TRUCKS: Kurt Busch Leads Talladega Practice

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TRUCKS: Kurt Busch Leads Talladega Practice

Kurt Busch, James Buescher 1-2 at Talladega...

Mike Hembree | Posted October 05, 2012 Talladega, AL

Kurt Busch led the final practice session Friday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway for Saturday's Fred's 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Kurt Busch topped 190 miles per hour to lead Friday afternoon’s practice for Saturday’s fred’s 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Busch ran 190.620 miles per hour to edge James Buescher, who was clocked at 190.616. Following in the top five were Matt Crafton, Miguel Paludo and Jason White.

Series point leader Ty Dillon was eighth.

Buescher trails Dillon by one point entering Saturday’s race.

Timothy Peters, third in points, was 17th fastest in the practice.

Qualifying is scheduled at 5 p.m. (ET) Friday and will be televised by SPEED, which also will broadcast Saturday’s race, beginning with the Setup at 3:30 p.m.

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 30 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

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