▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Kevin ▁Har v ick ▁was ▁the ▁def ending ▁race ▁winner . ▁ ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁ ▁Two ▁practice ▁sessions ▁were ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁race , ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁Friday ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁first ▁session ▁last ed ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes , ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁last ed ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes . ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁quick est ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 0 3 1 ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁session , ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁hundred th s ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁faster ▁than ▁Mark ▁Martin . ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁with ▁a ▁quick est ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 0 8 2 ▁seconds ▁was ▁third , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Cl int ▁Bow yer , ▁K yle ▁Bus ch , ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Bur ton . ▁Ryan ▁New man ▁was ▁sevent h , ▁still ▁within ▁a ▁second ▁of ▁E arn hardt ' s ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁practice ▁session , ▁Jo ey ▁Log ano ▁was ▁quick est ▁with ▁a ▁fast est ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 4 . 3 1 6 ▁seconds . ▁Bus ch ▁followed ▁in ▁second , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Michael ▁W alt rip ▁and ▁Bobby ▁Lab onte . ▁Greg ▁B iff le ▁was ▁fifth ▁quick est , ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 4 4 . 7 8 7 . ▁Den ny ▁Ham lin , ▁Jeff ▁Gordon , ▁Kevin ▁Har v ick , ▁Carl ▁Edwards , ▁and ▁Matt ▁K ens eth ▁rounded ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁positions