Jimmie Johnson fastest in final Sprint Cup practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway

By Jared Turner - SceneDaily Staff Writer
Friday, October 10, 2008
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CONCORD, N.C. - If Friday's final NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway is a precursor of things to come, points leader Jimmie Johnson could further pad his advantage in Saturday night's Bank of America 500 at the 1.5-mile track.

Johnson, who leads the standings by 72 over second-place Carl Edwards, paced the session with a lap of 183.007 mph in his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards turned the second fastest lap at 182.908, followed by teammate Jamie McMurray at 182.100.

Chip Ganassi Racing's Juan Pablo Montoya and Roush Fenway's Greg Biffle completed the top five in the one-hour practice.

Rounding out the top 10 were Hendrick's Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Mark Martin, Yates Racing's David Gilliland, Roush Fenway's David Ragan and Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart.

Other Chase For The Sprint Cup contenders to post speeds were Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton (13th), Hendrick's Jeff Gordon (15th), Roush Fenway's Matt Kenseth (17th), JGR's Kyle Busch (18th), JGR's Denny Hamlin (24th), RCR's Kevin Harvick (26th) and RCR's Clint Bowyer (38th).

Bowyer spun off Turn 2 early in the session after hitting the wall but won't be forced to a backup car for the race.

Penske Racing rookie Sam Hornish Jr. wasn't so fortunate as he crashed and will go to a backup.

"We just tried to run some different lines because there’s so many different places that you have to be able to run at here if you want to pass anybody," Hornish said. "I started to run up top, make sure that the car was going to work up there and got really loose going into [Turn] 1.

"There wasn’t much I could do about it. [I] just tried to hold on and keep [the damage] as minimal as I could."

Coverage of the race begins at 7 p.m. EDT Saturday on ABC, followed by the green flag just after 7:25.

Mentioned Drivers: Carl Edwards

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    gwen thompson said:
    Oct 10, 2008 at 7:39 PM

    JIMMIE JOHNSON, TAKE THE 5 TO THE HOUSE TONIGHT. GOOD LUCK. You are such a gentleman and thanks for helping the less fortunate. THis race is in your house, so what Kasey has won there, but it is your house, LOWES......GO JIMMIE. GO HMS.

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    Janet Bruning said:
    Oct 11, 2008 at 5:45 PM

    JIMMIE JOHNSON YOU ARE THE CHASE WINNER AGAIN THIS YEAR! You just forgot to tell the rest of the 11 losers!!! This is YOUR HOUSE!!

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2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings

Driver Standings after the AMP Energy 500

1 Jimmie Johnson 6248
2 Mark Martin -184
3 Jeff Gordon -192
4 Juan Pablo Montoya -239
5 Tony Stewart -279
6 Kurt Busch -312
7 Greg Biffle -340
8 Ryan Newman -402
9 Kasey Kahne -414
10 Carl Edwards -437
11 Denny Hamlin -448
12 Brian Vickers -556

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