{"id":13432,"date":"2014-05-24T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=13432"},"modified":"2014-05-24T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T15:11:11","slug":"carl-edwards-fastest-in-first-saturday-practice-at-charlotte-full-speed-chartc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/05\/24\/carl-edwards-fastest-in-first-saturday-practice-at-charlotte-full-speed-chartc\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Edwards fastest in first Saturday practice at Charlotte, full speed chartC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13433\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/carledwardscocacola.jpg\" alt=\"carledwardscocacola\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/carledwardscocacola.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/05\/carledwardscocacola-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Carl Edwards was the fastest of 43 cars in the first Coca-Cola 600 practice session held on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards, whose plans for 2015 are unknown, left no one questioning whether or not he knew how to get around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>You can view all the practice speeds from Saturday&#8217;s first Cup Series session below. The cars will return to the track after Nationwide Series qualifying.<\/p>\n<h2>Charlotte Sprint Cup Practice Speeds Saturday Session No. 1<\/h2>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- medium in story ad --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 15px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6139055459619465\" data-ad-slot=\"9984433490\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<table width=\"894\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\">RANK<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">CAR<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">DRIVER<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">TIME<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">SPEED<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">LAP NO.<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">LAPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"41\">99<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">28.008<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\">192.802<\/td>\n<td width=\"71\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td>28.069<\/td>\n<td>192.383<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>Martin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n<td>28.084<\/td>\n<td>192.28<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td>28.087<\/td>\n<td>192.26<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td>28.109<\/td>\n<td>192.109<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Jeff Gordon<\/td>\n<td>28.175<\/td>\n<td>191.659<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td>28.181<\/td>\n<td>191.618<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td>28.205<\/td>\n<td>191.455<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Marcos Ambrose<\/td>\n<td>28.208<\/td>\n<td>191.435<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td>28.237<\/td>\n<td>191.238<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td>28.253<\/td>\n<td>191.13<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>Kyle Larson #<\/td>\n<td>28.26<\/td>\n<td>191.083<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n<td>28.289<\/td>\n<td>190.887<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Greg Biffle<\/td>\n<td>28.307<\/td>\n<td>190.766<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>88<\/td>\n<td>Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n<td>28.315<\/td>\n<td>190.712<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Casey Mears<\/td>\n<td>28.32<\/td>\n<td>190.678<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td>28.321<\/td>\n<td>190.671<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td>28.333<\/td>\n<td>190.59<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td>28.355<\/td>\n<td>190.443<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td>28.375<\/td>\n<td>190.308<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Trevor Bayne(i)<\/td>\n<td>28.378<\/td>\n<td>190.288<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td>28.447<\/td>\n<td>189.827<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Jamie McMurray<\/td>\n<td>28.476<\/td>\n<td>189.633<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Danica Patrick<\/td>\n<td>28.505<\/td>\n<td>189.44<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td>28.507<\/td>\n<td>189.427<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>K. Busch \/ P. Kligerman<\/td>\n<td>28.512<\/td>\n<td>189.394<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td>28.537<\/td>\n<td>189.228<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Brian Scott(i)<\/td>\n<td>28.558<\/td>\n<td>189.089<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>Justin Allgaier #<\/td>\n<td>28.617<\/td>\n<td>188.699<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>David Ragan<\/td>\n<td>28.662<\/td>\n<td>188.403<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<td>Michael McDowell<\/td>\n<td>28.678<\/td>\n<td>188.298<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Tony Stewart<\/td>\n<td>28.689<\/td>\n<td>188.225<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Cole Whitt #<\/td>\n<td>28.778<\/td>\n<td>187.643<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Austin Dillon #<\/td>\n<td>28.801<\/td>\n<td>187.493<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Alex Bowman #<\/td>\n<td>28.862<\/td>\n<td>187.097<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>Ryan Truex #<\/td>\n<td>28.862<\/td>\n<td>187.097<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>David Gilliland<\/td>\n<td>28.918<\/td>\n<td>186.735<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>Josh Wise<\/td>\n<td>28.93<\/td>\n<td>186.657<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td>Joe Nemechek(i)<\/td>\n<td>28.94<\/td>\n<td>186.593<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Michael Annett #<\/td>\n<td>28.954<\/td>\n<td>186.503<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>Landon Cassill(i)<\/td>\n<td>28.97<\/td>\n<td>186.4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Reed Sorenson<\/td>\n<td>29.001<\/td>\n<td>186.2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Blake Koch(i)<\/td>\n<td>29.774<\/td>\n<td>181.366<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carl Edwards was the fastest of 43 cars in the first Coca-Cola 600 practice session held on Saturday. Edwards, whose plans for 2015 are unknown, left no one questioning whether or not he knew how to get around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. 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