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Late lap bumps Kurt Busch off top of leaderboard
Kurt Busch was all set to back up his initial fast lap in the first test session with another chart-topper in round two Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway. Then along came Greg Biffle.
Biffle, who won at Texas last spring, drove his No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford to a fast lap of 192.864 mph to conclude the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 car test on the 1.5-mile track. He was consistent, posting the second-best lap in the two-hour first session.
FIRST RUN: Kurt Busch tops first session at Texas
His final speed, recorded late in the 90-minute session, bumped Busch's 192.369-mph lap off the practice chart perch. Busch, in the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, logged a 191.225-mph lap to lead the opening two-hour run.
Kyle Busch, surprisingly winless in 15 Sprint Cup starts at the Fort Worth track, jumped to third-fastest in the second session with a 191.639-mph lap. Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon completed the top five.
Martin Truex Jr., who won the pole last April at Texas, was 10th-fastest in his Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota at 189.387. Austin Dillon, who will be making just his fifth career Sprint Cup start in Saturday's 500-miler, chimed in with the seventh-fastest lap, driving for James Finch's No. 51 Phoenix Racing team.
Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski failed to improve on his 28th-fastest time in the opening session. He wound up 30th in the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford in the nightcap test run.
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 27.999 | 192.864 | 12 | 14 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Racing / Serta Chevrolet | 28.071 | 192.369 | 14 | 14 | -0.072 | -0.072 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.178 | 191.639 | 22 | 22 | -0.179 | -0.107 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevrolet | 28.180 | 191.625 | 27 | 29 | -0.181 | -0.002 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Cromax Pro Chevrolet | 28.207 | 191.442 | 22 | 23 | -0.208 | -0.027 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 28.254 | 191.123 | 13 | 13 | -0.255 | -0.047 |
| 7 | 51 | Austin Dillon(i) | Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet / Realtree Chevrolet | 28.381 | 190.268 | 6 | 9 | -0.382 | -0.127 |
| 8 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 28.494 | 189.514 | 19 | 19 | -0.495 | -0.113 |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | Best Buy Ford | 28.497 | 189.494 | 16 | 16 | -0.498 | -0.003 |
| 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 28.513 | 189.387 | 1 | 45 | -0.514 | -0.016 |
| 11 | 83 | David Reutimann | Dr Pepper Toyota | 28.536 | 189.235 | 27 | 27 | -0.537 | -0.023 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Dover White Chevrolet | 28.570 | 189.009 | 22 | 36 | -0.571 | -0.034 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Eckrich Ford | 28.593 | 188.857 | 14 | 46 | -0.594 | -0.023 |
| 14 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 28.642 | 188.534 | 2 | 27 | -0.643 | -0.049 |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 28.650 | 188.482 | 18 | 24 | -0.651 | -0.008 |
| 16 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 28.702 | 188.140 | 13 | 35 | -0.703 | -0.052 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Chevrolet | 28.729 | 187.963 | 28 | 49 | -0.730 | -0.027 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bell Helicopter Chevrolet | 28.732 | 187.944 | 29 | 42 | -0.733 | -0.003 |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 28.772 | 187.682 | 1 | 29 | -0.773 | -0.040 |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet | 28.773 | 187.676 | 1 | 11 | -0.774 | -0.001 |
| 21 | 19 | Mike Bliss(i) | Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante Toyota | 28.784 | 187.604 | 7 | 7 | -0.785 | -0.011 |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Time Warner Cable Chevrolet | 28.787 | 187.585 | 8 | 40 | -0.788 | -0.003 |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target / Kellogg's Chevrolet | 28.798 | 187.513 | 22 | 29 | -0.799 | -0.011 |
| 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 28.829 | 187.311 | 5 | 8 | -0.830 | -0.031 |
| 25 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Gander Mountain Toyota | 28.842 | 187.227 | 4 | 20 | -0.843 | -0.013 |
| 26 | 11 | Brian Vickers(i) | FedEx Office / March of Dimes Toyota | 28.859 | 187.117 | 3 | 44 | -0.860 | -0.017 |
| 27 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Dr Pepper Toyota | 28.864 | 187.084 | 16 | 17 | -0.865 | -0.005 |
| 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 28.891 | 186.909 | 2 | 23 | -0.892 | -0.027 |
| 29 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans Chevrolet | 28.927 | 186.677 | 1 | 47 | -0.928 | -0.036 |
| 30 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Ford | 28.936 | 186.619 | 2 | 26 | -0.937 | -0.009 |
| 31 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 29.029 | 186.021 | 1 | 23 | -1.030 | -0.093 |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick # | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 29.030 | 186.014 | 16 | 33 | -1.031 | -0.001 |
| 33 | 35 | Josh Wise(i) | MDS Transport Ford | 29.040 | 185.950 | 7 | 10 | -1.041 | -0.010 |
| 34 | 7 | Dave Blaney | SANY Chevrolet | 29.047 | 185.906 | 1 | 14 | -1.048 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | ATIgunstocks.com Toyota | 29.093 | 185.612 | 1 | 4 | -1.094 | -0.046 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Lean 1 / Swan Energy Toyota | 29.136 | 185.338 | 1 | 23 | -1.137 | -0.043 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 29.181 | 185.052 | 15 | 32 | -1.182 | -0.045 |
| 38 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Little Joe's Autos / Precon Marine Chevrolet | 29.287 | 184.382 | 1 | 16 | -1.288 | -0.106 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | EZ Pawn / EZ Money Ford | 29.414 | 183.586 | 9 | 15 | -1.415 | -0.127 |
| 40 | 95 | Scott Speed | Tracking Point / B&D Electrical Ford | 29.427 | 183.505 | 6 | 8 | -1.428 | -0.013 |
| 41 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Pine-Sol Toyota | 29.448 | 183.374 | 7 | 20 | -1.449 | -0.021 |
| 42 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing Ford | 29.679 | 181.947 | 4 | 4 | -1.680 | -0.231 |
| 43 | 32 | Timmy Hill # | OXY water Ford | 29.828 | 181.038 | 13 | 24 | -1.829 | -0.149 |
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