 | 119.919 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest/Kellogg's Chevy | 120.475 | 73.210 | 119.198 | 7 | 9 |
| 37 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | McDonald's Dodge | 120.418 | 73.240 | 119.276 | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevy | 120.036 | 73.480 | 119.138 | 10 | 15 |
| 39 | 37 | Tony Ave | Long John Silver's Dodge | 120.020 | 73.490 | 119.585 | 3 | 6 |
| 40 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 119.997 | 73.500 | 119.288 | 8 | 19 |
| 41 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 119.494 | 73.810 | 118.966 | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 119.459 | 73.830 | 117.727 | 8 | 8 |
| 43 | 04 | P.J. Jones | Jim Beam/Menards Toyota | 119.331 | 73.910 | 118.031 | 4 | 4 |
Friday's Practice for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is over, the top five:
#2-Busch 124.362
#11-Hamlin 123.535
#29-Harvick. 123.386
#18-Busch 123.370
#07-Mears 123.264
slowest: #37-Ave 118.922 and #04-Jones 119.665
no speed listed: #87-Nemechek [lost engine during 1st lap]
incidents: #7-Gordon lost time when he broke a transmission mounting bracket. #33-Bowyer went off track and got stuck in the kitty litter. #55-Carpentier wrecked and did some damage to the left rear of the car, the team will pull out the backup car. #87-Nemechek looks like he lost an engine and oiled up the track a bit, causing a 15-20 minute delay.(8-7-2009)
| 1st Practice Session Watkins Glen International Friday, August 7, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 124.362 | 70.920 | 121.394 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 123.535 | 71.400 | 120.051 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 123.386 | 71.480 | 120.414 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 123.370 | 71.490 | 120.718 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 123.264 | 71.550 | 120.474 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | 123.231 | 71.570 | 119.771 | 16 | 18 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 123.203 | 71.590 | 122.469 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 122.899 | 71.770 | 120.683 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 122.797 | 71.830 | 120.536 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevy | 122.787 | 71.830 | 120.834 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 122.744 | 71.860 | 122.092 | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 122.669 | 71.900 | 120.212 | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 122.631 | 71.920 | 120.549 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 122.602 | 71.940 | 120.878 | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 122.599 | 71.940 | 122.158 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 122.583 | 71.950 | 121.547 | 8 | 8 |
| 17 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 122.498 | 72.000 | 118.606 | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 122.490 | 72.010 | 120.867 | 6 | 10 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 122.486 | 72.010 | 119.675 | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 122.456 | 72.030 | 119.928 | 11 | 13 |
| 21 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 122.430 | 72.040 | 120.268 | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 122.405 | 72.060 | 120.660 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | 08 | Boris Said | Ford | 122.335 | 72.100 | 120.482 | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 122.272 | 72.130 | 119.787 | 15 | 17 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 122.271 | 72.140 | 120.976 | 8 | 8 |
| 26 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 122.240 | 72.150 | 119.868 | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 122.157 | 72.200 | 120.150 | 8 | 10 |
| 28 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 122.039 | 72.270 | 118.820 | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 121.778 | 72.430 | 121.006 | 10 | 12 |
| 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 121.727 | 72.460 | 118.719 | 18 | 18 |
| 31 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 121.617 | 72.520 | 118.443 | 13 | 13 |
| 32 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 121.285 | 72.720 | 120.183 | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | 09 | Ron Fellows | Chevy | 121.180 | 72.780 | 119.666 | 7 | 9 |
| 34 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 121.104 | 72.830 | 119.587 | 12 | 15 |
| 35 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 121.069 | 72.850 | 118.414 | 10 | 10 |
| 36 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 120.779 | 73.030 | 118.350 | 8 | 9 |
| 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 120.693 | 73.080 | 119.020 | 8 | 8 |
| 38 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 120.663 | 73.100 | 116.869 | 13 | 13 |
| 39 | 36 | Brian Simo | Toyota | 120.584 | 73.140 | 119.273 | 7 | 7 |
| 40 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 120.472 | 73.210 | 119.819 | 2 | 5 |
| 41 | 55 | Patrick Carpentier | Toyota | 120.434 | 73.240 | 117.488 | 10 | 11 |
| 42 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevy | 119.868 | 73.580 | 118.250 | 9 | 13 |
| 43 | 70 | David Gilliland | Chevy | 119.804 | 73.620 | 117.276 | 7 | 9 |
| 44 | 04 | P.J. Jones | Toyota | 119.665 | 73.710 | 112.970 | 4 | 6 |
| 45 | 37 | Tony Ave | Dodge | 118.922 | 74.170 | 117.517 | 7 | 11 |
| x | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
