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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Kenseth Tops First Session
Matt Kenseth is looking for his first Brickyard 400 victory...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted July 29, 2011   Indianapolis, IN
The NASCAR Sprint Cup teams hit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway bricks for the first time Friday, with Matt Kenseth leading the first of two practice rounds for Sunday’s Brickyard 400.

Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, lapped the fabled 2.5-mile track at 181.203 miles per hour, tops among the 48 cars setting times. Red Bull Racing lame duck Kasey Kahne was next, 181.178 mph in the No. 83 Toyota. Then came Denny Hamlin, fastest of the three Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas at 181.050 mph.

Kenseth’s teammates completed the top five, Carl Edwards running a lap of 180.658 mph, followed by David Ragan at 180.404 mph.

The second five consisted of Kurt Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton.

Today’s second practice is scheduled for 3:15-4:30 p.m. today and will be televised live on SPEED. The final Happy Hour session and qualifying will both be on Saturday.

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
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