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THIRD/FINAL PRACTICE - run Sat 5:30-6:20pm est

FIN	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	SPEED	TIME	BEHIND
1	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Ford EcoBoost	180.863	30.653	Leader
2	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	180.193	30.767	-0.114
3	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Sport Clips	179.959	30.807	-0.154
4	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Wrigley's Doublemint	179.837	30.828	-0.175
5	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M / Manheim Auctions	179.481	30.889	-0.236
6	2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Miller Lite	178.839	31.000	-0.347
7	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	178.758	31.014	-0.361
8	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	NAPA Shocks	178.648	31.033	-0.380
9	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	177.795	31.182	-0.529
10	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	Target	177.630	31.211	-0.558
11	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	5-hour Energy	177.448	31.243	-0.590
12	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats	177.391	31.253	-0.600
13	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Rheem	176.949	31.331	-0.678
14	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Army Medicine	176.820	31.354	-0.701
15	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Quaker State / Menards	176.752	31.366	-0.713
16	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Subway	176.690	31.377	-0.724
17	22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	176.645	31.385	-0.732
18	20	Michael McDowell	Toyota	The Home Depot	176.504	31.410	-0.757
19	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	176.420	31.425	-0.772
20	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew	176.257	31.454	-0.801
21	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	175.866	31.524	-0.871
22	51	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	175.587	31.574	-0.921
23	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	175.338	31.619	-0.966
24	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	AdvoCare	175.327	31.621	-0.968
25	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	DEWALT	175.028	31.675	-1.022
26	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	Kingsford	174.746	31.726	-1.073
27	34	David Ragan	Ford	Glory Foods	174.713	31.732	-1.079
28	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	174.455	31.779	-1.126
29	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	174.077	31.848	-1.195
30	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Good Sam Club / Camping World	173.891	31.882	-1.229
31	83	Landon Cassill	Toyota	Burger King	173.679	31.921	-1.268
32	195	Scott Speed	Ford	Jordan Truck Sales	173.646	31.927	-1.274
33	36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	172.888	32.067	-1.414
34	38	David Gilliland	Ford	House / Autry	172.786	32.086	-1.433
35	30	David Stremme	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	172.517	32.136	-1.483
36	32	T.J. Bell	Ford	Greensmoke	172.120	32.210	-1.557
37	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	Dr Pepper / Burger King	171.556	32.316	-1.663
38	10	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	170.879	32.444	-1.791
39	191	Reed Sorenson	Chevrolet	Plinker Tactical	170.291	32.556	-1.903
40	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	169.707	32.668	-2.015
41	37	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	MaxQworkforce .com	168.675	32.868	-2.215
42	87	Joe Nemechek

Best of luck Duff & GET MONEY!!!!!!

Thanks Griff.

Here is how Bro and I picked

                             D                           B(1stpick)

  1unit               Gordon                    Johnson

                         Stewart                      Kenseth

                         Kyle Bush                   Biffle

  1unit                Edwards                     Hamlin

Was looking at Gordon as my top pick, then Kenseth, Stewart and Johnson in that order,,, then Hamlin, Kyle Bush, Keselowski and Edwards.  

 Gordon - runs good at Atl and needs win for chase, was top 5 in last two practices.  Picking Gordon to win.

 Kenseth- Strong in last two practices,  one concern I have is his last two races at Atl he finished around tenth,  after picking with Bro he said Kenseth had fastest 10 lap average in final practice.

 Johnson and Stewart have both had really strong finishes in 2011 and 2010,  both run this track strong,  Both didnt have the best practice times in 2nd or 3rd practice.

Edwards - has had strong finishes the last two races, 5th in 2011 and 2nd in 2010,  needs win for chase but has a different crew chief from last year.

 Biffle- had good 2nd practice and qualified well, dont think he has ever won at Atl,  I look for Biffle to run fron 6th to 10th.

  On my last pick I told Bro I was debating between Edwards and Keselowski,  Bro said he had about three better than both of them,  I went ahead and took Edwards,  Bro said he liked Kahne, truex and Boyer better than Edwards or Keselowski.  

 Bro said JR had struggled and didnt like his car,  also said KyleBush hit the wall in final practice, Kyle said he didnt hurt anything on the car.  Bro said Kenseth had the fastest 10 lap average in final practice.  Bro said they showed Gordon a lot in final practice, didnt know if this meant anything or not.  Couldnt get Bro to give me a top three,  he said Johnson is tough anywhere, he liked Kenseth and Biffle, he said Roush is tough on mile and half tracks,  he likes Gordon to run well and he thinks Kahne will be tough.

Will post Bro and SLim Lems picks when I find out how they pick.

good luck tonigh DD

   Thanks DMan3

 Here is how Bro and SLim Lem picked

                 1stpick  B                             SL

  2units           JJohnson                       Gordon

                        Kenseth                         Biffle

                         KyleBush                      Hamlin

  1unit               Stewart                            Keselowski

  1unit                Kahne                           Truex

BOL Duffer

Thanks JohnnyMo,, been at OTB.

  Bro and I splt,,   Slim Lem sweeps Bro for 4 units

RESULTS ATLANTA

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS
1	7	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Sport Clips	48/5	327	Running
2	5	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	43/1	327	Running
3	21	2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Miller Lite	41/0	327	Running
4	28	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	NAPA Shocks	41/1	327	Running
5	24	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Rheem	40/1	327	Running
6	3	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Wrigley's Doublemint	39/1	327	Running
7	35	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew	37/0	327	Running
8	18	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Quaker State / Menards	36/0	327	Running
9	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Ford EcoBoost	35/0	327	Running
10	6	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	34/0	327	Running
11	15	22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	0	327	Running
12	26	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	32/0	327	Running
13	16	51	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	31/0	327	Running
14	27	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	30/0	327	Running
15	2	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M / Manheim Auctions	30/1	327	Running
16	32	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Good Sam Club / Camping World	0	327	Running
17	10	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	DEWALT	27/0	327	Running
18	9	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	The Home Depot	26/0	327	Running
19	25	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	Kingsford	25/0	327	Running
20	40	83	Landon Cassill	Toyota	Burger King	24/0	327	Running
21	33	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	Target	23/0	327	Running
22	1	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1	23/1	327	Running
23	11	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	21/0	325	Running
24	20	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats	20/0	325	Running
25	22	36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	19/0	324	Running
26	41	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	Dr Pepper / Burger King	18/0	324	Running
27	30	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	5-hour Energy	17/0	324	Running
28	14	34	David Ragan	Ford	Glory Foods	16/0	323	Running
29	23	10	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	0	321	Running
30	42	32	T.J. Bell	Ford	Greensmoke	0	319	Running
31	29	38	David Gilliland	Ford	House / Autry	13/0	298	Running
32	13	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	AdvoCare	12/0	297	Running
33	19	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	11/0	291	Engine
34	8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	10/0	269	Accident
35	17	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Army Medicine	9/0	268	Accident
36	12	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Subway	8/0	264	Engine
37	36	195	Scott Speed	Ford	Jordan Truck Sales	7/0	196	Susp.
38	34	249	Jason Leffler	Toyota	Robinson-Blak- eney Racing	0	77	Vibration
39	31	30	David Stremme	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	5/0	54	Susp.
40	39	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	4/0	43	Vibration
41	43	37	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	MaxQworkforce .com	3/0	32	Brakes
42	38	191	Reed Sorenson	Chevrolet	Plinker Tactical	0	24	Overheating
43	37	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota