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First Friday practice

  • for the Kobalt Tools 500k Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, after 120 scheduled minutes, the top 5, slowest and some notes:
    #31-Burton 140.067
    #17-Kenseth 139.925
    #6-Ragan 139.616
    #27-Menard 139.605
    #39-Newman 139.540
    [24 cars were faster then the track record]
    slowest: #36-GBodine 134.378 and #38-Yeley 134.590
    Notes: #18-Busch had an engine go bad when he started the car. Busch got out late in practice with the new engine. This practice session will set the qualifying order, slowest going out first and fastest going out last.
    The track record qulaying speed is 137.279mph, set by #99-Carl Edwards this past February on the old asphalt and configuration.
    Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 1:40pm/et on SPEED.
    See fastest speeds, average speeds, best 10 lap average, laps run on the Phoenix Practice Speeds Page.(11-11-2011)