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By: Toby Christie, Editor – Follow on Twitter @Toby_Christie

FORT WORTH, Texas — In Friday’s opening practice session for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500, Ryan Blaney was fastest among eight drivers who eclipsed the pole-winning speed from the spring race at Texas Motor Speedway. Blaney’s lap — 199.933 mph — was just shy of a 200 mile-per-hour average.

Back in the spring, the North Carolina native started second at Texas and dominated the event. In all, Blaney won a stage and led 148 laps. However pit strategy and issues on pit road between stages mired him deep in the field late in the race, and he wasn’t able to rebound. Blaney finished 12th that day.

Fast forward seven months, and the 23-year-old driver — who won at Pocono earlier this year — comes to Texas a championship contender, and he’s looking to avenge that frustrating finish earlier in the season at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Continue reading “Blaney Looking to Avenge Spring Texas Race, Move on in Playoffs”

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1 16 Greg Biffle Scotch Blue Ford 27.873 193.736
2 6 David Ragan UPS My Choice Ford 27.874 193.729
3 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 27.884 193.659
4 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 27.916 193.437
5 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 27.942 193.257
6 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 27.953 193.181
7 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 27.969 193.071
8 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 27.976 193.023
9 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 27.987 192.947
10 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 27.995 192.892

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11 48 Jimmie Johnson mylowes Chevrolet 27.998 192.871
12 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 28.006 192.816
13 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 28.039 192.589
14 22 Kurt Busch AAA Dodge 28.056 192.472
15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 28.072 192.362

Continue reading “Starting lineup for Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 – Biffle Fastest”