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Indianapolis NASCAR blog -- Friday

Updated: July 24, 2009, 6:00 PM ET
By Terry Blount, Ed Hinton, David Newton and K. Lee Davis | ESPN.com

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4:49 p.m.

Mark Martin turned the fastest lap of the day at 180.643 mph, edging Juan Pablo Montoya at the end of practice.

Kasey Kahne was third and Kevin Harvick a surprising fourth on the speed chart at the end of the second practice.

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Sam Hornish Jr. and Michael Waltrip got the lucky draw spots for qualifying tomorrow.

4:19 p.m.

Qualifying starts at 10 ...

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