Edwards, Buescher top boards of NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series Practices
HAMPTON, Ga. (Aug. 29, 2014) – Carl Edwards turned a lap of 28.747 (192.855 mph) around Atlanta Motor Speedway to lead Friday afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) practice session at the 1.5-mile oval. Roush Fenway rookie Chris Buescher followed suit, turning a lap of 31.167 (177.880 mph) to lead the first Nationwide Series (NNS) session.
Greg Biffle turned the eighth fastest lap in the NSCS session and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was 11th.
Fellow Roush Fenway rookie Ryan Reed was sixth in the first NNS session, and Trevor Bayne was seventh. Buescher, Bayne and Reed were fifth, 12th and 16th respectively in final NNS practice.
The NSCS will hold qualifying this afternoon at 7:10 p.m. ET. NNS qualifying is set for Saturday at 4:10 p.m. with the race set for 7:30 p.m. The race will be televised live on ESPN2.
The Sprint Cup Series will hold two more 50-minute practice sessions on Saturday (3:00 and 6:00 p.m.). Sunday night’s 500-mile NSCS race is set 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised live on ESPN.
Roush Fenway Racing is the winningest team in NASCAR history, fielding multiple teams in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with championship drivers Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Trevor Bayne, Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher. Having celebrated 25 winning years in 2012, Roush Fenway is the leader in NASCAR marketing solutions, pioneering motorsport’s first team-focused TV show and its award-winning marketing campaigns for “RFR Driven”, “Let Ricky Race”, Pillow Pets, RickyvsTrevor.com, “25 Winning Years” and Google+.  Visit RoushFenway.com, circle on Google+, become a fan on Facebook and Instagram and follow on Twitter at @roushfenway.
