Paul Menard

Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton paced Friday's opening NASCAR Nationwide Series practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leading the way with a lap of 166.584 mph. Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards (166.543) and CJM Racing's Denny Hamlin (166.052) were second and third, respectively. Michael Waltrip Racing's Scott Speed and Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch completed the top five.  

PAUL MENARD will make his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday in the Ford 400. Menard averages a 34.3 starting position and a 27.3 finishing position in Sprint Cup competition. Menard has also led one lap of competition at the 1.5-mile speedway.  

Fifty-two cars are on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Ford 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Included on the list is the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of series points leader Kyle Busch, who will clinch the Nationwide championship when he takes the green flag. Also on the list is Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards, a fellow Sprint Cup driver who is second in the Nationwide point standings.  

Jimmie Johnson won't plan any parties this week, or waste a minute pondering his place in NASCAR history.  

34. (42) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 268, 36.5, 61, $75,900. 35. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 256, 59, 58, $84,825. 36. (11) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 251, 53.3, 55, $74,675. 37. (26) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 239, 56.7, 52, $99,040. 38. (19) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, 170, 58, 49, $94,748. 39. (20) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, acc., 169, 60.5, 46, $66,300. 40. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, steer., 47, 32.3, 43, $66,150. 41. (38) Michael McDowell, Toyota, bra., 36, 31.8, 40, $66,000. ...  

1. (2) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200 laps, 148.4 rating, 195 points. 2. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 122.5, 170. 3. (10) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 200, 113.5, 165. 4. (5) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200, 110.2, 160. 5. (17) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 200, 104.5, 155. 6. (9) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 109.3, 150. 7. (12) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 200, 98.6, 146. 8. (8) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 200, 101.8, 142. 9. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 93, 138. 10. (15) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 200, 92.3, 134. 11. (16) ...  

1. (20) Denny Hamlin , Toyota , 133.968 mph. 2. (60) Carl Edwards , Ford , 133.319. 3. (33) Kevin Harvick , Chevrolet, 132.719. 4. (18) Kyle Busch , Toyota, 132.69. 5. (29) Clint Bowyer , Chevrolet, 132.616. 6. (38) Jason Leffler , Toyota, 132.509. 7. (98) Paul Menard , Ford, 132.426. 8. (11) Mike Bliss , Toyota, 132.091. 9. (6) David Ragan , Ford, 132.076. 10. (32) Reed Sorenson , Toyota, 131.994. 11. (12) Justin Allgaier , Dodge, 131.617. 12. (16) Matt Kenseth , Ford, 131.589. 13. (91) Terry C  

For the first time in almost 50 years, the Valley will not have a major open-wheel race in 2010.