LIVE Daytona Friday Blog

By Greg Engle
Cup Scene Daily,February 17

-8:40AM After a short three hour nap and an update on the main page, I'm getting ready to head back to the Speedway.

-10:45AM I’ve made it into the infield media center and we are currently conducting the Nextel Wake Up call.

The guests this morning are Richard Petty, Bill Davis, Richard Childress and Robert Yates.

More on that later.

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Daytona 500
Practice #5
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.

Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, February 17, 2006 @ 2:47 PM Eastern

Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next

1 40 David Stremme # Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 47.038 191.335 3 28

2 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet 47.039 191.331 3 29 -0.001 -0.001

3 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 47.057 191.257 3 29 -0.019 -0.018

4 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 47.059 191.249 3 24 -0.021 -0.002

5 36 Bill Elliott Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 47.071 191.201 3 32 -0.033 -0.012

6 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie/Motorcraft/USAF Ford 47.146 190.896 3 28 -0.108 -0.075

7 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 47.148 190.888 3 36 -0.110 -0.002

8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 47.159 190.844 4 35 -0.121 -0.011

9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 47.167 190.811 3 33 -0.129 -0.008

10 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 47.169 190.803 3 27 -0.131 -0.002

11 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 47.500 189.474 2 28 -0.462 -0.331

12 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 47.589 189.119 2 26 -0.551 -0.089

13 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 47.610 189.036 5 32 -0.572 -0.021

14 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 47.613 189.024 3 16 -0.575 -0.003

15 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 47.623 188.984 5 34 -0.585 -0.010

16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 47.623 188.984 5 30 -0.585 0.000

17 41 Reed Sorenson # Target Dodge 47.631 188.953 2 31 -0.593 -0.008

18 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 47.652 188.869 20 35 -0.614 -0.021

19 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 47.658 188.846 5 21 -0.620 -0.006

20 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 47.664 188.822 2 34 -0.626 -0.006

21 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 47.675 188.778 3 14 -0.637 -0.011

22 32 Travis Kvapil Tide Chevrolet 47.675 188.778 5 11 -0.637 0.000

23 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 47.717 188.612 4 29 -0.679 -0.042

24 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 47.736 188.537 24 34 -0.698 -0.019

25 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 47.764 188.426 4 28 -0.726 -0.028

26 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet 47.772 188.395 32 53 -0.734 -0.008

27 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 47.776 188.379 2 34 -0.738 -0.004

28 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 47.790 188.324 3 19 -0.752 -0.014

29 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 47.803 188.273 5 26 -0.765 -0.013

30 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Express Chevrolet 47.848 188.096 11 33 -0.810 -0.045

31 96 Terry Labonte DLP® HDTV/Tweeter Chevrolet 47.893 187.919 11 22 -0.855 -0.045

32 49 Brent Sherman # Serta Dodge 47.907 187.864 5 34 -0.869 -0.014

33 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 47.967 187.629 22 25 -0.929 -0.060

34 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Apex Electric Chevrolet 48.029 187.387 2 15 -0.991 -0.062

35 07 Clint Bowyer # Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 48.058 187.274 20 26 -1.020 -0.029

36 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 48.096 187.126 12 12 -1.058 -0.038

37 18 J.J. Yeley # Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 48.177 186.811 17 19 -1.139 -0.081

38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Financial Dodge 48.260 186.490 7 23 -1.222 -0.083

39 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 48.662 184.949 3 3 -1.624 -0.402

40 00 Hermie Sadler Aaron's Dream Machine Ford 49.037 183.535 3 12 -1.999 -0.375

41 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford No Time

42 * 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort Dodge No Time

43 * 61 Kevin Lepage AMP Energy Drink Ford No Time

* - Required to qualify on time

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Second Race

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