{"id":12179,"date":"2014-03-14T15:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=12179"},"modified":"2014-03-14T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T19:39:27","slug":"kurt-busch-fastest-in-first-cup-practice-at-bristol-full-speed-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/03\/14\/kurt-busch-fastest-in-first-cup-practice-at-bristol-full-speed-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Busch fastest in first Cup practice at Bristol, full speed chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12051\" alt=\"kurtbusch41\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/kurtbusch41.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/kurtbusch41.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/kurtbusch41-563x418.jpg 563w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/03\/kurtbusch41-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kurt Busch turned in the fastest lap at Bristol Motor Speedway in the opening practice for Sunday&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the 0.533 mile track.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet SS bested Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the Food City 500 is set to get underway at 4:40 pm ET.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR Sprint Cup Series First Practice Speeds at Bristol<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 523px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"49\" \/>\n<col width=\"41\" \/>\n<col width=\"127\" \/>\n<col width=\"96\" \/>\n<col width=\"89\" \/>\n<col width=\"71\" \/>\n<col width=\"50\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"49\" height=\"20\">RaceRank<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">No<\/td>\n<td width=\"127\">Driver<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">BestLapTime<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">BestSpeed<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">BestLap<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">Laps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<td>Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.784<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.789<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Gordon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.826<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.421<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td>Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.834<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.351<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">99<\/td>\n<td>Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.838<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.317<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td>Marcos Ambrose<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.847<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.238<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td>Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.851<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">129.203<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.9<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.779<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td>Casey Mears<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.922<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.589<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">78<\/td>\n<td>Martin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.941<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.425<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td>Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.942<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.417<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.942<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.417<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">27<\/td>\n<td>Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.958<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.279<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">43<\/td>\n<td>Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.961<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.253<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">88<\/td>\n<td>Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.971<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.168<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">95<\/td>\n<td>Michael McDowell<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.977<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.116<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">16<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14.987<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">128.031<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td>AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.92<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td>Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.029<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.673<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.04<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.58<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td>Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.042<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.563<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td>Landon Cassill(i)<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.046<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.529<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<td>David Gilliland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.051<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.487<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">39<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">23<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td>Austin Dillon #<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.053<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td>Cole Whitt #<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.053<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">55<\/td>\n<td>Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.065<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.368<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td>Jamie McMurray<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.071<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.317<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">27<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td>Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.079<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.25<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">49<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td>Greg Biffle<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.085<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">127.199<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" height=\"20\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">42<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Larson #<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15.101<\/td>\n<td 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The driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet SS bested Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose. Qualifying for the Food City 500 is set to get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,788],"tags":[372],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-12179","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cup-series","8":"category-news","9":"tag-kurt-busch"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12179"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}