DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Matt Carter was fastest among 54 ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers who participated in a five-hour-long practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday afternoon. The session was designed to prepare drivers for Saturday's Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, which is scheduled to air live on SPEED beginning at 4 p.m. (ET) on Saturday and marks the first of 22 events in the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series.
Carter, in a Larry Clement-owned Stine Seed-Liberty Link Ford, posted his best time of 49.187 seconds (182.975 mph) around the 2.5-mile paved oval late during the session despite missing a three-day ARCA RE/MAX Series test session at Daytona in December. Last year's ARCA Daytona race winner Michael Annett was second quickest in Shigeaki Hattori's No. 01 Visit Japan Campaign Toyota.
"The car is pretty good in qualifying runs," Annett said. "I'm excited about the race because we were able to do some drafting at the end of practice. The car turned out to be better in a pack than it was by itself."
Carter and Annett were followed by James Buescher in the No. 32 Wolfpack Rentals Toyota fielded by Win-Tron Racing and Venturini Moto
rsports teammates Joey Logano, Ryan Fischer and Brian Scott.
