NNS: Menard Leads First Round At Charlotte

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NNS: Menard Leads First Round At Charlotte

Paul Menard has had a strong season in the Nationwide Series...

Tom Jensen | Posted May 27, 2010 Concord, NC

Paul Menard paced Thursday's opening Nationwide Series practice at Charlotte. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Paul Menard led Thursday’s opening round of practice for the Tech-Net Auto Service 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Menard blistered the 1.5-mile CMS track at 177.328 miles per hour in his No. 96 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. Close behind was the No. 11 Braun Racing Toyota of Brian Scott, who clocked a best lap of 177.061 mph.

The remainder of the top five consisted of defending NNS race champion Kyle Busch, at 176.171 mph in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed by Steve Wallace and Carl Edwards.

The second five was Ryan Newman, Joey Logano Jason Leffler, Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

The final "Happy Hour" round of NNS practice begins at 5 p.m. ET Thursday and will be televised live on SPEED.

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEEDtv.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100 and e-mail him at Jensen 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. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association and an NMPA Writer of the Year.

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