Hermie Sadler, now behind the wheel of the Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #43 Chevy, led the speed parade Wednesday as 23 BGN teams made final preparations for the Oct. 12 “Little Trees” 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Sadler circled the 1.5-mile oval at 175.615 mph, to record the fastest speed caught by the unofficial stopwatches. After running laps in the middle of the pack Tuesday, Mark Green picked up the pace considerably in the #38 Ford. He claimed the second spot on the unofficial rundown with a lap at 175.518mph. Justin Labonte, son of two-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Terry Labonte, was third quickest at 175.410 mph in the bright red #04 Dodge. The unofficial top-10 speeds:
#43-Hermie Sadler, 175.615
#38-Mark Green, 175.518
#04-Justin Labonte, 175.410
#87-Joe Nemechek, 174.904
#11-Josh Richeson, 174.593
#40-Brian Vickers, 173.773
#57-Jason Keller, 173.728
#86-Jeff Fultz, 173.321
#28-Brad Baker, 173.143
#26-Ron Hornaday Jr., 172.458.(LMS PR)(10-3-2002)
