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CUP: Vickers Happiest In Happy Hour
Brian Vickers leads the final practice for Sunday's Martinsville Chase race...
Mike Hembree  |  Posted October 27, 2012   Martinsville, VA
Brian Vickers has been fast all weekend at Martinsville Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)
Brian Vickers is the practice champion this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Vickers completed a sweep of the three Sprint Cup practices at the half-mile track Saturday afternoon, leading Happy Hour with a speed of 95.874 miles per hour. Vickers also led Friday practice and the Saturday morning session.

Tied for second in the final practice at 95.661 were Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kyle Busch was fourth, and Denny Hamlin, in third place in points, was fifth.

Pole winner Jimmie Johnson had the sixth-fastest speed, followed by Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth.

After struggling in the first two practices, point leader Brad Keselowski improved his speed in Happy Hour to reach 13th.

Kevin Harvick was the slowest Chaser in the final practice at 28th.

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 30 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
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