Biffle's Roush teammate, Matt Kenseth who struggled last season, posted the fast speed of the 3rd and final practice session for the Nextel Cup Auto 500 at California Speedway with a run of 39.282 at 183.290 mph.

3rd PRACTICE SPEEDS

1 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 183.290 39.282 Leader
2 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 181.046 39.769 -0.487
3 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 181.018 39.775 -0.493
4 #16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt/National Guard 180.973 39.785 -0.503
5 #6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 180.827 39.817 -0.535
6 #40 David Stremme* Dodge Coors Light 180.764 39.831 -0.549
7 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 180.578 39.872 -0.590
8 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Icebreakers Ice Cubes 180.483 39.893 -0.611
9 #41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium 180.261 39.942 -0.660
10 #07 Clint Bowyer* Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 180.180 39.960 -0.678
11 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 179.888 40.025 -0.743
12 #10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 179.690 40.069 -0.787
13 #66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 179.426 40.128 -0.846
14 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 179.243 40.169 -0.887
15 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 179.216 40.175 -0.893
16 #1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 179.211 40.176 -0.894
17 #26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 179.015 40.220 -0.938
18 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 178.616 40.310 -1.028
19 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 178.585 40.317 -1.035
20 #21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 178.258 40.391 -1.109
21 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 178.178 40.409 -1.127
22 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 178.059 40.436 -1.154
23 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford Pedigree 177.923 40.467 -1.185
24 #42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 177.870 40.479 -1.197
25 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo Financial 177.866 40.480 -1.198
26 #55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 177.861 40.481 -1.199
27 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 177.620 40.536 -1.254
28 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Hot Hues 177.515 40.560 -1.278
29 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 177.239 40.623 -1.341
30 #18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 177.135 40.647 -1.365
31 #61 Kevin Lepage Ford RoadLoans.com 177.122 40.650 -1.368
32 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge Mobil 1 176.952 40.689 -1.407
33 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 176.917 40.697 -1.415
34 #14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet CENTRIX Auto Finance 176.700 40.747 -1.465
35 #43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 176.648 40.759 -1.477
36 #4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet AERO Exhaust 176.250 40.851 -1.569
37 #22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 176.009 40.907 -1.625
38 #178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 175.008 41.141 -1.859
39 #96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet DLP HDTV/Tweeter 174.978 41.148 -1.866
40 #151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 174.558 41.247 -1.965
41 #49 Brent Sherman* Dodge Serta 172.853 41.654 -2.372
42 #195 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet hairofdog.com 172.567 41.723 -2.441
43 #11 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's - - -


* Denotes Rookie