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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Vickers To Roll Off No. 1 At Homestead
Brian Vickers will be the first qualifier for the Ford 400...
Tom Jensen  |  Posted November 20, 2009   Homestead, FL
Brian Vickers will be the first to attempt to qualify for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers will be the first of 48 cars attempting to qualify for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this afternoon.

Vickers, who is 12th in the Sprint Cup points standings, will take to the track in No. 83 his Red Bull Toyota Camry, followed by David Ragan, who will pilot the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion, the only Ford in the field with the new FR9 powerplant.

They will be followed by Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski.

NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson drew a great qualifying slot, going out 33rd, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin goes out seventh.

Johnson leads Martin by 108 points heading into Homestead and can clinch his record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship by finishing 25th or better. Jeff Gordon is third, 61 points ahead of Kurt Busch. If Gordon can hang onto third, Hendrick will become the first team in history to sweep the top three points-paying positions.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Order

Ford 400

Homestead-Miami Speedway

• Must qualify on speed

Car number, driver, sponsor, brand, owner

83, Brian Vickers, Red Bull Racing, Toyota Camry, Red Bull
6, David Ragan, UPS, Ford Fusion, Roush Fenway Racing
11, Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
88, Dale Earnhardt Jr., National Guard/AMP Energy, Chevrolet Impala SS, Hendrick
12, Brad Keselowski, Penske Racing, Dodge Charger, Penske Racing
42, Juan Pablo Montoya, Target, Chevy, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
5, Mark Martin, Kellogg’s/Carquest, Chevy, Hendrick Motorsports
44, AJ Allmendinger, Ford Drive One, Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports
34, John Andretti, Taco Bell, Chevy, Front Row Motorsports
2, Kurt Busch, Miller Lite, Dodge Charger, Penske
00, David Reutimann, Aaron's Dream Machine, Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing
18, Kyle Busch, M&M’s, Toyota, JGR
17, Matt Kenseth, DeWalt, Ford, Roush
20, Joey Logano, Home Depot, Toyota, JGR
24, Jeff Gordon, Dupont, Chevy, Hendrick
39, Ryan Newman, Stewart-Haas Racing, Chevy, Stewart-Haas Racing
1, Martin Truex Jr., Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats, Chevrolet Impala SS, EGR
43, Reed Sorenson, Siemens, Dodge, RPM
99, Carl Edwards, Aflac, Ford, Roush
07, Casey Mears, Jack Daniel’s, Chevy, Richard Childress Racing
14, Tony Stewart, Office Depot, Chevy, Stewart-Haas
96, Erik Darnell, Valvoline, Ford, Hall of Fame Racing
31, Jeff Burton, Caterpillar, Chevy, RCR
29, Kevin Harvick, Shell-Pennzoil, Chevy, RCR
98, Paul Menard, Johns Manville/Menards, Ford, Yates Racing
7, Matt Crafton, TBD, Toyota, Robby Gordon Motorsports
16, Greg Biffle , 3M, Ford, Roush
9, Kasey Kahne, Budweiser, Dodge, RPM
55, Michael Waltrip, NAPA, Toyota, MWR
19, Elliott Sadler, Best Buy, Dodge, RPM
26, Jamie McMurray, Crown Royal, Ford, Roush
48, Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's, Chevy, Hendrick
77, Sam Hornish Jr., Mobil 1, Dodge, Penske
33, Clint Bowyer, Cheerios/Hamburger Helper, Chevy, RCR
47, Marcos Ambrose, Little Debbie-Kingsford-Clorox, Toyota, JTG-Daugherty Racing
71, Bobby Labonte, TaxSlayer.com, Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports •
02, David Gilliland, Farm Bureau, Toyota, JGR
66, Dave Blaney, TBA, Toyota, Prism Motorsports •
70, Mike Skinner, TBA, Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports •
21, Bill Elliott, Motorcraft, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
13, Max Papis, GEICO, Toyota, Germain Racing •
78, Regan Smith, Furniture Row, Chevy, Furniture Row Racing •
08, Terry Labonte, FanCar, Toyota, EM Motorsports
87, Joe Nemechek, TBA, Toyota, NEMCO Motorsports •
36, Michael McDowell, Wave Energy Drink, Toyota, Tommy Baldwin Racing •
09, David Stremme, Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Dodge, Phoenix Racing •
37, Travis Kvapil, Long John Silver’s Dodge, Front Row Motorsports •
82, Scott Speed, Red Bull, Toyota, Red Bull Racing •

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief 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 television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. 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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