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LAS VEGAS -- An eventful final practice at Las Vegas left four teams heading to the rear of the field for the start of Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400.
Ryan Newman blew an engine on the first lap of Happy Hour and was limited to 11 laps of practice. Kenny Wallace wrecked in Turn 4 in the final minutes of the session and pancaked the right side of his No. 78 Chevrolet.
Happy Hour Speeds
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Pos. Driver Speed
1. Kyle Busch 170.089
2. Matt Kenseth 169.646
3. Kurt Busch 168.988
4. Carl Edwards 168.845
5. Jeff Burton 168.787
Jeremy Mayfield, who was running behind Wallace, slipped in the oil from the wreck and destroyed his No. 19 Dodge.
Both teams were forced to use a backup car.
"[Wallace] wrecked immediately in front of us," said Chris Andrews, Mayfield's team director. "Jeremy was just in the wrong place in the wrong time."
Nextel Cup teams had one extended practice session on Saturday after morning rain dampened the track. Kyle Busch, who finished second here last year, led the final session at 170.089 mph.
Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Racing cars had seven of the top 11 speeds in the final practice.
Teams practiced in cool, cloudy conditions that are expected to remain relatively unchanged for Sunday.
Newman had valve train problems just minutes into the session, and his team borrowed an engine from teammate Kurt Busch in order to gain practice time. The team was able to complete the motor swap with 15 minutes to spare in the session.
Newman, who had been slated to start 11th on Sunday, didn't comment after the session.
The late accident ruined a decent start to the weekend for Mayfield, who had qualified 24th and had been 17th-best in practice. It also a blow to Kenny Wallace's small team, which had gotten into the field for the second week ina row.
Matt Kenseth, the winner two weeks ago at Fontana, was second-best in the final session. Kurt Busch was third.
J.J. Yeley, coming off a career-best eighth at Fontana, ran more laps than anyone on Saturday (73) and finished with the fifth-best time.
Scott Wimmer, who had been 23rd-quickest in the session, also changed engines and will start in the back Sunday.
Ryan Newman blew an engine on the first lap of Happy Hour and was limited to 11 laps of practice. Kenny Wallace wrecked in Turn 4 in the final minutes of the session and pancaked the right side of his No. 78 Chevrolet.
Happy Hour Speeds
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Pos. Driver Speed
1. Kyle Busch 170.089
2. Matt Kenseth 169.646
3. Kurt Busch 168.988
4. Carl Edwards 168.845
5. Jeff Burton 168.787
Jeremy Mayfield, who was running behind Wallace, slipped in the oil from the wreck and destroyed his No. 19 Dodge.
Both teams were forced to use a backup car.
"[Wallace] wrecked immediately in front of us," said Chris Andrews, Mayfield's team director. "Jeremy was just in the wrong place in the wrong time."
Nextel Cup teams had one extended practice session on Saturday after morning rain dampened the track. Kyle Busch, who finished second here last year, led the final session at 170.089 mph.
Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Racing cars had seven of the top 11 speeds in the final practice.
Teams practiced in cool, cloudy conditions that are expected to remain relatively unchanged for Sunday.
Newman had valve train problems just minutes into the session, and his team borrowed an engine from teammate Kurt Busch in order to gain practice time. The team was able to complete the motor swap with 15 minutes to spare in the session.
Newman, who had been slated to start 11th on Sunday, didn't comment after the session.
The late accident ruined a decent start to the weekend for Mayfield, who had qualified 24th and had been 17th-best in practice. It also a blow to Kenny Wallace's small team, which had gotten into the field for the second week ina row.
Matt Kenseth, the winner two weeks ago at Fontana, was second-best in the final session. Kurt Busch was third.
J.J. Yeley, coming off a career-best eighth at Fontana, ran more laps than anyone on Saturday (73) and finished with the fifth-best time.
Scott Wimmer, who had been 23rd-quickest in the session, also changed engines and will start in the back Sunday.
