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Funny how traditions take root in NASCAR

By Ed Hinton
ESPN.com

Saturday, November 15, 2008

All times Eastern 4 p.m. Jimmie Johnson's speed held up as fastest in the first Cup practice. Now, Happy Hour is half gone, with teams honing their race setups, and Denny Hamlin is quickest. But Hamlin, at 164.429 mph in Happy Hour, is more than 3 mph off Johnson's 167.665 of the first session. So Johnson ended the day as fastest in practice overall. He was fourth quickest in Happy Hour, at 163.339. Just remember, crew chief Chad Knaus very rarely shows his hand in final practice. We're all ...

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