Practice speeds from Darlington

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Speeds from the first NASCAR Nextel Cup practice for the Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.:


1. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 29.530, 166.529

2. (2) Kurt Busch, Miller Lite Dodge, 29.552, 166.405

3. (99) Carl Edwards, Office Depot Ford, 29.616, 166.045

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet, 29.650, 165.855

5. (41) Reed Sorenson, Target Dodge, 29.734, 165.386

6. (42) Casey Mears, Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 29.752, 165.286

7. (40) David Stremme, Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge, 29.793, 165.059

8. (17) Matt Kenseth, DeWalt Ford, 29.795, 165.048

9. (12) Ryan Newman, Alltel My Circle Dodge, 29.813, 164.948

10. (16) Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford, 29.816, 164.932

11. (31) Jeff Burton, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 29.837, 164.815

12. (32) Travis Kvapil, Tide/Downy Chevrolet, 29.844, 164.777

13. (25) Brian Vickers, GMAC Chevrolet, 29.846, 164.766

14. (6) Mark Martin, AAA Ford, 29.850, 164.744

15. (24) Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet, 29.853, 164.727

16. (14) Sterling Marlin, Ginn Clubs and Resorts Chevrolet, 29.869, 164.639

17. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet, 29.881, 164.573

18. (07) Clint Bowyer, Jack Daniels Chevrolet, 29.887, 164.540

19. (38) Elliott Sadler, M&M's Ford, 29.917, 164.375

20. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's Chevrolet, 29.930, 164.303

21. (20) Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet, 29.950, 164.194

22. (10) Scott Riggs, Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge, 29.992, 163.964

23. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 29.993, 163.958

24. (26) Jamie McMurray, Crown Royal Ford, 30.002, 163.909

25. (21) Ken Schrader, U.S. Air Force Ford, 30.016, 163.833

26. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet, 30.017, 163.827

27. (43) Bobby Labonte, Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 30.059, 163.598

28. (4) Scott Wimmer, AERO Exhaust Chevrolet, 30.062, 163.582

29. (7) Robby Gordon, Menards/Moen Chevrolet, 30.090, 163.430

30. (5) Kyle Busch, CARQUEST Chevrolet, 30.138, 163.169

31. (61) Chad Chaffin, RoadLoans.com Dodge, 30.149, 163.110

32. (49) Kevin Lepage, FreightLiner/Fire-Dex Dodge, 30.253, 162.549

33. (88) Dale Jarrett, UPS Ford, 30.302, 162.286

34. (66) Jeff Green, Best Buy Chevrolet, 30.336, 162.104

35. (95) Stanton Barrett, theracepsace.com Chevrolet, 30.386, 161.838

36. (74) Derrike Cope, Royal Admin/Sundance Vacations Dodge, 30.395, 161.790

37. (18) J.J. Yeley, Boniva Chevrolet, 30.406, 161.731

38. (78) Kenny Wallace, Furniture Row Chevrolet, 30.446, 161.519

39. (55) Michael Waltrip, NAPA Dodge, 30.450, 161.498

40. (45) Kyle Petty, Tire Kingdom Dodge, 30.489, 161.291

41. (01) Joe Nemechek, U.S. Army Chevrolet, 30.499, 161.238

42. (29) Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 30.561, 160.911

43. (22) Dave Blaney, Caterpillar Dodge, 30.586, 160.779

44. (37) Carl Long, R&J Racing Dodge, 30.736, 159.995

45. (44) Terry Labonte, Kellogg's Chevrolet, 30.774, 159.797

46. (34) Chad Blount, TBA Chevrolet, 30.836, 159.476

47. (96) Tony Raines, DLP¨ HDTV Chevrolet, 31.205, 157.590

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Edwards, Mayfield fastest in final NASCAR Nextel Cup practice


1. (99) Carl Edwards, Office Depot Ford, 29.744, 165.331

2. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 29.826, 164.876

3. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 29.916, 164.380

4. (31) Jeff Burton, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 29.926, 164.325

5. (2) Kurt Busch, Miller Lite Dodge, 29.979, 164.035

6. (18) J.J. Yeley, Boniva Chevrolet, 30.024, 163.789

7. (10) Scott Riggs, Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge, 30.025, 163.784

8. (38) Elliott Sadler, M&M's Ford, 30.040, 163.702

9. (16) Greg Biffle, National Guard Ford, 30.097, 163.392

10. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet, 30.136, 163.180

11. (26) Jamie McMurray, Crown Royal Ford, 30.138, 163.169

12. (40) David Stremme, Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge, 30.206, 162.802

13. (42) Casey Mears, Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 30.222, 162.716

14. (25) Brian Vickers, GMAC Chevrolet, 30.222, 162.716

15. (17) Matt Kenseth, DeWalt Ford, 30.248, 162.576

16. (6) Mark Martin, AAA Ford, 30.273, 162.442

17. (11) Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet, 30.315, 162.217

18. (20) Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet, 30.321, 162.185

19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's Chevrolet, 30.363, 161.960

20. (12) Ryan Newman, Alltel My Circle Dodge, 30.387, 161.832

21. (7) Robby Gordon, Menards/Moen Chevrolet, 30.390, 161.816

22. (29) Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 30.445, 161.524

23. (41) Reed Sorenson, Target Dodge, 30.465, 161.418

24. (43) Bobby Labonte, Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 30.469, 161.397

25. (07) Clint Bowyer, Jack Daniels Chevrolet, 30.473, 161.376

26. (24) Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chevrolet, 30.492, 161.275

27. (32) Travis Kvapil, Tide/Downy Chevrolet, 30.560, 160.916

28. (21) Ken Schrader, U.S. Air Force Ford, 30.567, 160.879

29. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet, 30.569, 160.869

30. (4) Scott Wimmer, AERO Exhaust Chevrolet, 30.606, 160.674

31. (01) Joe Nemechek, U.S. Army Chevrolet, 30.643, 160.480

32. (5) Kyle Busch, CARQUEST Chevrolet, 30.654, 160.423

33. (55) Michael Waltrip, NAPA Dodge, 30.657, 160.407

34. (45) Kyle Petty, Tire Kingdom Dodge, 30.680, 160.287

35. (88) Dale Jarrett, UPS Ford, 30.770, 159.818

36. (66) Jeff Green, Best Buy Chevrolet, 30.823, 159.543

37. (22) Dave Blaney, Caterpillar Dodge, 30.828, 159.517

38. (49) Kevin Lepage, FreightLiner/Fire-Dex Dodge, 30.888, 159.207

39. (96) Tony Raines, DLP¨ HDTV Chevrolet, 30.922, 159.032

40. (44) Terry Labonte, Kellogg's Chevrolet, 31.118, 158.031

41. (95) Stanton Barrett, theracepsace.com Chevrolet, 31.315, 157.037

42. (74) Derrike Cope, Royal Admin/Sundance Vacations Dodge, 31.576, 155.739

43. (14) Sterling Marlin, Ginn Clubs and Resorts Chevrolet, No time