Happy Hour is Over at Pocono, Busch crashes
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| Carl Edwards was fastest in Happy Hour. |
| Doug Belliveau/ AutoRacing1 |
It's a warm and humid afternoon at Pocono Raceway and Happy Hour has concluded with Carl Edwards posting the fastest time at 164.769 mph. Pole Sitter Kasey Kahne was second fastest and Elliot Sadler was third quick in his Stanley Dodge.
Kyle Busch crashed hard in the morning practice session and will have to start the race with a backup car. Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Sam Hornish all spun in practice with Hornish tearing up his ride and also resolved to running a backup car for tomorrow's race.
Hornish qualified 41st based on owners points and will start 42nd with the backup car.
"We weren't good in practice all day. We were trying a lot of different things on our Mobil One Dodge to make it better" said Hornish. "I just got loose going into turn 1 and lost it. We tore the front end up a bit and will go to the backup car for tomorrow."
See all the Final Practice Speeds
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 164.769 | 54.622 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 164.102 | 54.844 | -0.222 |
| 3 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 163.949 | 54.895 | -0.273 |
| 4 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Steak-umm Burgers | 163.919 | 54.905 | -0.283 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 163.890 | 54.915 | -0.293 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 163.532 | 55.035 | -0.413 |
| 7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 163.452 | 55.062 | -0.440 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 163.325 | 55.105 | -0.483 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 163.271 | 55.123 | -0.501 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 163.256 | 55.128 | -0.506 |
| 11 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 163.185 | 55.152 | -0.530 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 163.173 | 55.156 | -0.534 |
| 13 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | DISH Network / DishDVRs | 163.165 | 55.159 | -0.537 |
| 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 163.026 | 55.206 | -0.584 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 162.976 | 55.223 | -0.601 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 162.967 | 55.226 | -0.604 |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 162.890 | 55.252 | -0.630 |
| 18 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Kodak | 162.581 | 55.357 | -0.735 |
| 19 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 162.502 | 55.384 | -0.762 |
| 20 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | 162.408 | 55.416 | -0.794 |
| 21 | 00 | Michael McDowell* | Toyota | Champion Mortgage | 162.361 | 55.432 | -0.810 |
| 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 162.317 | 55.447 | -0.825 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 162.294 | 55.455 | -0.833 |
| 24 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Red Bull | 162.291 | 55.456 | -0.834 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 162.288 | 55.457 | -0.835 |
| 26 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 162.285 | 55.458 | -0.836 |
| 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Robby Gordon Motorsports | 162.250 | 55.470 | -0.848 |
| 28 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | 162.101 | 55.521 | -0.899 |
| 29 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com | 162.040 | 55.542 | -0.920 |
| 30 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 161.958 | 55.570 | -0.948 |
| 31 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 161.943 | 55.575 | -0.953 |
| 32 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier* | Dodge | Charter Comm. | 161.938 | 55.577 | -0.955 |
| 33 | 40 | Dario Franchitti* | Dodge | Target | 161.902 | 55.589 | -0.967 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 161.777 | 55.632 | -1.010 |
| 35 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 161.722 | 55.651 | -1.029 |
| 36 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 161.687 | 55.663 | -1.041 |
| 37 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 161.418 | 55.756 | -1.134 |
| 38 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 161.189 | 55.835 | -1.213 |
| 39 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 161.158 | 55.846 | -1.224 |
| 40 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 160.976 | 55.909 | -1.287 |
| 41 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 160.582 | 56.046 | -1.424 |