Sorenson tops final practice times for 500

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02/15/09
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Sorenson tops final practice times for 500 Richard Petty Motorsports driver Reed Sorenson led the final NASCAR Sprint Cup practice for the Daytona 500 in a session marred by the crashed of Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. Sorenson, driving the No. 43 Dodge, turned a fast lap of 191.575 mph. Roush Fenway Racing’s Matt Kenseth was second at 191.042, with Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch third at 190.815.

The right-rear Goodyear tire on Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet exploded, and Stewart slammed into him. Both drivers were forced to backup cars.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Juan Pablo Montoya was fourth, with Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle fifth. Sixth through 10th were David Ragan (Roush Fenway), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports), Joey Logano (Joe Gibbs Racing), Jeff Gordon (Hendrick) and Brian Vickers (Red Bull Racing).

The 200-lap race begins Sunday shortly after 3:30 p.m. EST.

Results

FIN	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	SPEED	TIME	BEHIND
1	43	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	McDonald's	191.575	46.979	Leader
2	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Dewalt	191.042	47.110	-0.131
3	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	190.815	47.166	-0.187
4	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	Target	190.751	47.182	-0.203
5	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M	190.718	47.190	-0.211
6	6	David Ragan	Ford	UPS	190.525	47.238	-0.259
7	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Amp Energy / National Guard	190.504	47.243	-0.264
8	20	Joey Logano*	Toyota	The Home Depot	190.448	47.257	-0.278
9	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	190.210	47.316	-0.337
10	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull	190.126	47.337	-0.358
11	5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / Carquest	190.010	47.366	-0.387
12	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's	189.757	47.429	-0.450
13	12	David Stremme	Dodge	Penske Racing	189.665	47.452	-0.473
14	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	189.625	47.462	-0.483
15	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Window World	189.514	47.490	-0.511
16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	189.470	47.501	-0.522
17	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Express	189.382	47.523	-0.544
18	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Mobil 1	189.175	47.575	-0.596
19	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	189.151	47.581	-0.602
20	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil	189.096	47.595	-0.616
21	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Aflac	188.917	47.640	-0.661
22	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	188.782	47.674	-0.695
23	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser	188.312	47.793	-0.814
24	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Golden Corral	188.225	47.815	-0.836
25	8	Aric Almirola	Chevrolet	Guitar Hero	188.115	47.843	-0.864
26	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Stanley	188.048	47.860	-0.881
27	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	Valvoline	188.025	47.866	-0.887
28	33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper	187.782	47.928	-0.949
29	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	187.746	47.937	-0.958
30	07	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	187.699	47.949	-0.970
31	82	Scott Speed*	Toyota	Red Bull	187.527	47.993	-1.014
32	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	187.527	47.993	-1.014
33	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Old Spice	187.500	48.000	-1.021
34	47	Marcos Ambrose	Toyota	Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox	187.488	48.003	-1.024
35	98	Paul Menard	Ford	Quaker State / Menards	187.453	48.012	-1.033
36	00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	187.426	48.019	-1.040
37	96	Bobby Labonte	Ford	Ask.com	187.426	48.019	-1.040
38	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA	187.356	48.037	-1.058
39	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Motorcraft	187.293	48.053	-1.074
40	41	Jeremy Mayfield	Toyota	All Sport	187.157	48.088	-1.109
41	36	Scott Riggs	Toyota	Red Bank Outfitters	187.009	48.126	-1.147

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