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Mark Green was quickest in the final practice for the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond Speedway. (John Harrelson/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos
Tune into SPEED for live flag-to-flag coverage of the Lipton Tea 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET and stay tuned to SPEEDtv.com for more news and post-race coverage.
Mark Green, who is only driving a part-time NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule this year, was fastest in Friday’s lone round of prior to the Lipton 250 tonight at Richmond International Raceway.
Green put his Mary Louise Miller-owned No. 70 Chevrolet atop the Nationwide speed charts at RIR with a best lap of 124.792 miles per hour at the 0.75-mile track. Because he is racing only part-time, Green will have to qualify for tonight’s race on speed.
Second on the charts behind Green was the No. 9 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, which driver Kasey Kahne wheeled to a lap of 124.418 mph.
Then it was Mike Bliss at 124.269 mph in James Finch’s No. 1 Chevrolet in third. Rookie Landon Cassill, driving the JR Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., was fourth fastest with a lap of 124.235 mph.
Completing the top five in Friday morning’s practice was Kyle Busch, who already has three Nationwide Series victories in the first 10 races of the season. Busch’s best lap was 123.961 mph in the Braun Racing Toyota.
Tonight’s Lipton 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race will be televised live on SPEED tonight, starting at 7:30 p.m. EST. Stayed tuned to SPEEDTV.com for complete results.
SPEED will also have live coverage of qualifying for the Lipton 250, which begins at 4 p.m.
LIPTON TEA 250 PRACTICE 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
SPEED will televise the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV and the NASCAR Sprint Showdown live on May 17, as well as provide more than 90 hours of support programming prior to the event. Stay tuned to SPEEDtv.com for frequent updates on the history of the event and all the details about this year’s action.
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Tune into SPEED for live flag-to-flag coverage of the Lipton Tea 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET and stay tuned to SPEEDtv.com for more news and post-race coverage.
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