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Happy Hour practice: for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway is over, the fastest:
#5-Martin 180.293
#07-Mears 179.897
#11-Hamlin 179.252
#29-Harvick 179.131
#39-Newman 178.434
slowest: #36-McDowell 173.144 & #13-Papis 172.869
(10-10-2009)
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Final Practice
Auto Club Speedway
Pepsi 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, October 10, 2009 @ 02:58 PM Pacific
| Happy Hour Practice Auto Club Speedway Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
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| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy | 180.293 | 39.935 | 174.036 | 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevy | 179.897 | 40.023 | 173.661 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 179.252 | 40.167 | 175.034 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 179.131 | 40.194 | 174.327 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 178.434 | 40.351 | 173.158 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 178.390 | 40.361 | 175.062 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevy | 178.350 | 40.370 | 173.383 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 178.319 | 40.377 | 173.034 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevy | 178.130 | 40.420 | 173.599 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevy | 178.064 | 40.435 | 173.417 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 178.002 | 40.449 | 174.165 | 1 | 39 |
| 12 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 177.668 | 40.525 | 172.954 | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 177.659 | 40.527 | 173.727 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 177.616 | 40.537 | 173.316 | 1 | 32 |
| 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 177.449 | 40.575 | 173.853 | 1 | 38 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 177.309 | 40.607 | 173.136 | 1 | 41 |
| 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 177.209 | 40.630 | 173.591 | 1 | 30 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 177.004 | 40.677 | 173.237 | 1 | 19 |
| 19 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 176.952 | 40.689 | 172.766 | 1 | 33 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 176.809 | 40.722 | 175.004 | 3 | 36 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 176.730 | 40.740 | 172.862 | 1 | 27 |
| 22 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 176.657 | 40.757 | 173.283 | 1 | 21 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 176.600 | 40.770 | 171.943 | 1 | 41 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 176.242 | 40.853 | 173.007 | 20 | 32 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 176.220 | 40.858 | 172.745 | 1 | 24 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 176.108 | 40.884 | 173.083 | 17 | 30 |
| 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 176.099 | 40.886 | 172.871 | 1 | 23 |
| 28 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 176.018 | 40.905 | 173.648 | 1 | 30 |
| 29 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 175.919 | 40.928 | 175.386 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 175.768 | 40.963 | 172.958 | 2 | 26 |
| 31 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 175.640 | 40.993 | 174.059 | 1 | 24 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 175.605 | 41.001 | 173.397 | 19 | 22 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 175.567 | 41.010 | 173.639 | 2 | 13 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford | 175.537 | 41.017 | 173.228 | 10 | 18 |
| 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevy | 175.528 | 41.019 | 173.478 | 6 | 9 |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 175.447 | 41.038 | 173.199 | 1 | 23 |
| 37 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 175.251 | 41.084 | 172.150 | 2 | 27 |
| 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 174.533 | 41.253 | 172.452 | 1 | 14 |
| 39 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmg & Rsrt Dodge | 174.027 | 41.373 | 172.801 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevy | 173.926 | 41.397 | 170.815 | 2 | 18 |
| 41 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 173.452 | 41.510 | 171.838 | 1 | 31 |
| 42 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 173.144 | 41.584 | 171.632 | 3 | 13 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 172.869 | 41.650 | 171.348 | 7 | 17 |
Chase drivers in GREEN
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
First Saturday practice: for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway is over, the fastest:
#48-Johnson 180.655
#11-Hamlin 180.442
#42-Montoya 180.162
#2-Busch 179.969
#5-Martin 179.807
slowest: #7-Gordon 174.444 & #09-Bliss 173.603
notes: There is no TV coverage of this session. Due to Nationwide Series qualifying being delayed by fog this morning, the session only ran about 20 minutes.(10-10-2009)
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Practice 2
Auto Club Speedway
Pepsi 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, October 10, 2009 @ 01:40 PM Pacific
| 2nd Practice Session Auto Club Speedway Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 180.655 | 39.855 | 176.940 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 180.442 | 39.902 | 177.343 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 180.162 | 39.964 | 176.153 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 179.969 | 40.007 | 174.651 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy | 179.807 | 40.043 | 176.728 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 179.654 | 40.077 | 176.070 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 179.605 | 40.088 | 174.902 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 179.194 | 40.18 | 177.559 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevy | 179.131 | 40.194 | 174.357 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevy | 179.1 | 40.201 | 175.096 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 179.038 | 40.215 | 174.640 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 179.033 | 40.216 | 175.600 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevy | 178.962 | 40.232 | 175.793 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 178.869 | 40.253 | 175.645 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 178.642 | 40.304 | 176.163 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 178.54 | 40.327 | 175.169 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 178.372 | 40.365 | 175.645 | 1 | 10 |
| 18 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 178.372 | 40.365 | 175.940 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 178.28 | 40.386 | 175.351 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 178.205 | 40.403 | 175.341 | 1 | 10 |
| 21 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 178.09 | 40.429 | 174.478 | 1 | 11 |
| 22 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevy | 178.037 | 40.441 | 175.608 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 178.011 | 40.447 | 174.196 | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 177.804 | 40.494 | 174.194 | 1 | 9 |
| 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 177.646 | 40.53 | 175.213 | 5 | 14 |
| 26 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 177.598 | 40.541 | 174.487 | 2 | 11 |
| 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 177.589 | 40.543 | 176.201 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 177.419 | 40.582 | 174.986 | 1 | 9 |
| 29 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 177.401 | 40.586 | 175.282 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 177.274 | 40.615 | 174.873 | 1 | 9 |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford | 177.235 | 40.624 | 175.466 | 1 | 6 |
| 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 176.7 | 40.747 | 175.737 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 176.605 | 40.769 | 174.823 | 4 | 13 |
| 34 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevy | 176.462 | 40.802 | 174.648 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 176.125 | 40.88 | 173.673 | 2 | 8 |
| 36 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 176.108 | 40.884 | 174.797 | 1 | 8 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 176.099 | 40.886 | 174.781 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 175.94 | 40.923 | 174.782 | 1 | 5 |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 175.773 | 40.962 | 174.026 | 2 | 8 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevy | 175.46 | 41.035 | 173.691 | 1 | 7 |
| 41 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 174.863 | 41.175 | 171.474 | 1 | 13 |
| 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 174.444 | 41.274 | 173.603 | 1 | 5 |
| 43 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gmng Rsrt Dodge | 173.603 | 41.474 | 173.603 | 2 | 2 |
Chase drivers in GREEN
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
Friday's Practice for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway is over, the fastest:
#42-Montoya 183.556
#48-Johnson 182.482
#5-Martin 182.389
#6-Ragan 182.002
#12-Stremme 181.997
slowest: #36-McDowell 176.961 & #64-Wallace 176.250.
#18-Kyle Busch blew an engine late in the session.
(10-9-2009)
Auto Club practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:
1) #5-Mark Martin, was 3rd fastest
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd
3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1st
4) #14-Tony Stewart, 18th
5) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th
6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 27th
7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 22nd
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd
9) #39-Ryan Newman, 8th
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th
11) #9-Kasey Kahne, 39th
12) #83-Brian Vickers, 17th(10-9-2009)
Where did the non top-35 drivers practice on Friday at Auto Club Speedway:
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 20th
#82-Scott Speed, 24th
#66-Dave Blaney, 31st
#71-Bobby Labonte, 32nd
#78 Regan Smith, 34th
#13-Max Papis, 36th
#09-Mike Bliss, 42nd
#37-Tony Raines, 37th
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#36-Michael McDowell, 44th
#64-Mike Wallace, 45th out of 45
(10-9-2009)
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Practice 1
Auto Club Speedway
Pepsi 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, October 9, 2009 @ 03:06 PM Central
| 1st Practice Session Auto Club Speedway Friday, October 9, 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
| 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 183.556 | 39.225 | 180.229 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 182.482 | 39.456 | 181.018 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy | 182.389 | 39.476 | 181.283 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 182.002 | 39.560 | 178.518 | 16 | 18 |
| 5 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 181.997 | 39.561 | 176.274 | 21 | 24 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 181.809 | 39.602 | 176.992 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC-Walmart Chevy | 181.493 | 39.671 | 179.151 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 181.461 | 39.678 | 179.562 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 181.442 | 39.682 | 177.172 | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 181.397 | 39.692 | 179.552 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevy | 181.392 | 39.693 | 175.391 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 181.324 | 39.708 | 179.456 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 181.315 | 39.710 | 179.217 | 9 | 14 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 181.200 | 39.735 | 177.362 | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Guitar Hero 5 Chevy | 180.877 | 39.806 | 178.651 | 7 | 11 |
| 16 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 180.750 | 39.834 | 169.907 | 1 | 22 |
| 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 180.687 | 39.848 | 179.591 | 7 | 11 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 180.687 | 39.848 | 179.012 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 180.673 | 39.851 | 175.964 | 16 | 22 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 180.573 | 39.873 | 179.201 | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 180.510 | 39.887 | 177.121 | 14 | 18 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevy | 180.492 | 39.891 | 179.932 | 7 | 11 |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford | 180.401 | 39.911 | 178.520 | 1 | 12 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 180.374 | 39.917 | 175.959 | 18 | 22 |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 180.338 | 39.925 | 174.175 | 28 | 30 |
| 26 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 180.316 | 39.930 | 177.905 | 11 | 13 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 180.117 | 39.974 | 177.910 | 13 | 17 |
| 28 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 180.000 | 40.000 | 178.901 | 4 | 14 |
| 29 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 179.906 | 40.021 | 175.916 | 2 | 21 |
| 30 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 179.856 | 40.032 | 178.845 | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 179.811 | 40.042 | 178.393 | 1 | 11 |
| 32 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevy | 179.484 | 40.115 | 178.564 | 1 | 9 |
| 33 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 179.426 | 40.128 | 177.595 | 15 | 15 |
| 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 179.176 | 40.184 | 178.033 | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 179.104 | 40.200 | 177.910 | 7 | 9 |
| 36 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 179.096 | 40.202 | 175.314 | 14 | 16 |
| 37 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 179.055 | 40.211 | 175.154 | 17 | 19 |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 179.024 | 40.218 | 178.558 | 6 | 8 |
| 39 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 178.789 | 40.271 | 176.818 | 13 | 15 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevy | 178.727 | 40.285 | 175.150 | 1 | 18 |
| 41 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 178.359 | 40.368 | 176.963 | 8 | 10 |
| 42 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Rsrt Dodge | 178.297 | 40.382 | 176.408 | 8 | 8 |
| 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Dodge | 177.782 | 40.499 | 175.903 | 11 | 13 |
| 44 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 176.961 | 40.687 | 175.821 | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | 64 | Mike Wallace | Gunselman Motorsports Toyota | 176.250 | 40.851 | 175.300 | 1 | 10 |
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