for the AdvoCare 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#17-Kenseth 180.863
#24-Gordon 180.193
#11-Hamlin 179.959
#18-Busch 179.837
#16-Biffle 181.005
slowest: #87-Nemechek 167.280 & #37-Yeley 168.675
no speed listed: #49-Leffler
notes: Michael McDowell practiced the #20 for Joey Logano again as Logano is feeling ill [stomach flu/virus/food poisoning]. #18-Busch slapped the wall and pancaked the right side, but the crew made repairs to the car and did not go to a backup car.
See speeds, best top-10 average and laps run on the Atlanta Happy Hour practice speeds page (pdf).(9-1-2012)
