CUP: Roush Fenway Fords Lead The Way

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CUP: Roush Fenway Fords Lead The Way

NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Greg Biffle was fast on Saturday…

Tom Jensen | Posted September 01, 2012 Hampton, GA

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M / Manheim Auctions Ford, drives on track during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)

Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth set the pace in Saturday’s first of two practice rounds for tomorrow’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Biffle, the series points leader, had a best lap of 181.005 miles per hour, while Kenseth was close behind at 180.734 mph. Dale Earnhardt was third at 179.901 mph in his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, ahead of Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 56 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. Truex’s teammate, Clint Bowyer completed the top five.

Interestingly, the top four during practice all are in the top five in points.

The second five was Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski.

The final Happy Hour round of practice takes place at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be televised live on SPEED.

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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