Roush Fenway's Carl Edwards shoots to top of charts in final Nationwide practice
JOLIET, Ill. – Carl Edwards jumped to the top of the NASCAR Nationwide Series practice charts in the final minutes of an 85-minute session at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday evening, posting a fast lap of 175.080 mph to put his Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the top spot.
That knocked teammate Greg Biffle into the second position (173.851), with Braun Racing's Brian Vickers, Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano and Phoenix Racing's Mike Bliss rounding out the top five.
Kyle Busch (JGR) was sixth, followed by the No. 5 JR Motorsports car driven by Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway's David Ragan in the No. 6 car.
Braun's David Reutimann and Germain Racing rookie Michael Annett rounded out the top 10.
Nationwide Series qualifying takes place at 3:05 EDT (2:05 local time) Friday with the race at 8 p.m. EDT.
