SAM'S TOWN 300 - LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #3 of 34 for the 2011 season
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Practice Speeds
Martin fastest in happy hour: #32-Mark Martin was quickest during happy hour at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 187.542mph. He was followed by: #2-Elliott Sadler, #30-Reed Sorenson, #18-Kyle BUsch, #31-Justin Allgaier, #38-Jason Leffler, #62-Michael Annett, #16-Trevor Bayne, #20-Denny Hamlin, and #22-Brad Keselowski. R3 Motosports entered the #03 team with Charles Lewandoski just before the session. #87-Nemchek spun coming off turn 2 and backed into the wall. The team will not be able to repair the car and Nemechek does not have a backup (Conway is in the backup car as the #97 and the numbers cannot be siwtched after going through inspection). Nemechek will have to find another car to use in the race. #7-Patrick spun but did not hit anything.(3-4-2011)
NNS Final Practice
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 04, 2011 @ 03:01 PM Eastern
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 04, 2011 @ 03:01 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 30.245 | 178.542 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Tapout Chevy | 30.257 | 178.471 | 13 |
| 3 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 30.267 | 178.412 | 24 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.428 | 177.468 | 9 |
| 5 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 30.480 | 177.165 | 25 |
| 6 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 30.580 | 176.586 | 25 |
| 7 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 30.621 | 176.350 | 14 |
| 8 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | As Seen On TV HD Vision Aviators Ford | 30.640 | 176.240 | 29 |
| 9 | *20 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 30.675 | 176.039 | 39 |
| 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 30.690 | 175.953 | 18 |
| 11 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 30.780 | 175.439 | 16 |
| 12 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 30.826 | 175.177 | 16 |
| 13 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.859 | 174.989 | 18 |
| 14 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 30.912 | 174.689 | 24 |
| 15 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out/Reynolds Chevy | 30.926 | 174.610 | 15 |
| 16 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Toyota | 30.981 | 174.300 | 28 |
| 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 30.988 | 174.261 | 23 |
| 18 | *33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Chevy | 31.015 | 174.109 | 5 |
| 19 | 88 | Aric Almirola | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 31.090 | 173.689 | 24 |
| 20 | 01 | Mike Wallace | HalfOffDeals.com Chevy | 31.182 | 173.177 | 20 |
| 21 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 31.454 | 171.679 | 15 |
| 22 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Race Fuel Energy Drink Chevy | 31.531 | 171.260 | 17 |
| 23 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun Industries, LLC Ford | 31.621 | 170.773 | 14 |
| 24 | *51 | Jeremy Clements | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 31.632 | 170.713 | 10 |
| 25 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 31.776 | 169.940 | 2 |
| 26 | *24 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 31.963 | 168.945 | 1 |
| 27 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 32.030 | 168.592 | 19 |
| 28 | *79 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 32.100 | 168.224 | 7 |
| 29 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 32.121 | 168.114 | 9 |
| 30 | *44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 32.233 | 167.530 | 4 |
| 31 | *68 | Tim Andrews | FleurDeLis Construction Ford | 32.287 | 167.250 | 2 |
| 32 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 32.312 | 167.121 | 5 |
| 33 | *97 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 32.868 | 164.294 | 5 |
| 34 | *55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 32.922 | 164.024 | 12 |
| 35 | *41 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 33.313 | 162.099 | 1 |
| 36 | *03 | Charles Lewandoski # | North Texas Pipe Dodge | 33.338 | 161.977 | 3 |
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1 | 20 | * Denny Hamlin(i) | 20 | 29 | 174.893 |
| 2 | 11 | Brian Scott | 7 | 16 | 173.978 |
| 3 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | 1 | 10 | 170.883 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Edwards fastest in first Friday practice: #60-Carl Edwards was quickest during the first practice session Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.104mph. #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr was second, followed by: #18-Kyle Busch, #32-Mark Martin, #16-Trevor Bayne, #11-Brian Scott, #31-Justin Allgaier, #20-Denny Hamlin, #2-Elliott Sadler, and #33-Kevin Harvick.(3-4-2011)
NNS Practice 3
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Fri, March 04, 2011 @ 01:32 PM Eastern
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Fri, March 04, 2011 @ 01:32 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Roush Clean Tech Ford | 30.150 | 179.104 | 24 |
| 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | As Seen On TV Easy Feet Ford | 30.213 | 178.731 | 31 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.347 | 177.942 | 33 |
| 4 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 30.374 | 177.784 | 30 |
| 5 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.430 | 177.456 | 33 |
| 6 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | As Seen On TV HD Vision Aviators Ford | 30.430 | 177.456 | 24 |
| 7 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 30.553 | 176.742 | 28 |
| 8 | *20 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 30.573 | 176.626 | 28 |
| 9 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Tapout Chevy | 30.589 | 176.534 | 15 |
| 10 | *33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Chevy | 30.604 | 176.448 | 13 |
| 11 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 30.639 | 176.246 | 20 |
| 12 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 30.721 | 175.776 | 18 |
| 13 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 30.734 | 175.701 | 12 |
| 14 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 30.822 | 175.200 | 36 |
| 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 30.918 | 174.656 | 30 |
| 16 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 30.931 | 174.582 | 27 |
| 17 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Toyota | 30.975 | 174.334 | 29 |
| 18 | 88 | Aric Almirola | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 30.995 | 174.222 | 23 |
| 19 | *25 | Kelly Bires | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 31.009 | 174.143 | 5 |
| 20 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 31.030 | 174.025 | 28 |
| 21 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 31.054 | 173.891 | 15 |
| 22 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Race Fuel Energy Drink Chevy | 31.063 | 173.840 | 31 |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 31.144 | 173.388 | 17 |
| 24 | 01 | Mike Wallace | HalfOffDeals.com Chevy | 31.275 | 172.662 | 10 |
| 25 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out/Reynolds Chevy | 31.311 | 172.463 | 36 |
| 26 | *51 | Jeremy Clements | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 31.365 | 172.166 | 5 |
| 27 | 27 | J.J. Yeley (i) | Baker Curb Racing Ford | 31.488 | 171.494 | 7 |
| 28 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 31.579 | 171.000 | 16 |
| 29 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun Industries, LLC Ford | 31.669 | 170.514 | 21 |
| 30 | *79 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 31.728 | 170.197 | 10 |
| 31 | 28 | Derrike Cope | ThePreventionPlan.com Chevy | 31.816 | 169.726 | 6 |
| 32 | *24 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 32.006 | 168.718 | 2 |
| 33 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 32.067 | 168.397 | 25 |
| 34 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 32.069 | 168.387 | 11 |
| 35 | *41 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 32.100 | 168.224 | 2 |
| 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 32.247 | 167.457 | 8 |
| 37 | *44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 32.347 | 166.940 | 5 |
| 38 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 32.508 | 166.113 | 18 |
| 39 | *55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 33.658 | 160.437 | 3 |
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | 10 | 19 | 177.197 |
| 2 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | 7 | 16 | 171.468 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Kyle Busch fastest in second Thursday practice: #18-Kyle Busch was quickest during second practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.094mph. He was followed by: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #32-Mark Martin, #60-Carl Edwards, #20-Denny Hamlin, #16-Trevor Bayne, #30-Reed Sorenson, #11-Brian Scott, #33-Kevin Harvick, and #31-Justin Allgaier. #52-Daryl Harr wrecked early during practice. Jeremy Clements blew an engine. 34 drivers practiced.(3-3-2011)
NNS Practice 2
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, March 03, 2011 @ 08:08 PM Eastern
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, March 03, 2011 @ 08:08 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.321 | 178.094 | 56 |
| 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | As Seen On TV Easy Feet Ford | 30.478 | 177.177 | 35 |
| 3 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 30.521 | 176.927 | 45 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Roush Clean Tech Ford | 30.535 | 176.846 | 31 |
| 5 | *20 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 30.553 | 176.742 | 45 |
| 6 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | As Seen On TV HD Vistion Aviators Ford | 30.726 | 175.747 | 35 |
| 7 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 30.752 | 175.598 | 33 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.763 | 175.536 | 46 |
| 9 | *33 | Kevin Harvick(i) [PC1] | Rheem Chevy | 30.776 | 175.461 | 19 |
| 10 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 30.804 | 175.302 | 28 |
| 11 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 30.844 | 175.075 | 37 |
| 12 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Tapout Chevy | 30.877 | 174.887 | 31 |
| 13 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Toyota | 30.925 | 174.616 | 26 |
| 14 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 30.970 | 174.362 | 44 |
| 15 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 31.090 | 173.689 | 47 |
| 16 | 88 | Aric Almirola | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 31.164 | 173.277 | 26 |
| 17 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 31.206 | 173.044 | 39 |
| 18 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 31.209 | 173.027 | 22 |
| 19 | 14 | E. McClure/ M. Bliss | Hefty Black Out/Reynolds Chevy | 31.334 | 172.337 | 26 |
| 20 | 01 | Mike Wallace | HalfOffDeals.com Chevy | 31.361 | 172.188 | 13 |
| 21 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 31.402 | 171.964 | 3 |
| 22 | *51 | Jeremy Clements | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 31.437 | 171.772 | 10 |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 31.455 | 171.674 | 5 |
| 24 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 31.487 | 171.499 | 11 |
| 25 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Racefuel Energy Drink Chevy | 31.493 | 171.467 | 41 |
| 26 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun Industries, LLC Ford | 31.787 | 169.881 | 19 |
| 27 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 31.886 | 169.353 | 38 |
| 28 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 31.951 | 169.009 | 15 |
| 29 | *52 | Daryl Harr | WestWorldComputers.com Chevy | 32.098 | 168.235 | 4 |
| 30 | *41 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 32.179 | 167.811 | 5 |
| 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 32.204 | 167.681 | 11 |
| 32 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 32.230 | 167.546 | 21 |
| 33 | 15 | T. Hill/ C. Long # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 32.282 | 167.276 | 64 |
| 34 | *68 | Tim Andrews | FleurDeLis Construction Ford | 32.585 | 165.720 | 4 |
| 35 | *55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 36 | *44 | Jeff Green [PC2] | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | 47 | 56 | 176.545 |
| 2 | 15 | T. Hill/ C. Long # | 38 | 47 | 162.681 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Edwards fastest in opening practice: #60-Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first Thursday practice for the Sam's Town 300. His top speed was 177.819mph. #18-Kyle Busch was second. The rest of the top 10: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #20-Denny Hamlin, #16-Trevor Bayne, #32-Mark Martin, #11-Brian Scott, #30-Reed Sorenson, #88-Aric Almirola, and #2-Elliott Sadler. Just 29 driver practiced during the session.
NNS Practice 1
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, March 03, 2011 @ 04:08 PM Eastern
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
Sam's Town 300
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, March 03, 2011 @ 04:08 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | # Laps |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Roush Clean Tech Ford | 30.368 | 177.819 | 11 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.457 | 177.299 | 28 |
| 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | As Seen On TV Easy Feet Ford | 30.537 | 176.835 | 26 |
| 4 | *20 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 30.675 | 176.039 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | As Seen On TV HD Vistion Aviators Ford | 30.826 | 175.177 | 20 |
| 6 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 30.868 | 174.938 | 18 |
| 7 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.886 | 174.836 | 29 |
| 8 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 30.904 | 174.735 | 19 |
| 9 | 88 | Aric Almirola | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 31.038 | 173.980 | 24 |
| 10 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Tapout Chevy | 31.062 | 173.846 | 12 |
| 11 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 31.127 | 173.483 | 24 |
| 12 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 31.171 | 173.238 | 17 |
| 13 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 31.222 | 172.955 | 9 |
| 14 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 31.278 | 172.645 | 18 |
| 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 31.291 | 172.574 | 19 |
| 16 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Toyota | 31.465 | 171.619 | 11 |
| 17 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 31.666 | 170.530 | 29 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 31.776 | 169.940 | 3 |
| 19 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 31.777 | 169.934 | 12 |
| 20 | *79 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 31.881 | 169.380 | 18 |
| 21 | *33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Chevy | 31.954 | 168.993 | 1 |
| 22 | *52 | Daryl Harr | WestWorldComputers.com Chevy | 31.958 | 168.972 | 17 |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 31.996 | 168.771 | 6 |
| 24 | 01 | Mike Wallace | HalfOffDeals.com Chevy | 32.130 | 168.067 | 5 |
| 25 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Racefuel Energy Drink Chevy | 33.128 | 163.004 | 3 |
| 26 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun Industries, LLC Ford | 33.422 | 161.570 | 1 |
| 27 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 33.631 | 160.566 | 5 |
| 28 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 35.119 | 153.763 | 4 |
| 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 38.804 | 139.161 | 3 |
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
| Pos | Car | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 15 | 24 | 172.654 |
| 2 | 52 | * Daryl Harr | 8 | 17 | 167.631 |
* Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart.
