5mile tracks and current state of the team

Burton is looking continue his current hot streak on the season that has seen him finish in the top-10 in his last three races including a season best second-place last week at Phoenix. In his last 1.5-mile high banked track, run at Texas, Burton finished fifth. Despite the good run at Texas, Burtons team opted to bring a brand new chassis for this race and if this an indication to what may be in store for 2010 for RCR, missing the Chase likely will not occur again. Harvicks good run in practice shouldnt come as too much of surprise, even though he did beat out the regular practice bullys of Johnson and Martin. Harvick has finished in the top-10 in six of his last eight Miami starts, including last seasons best of second-place. This week he has brought the same chassis that finished fifth at Texas two weeks ago. Both Harvick and Burton also put together the best average lap speeds during happy Hour which means Mark Martin may have a battle on his hands as he attempts to lead the most laps and win the race.

Top Speeds - Saturdays First Practice Session: 1) Mark Martin 168.177 mphAVG 30 laps 162.027 2) Denny Hamlin 167.884 mphAVG 32 laps 161.119 3) Jimmie Johnson 167.863 mphAVG 31 laps 161.497 4) Ryan Newman 167.822 mphAVG 28 laps 161.046 5) Kyle Busch 167.811 mph24 laps 161.554 Top Average speed: Kevin Harvick 24 laps 163.194 Most laps run: Brian Vickers 39 Top Speeds - Saturdays Final Practice (Happy Hour) 1) Jeff Burton 165.736 mphAVG 44 laps 161.439 2) Kevin Harvick 165.375AVG 42 laps 161.293 3) Mark Martin 165.067 mphAVG 47 laps 160.923 4) Martin Truex Jr 165.022 mphAVG 48 laps 160.923 5) Ryan Newman 164.604 mphAVG 50 laps 160.103 Top-10 Rated Drivers do Homestead-Miami based on final practices, recent performances on high banked 1.5-mile tracks, and current state of the team. 1) Mark Martin 2) Kevin Harvick 3) Kurt Busch 4) Jeff Burton 5) Jimmie Johnson 6) Ryan Newman 7) Denny Hamlin 8) Tony Stewart 9) Kyle Busch 10) Juan Pablo Montoya. The below events did not happen anywhere other then the author's head (that he knows of) Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, not long after the Titans defeated the Bills by a 41-17 score in Nashville:Bud Adams is feeling a level of friskiness that belies his age of 86, but not the perfect mix of whiskey andViagra he is currently sailing on “Yee haw!” he says “We are back on the victory train. Nothing can stop the Adams’ Family now!”“Shirley,” he says (Shirley is Adams' assistant), “get me Fisher on the phone, would ya, sweetie”Adams is dancing around his owner’s suite.

“I can’t believe it took that stiff Goodell so long to get out of my box. That girl is as limber as a dishrag.” Adams pauses long enough to watch Shirley walk over to the snack tray. “I told you didn’t I tell you Ol’ Uncle Bud said put in Vince and we’ll start winning.”“You did, Bud.” Fisher couldn’t believe it, but it was working so far, and it was a little hard to admit “The defense is coming around too. Don’t forget that.”“Well, pardner, to celebrate the glorious turnaround my genius has created, we are going to have a mandatory party at team headquarters tonight.

Nothin’ too fancy just a good ol’ casual celebration No skirts...they can wait for us after the party. Aint that right, Shirley!”“That’s right, Bud.” Shirley has no idea what she is agreeing with but goes along with it anyway. She knows when Uncle Bud is in this kind of mood, presents are sure to follow her good behavior. Shirley has an uncanny ability to use material items, like a drunk uses alcohol, to black out memories.“Alright, Bud,” says Fisher, actually looking forward to the chance to blow off some steam. “I’ll let the guys know.”Three hours later: Tennessee Titans headquarters is transformed into party central complete with an open bar, steaks, DJ, and a disco ball.Kerry Collins slumbers in He is not looking forward to this. He feels a little jaded that everyone on the team decided to play so much better after he was benched.There was a time in his life when it wouldn’t have mattered if his mother just died he would have still been ready for a party.