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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Newman Dazzles In Desert
Ryan Newman topped the opening round of practice for Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, lapping the 1-mile oval at 132.411 mph.
Tom Jensen  |  Posted April 10, 2008   Phoenix, Az.
Ryan Newman has scored 43 NASCAR Cup poles, 13 victories, 63 top-five and 106 top-10 finishes, all with Penske Racing. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images Photo)

Ryan Newman topped the opening round of practice for Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, lapping the 1-mile oval at 132.411 miles per hour in his Penske Racing Dodge.

Jimmie Johnson was second fastest, running 132.081 mph in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. He was followed by Mark Martin, who had a best lap of 131.979 mph in his Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet.

Fourth was the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Kyle Busch at 131.791 mph. Then it was the second of the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets, Casey Mears, who had a fast lap of 131.776 mph.

The second five included Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart.

Qualifying is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. EST and will be televised live on SPEED. A total of 45 cars are entered in this week’s race, the smallest field all season.

SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 PRACTICE 1 RESULTS

Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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