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Friday practice

  • for the Pure Michigan 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after90 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
    #17-Kenseth 188.813
    #39-Newman 188.506
    #16-Biffle 188.467
    #5-Martin 188.467
    #6-Ragan 188.260
    slowest: #37-Raines 181.626 & #50-Bell 182.343
    #20-Logano spun between turn 3 & 4 halfway thru practice, flat tires, but no damage.
    #11-Hamlin is running a Toyota Racing Development engine at MIS and will the remainder of 2011 with the exception of Bristol.
    Johnny Sauter will practice and qualify the #7 Dodge for Robby Gordon, but Gordon will return to run the race on Sunday.
    See fastest speeds, best average speeds, most laps run on the Michigan Practice Speeds Page.(8-19-2011)