Happy Hour practice for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 80 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#30-Stremme 185.428
#46-Yeley 185.095
#38-Kvapil 184.867
#48-Johnson 184.516
#88-Earnhardt, Jr. 184.417
slowest: #60-Skinner 180.950 & #13-Mears 180.288
notes: #20-Logano lost an engine during the session. #31-Burton got loose and was hit in the rear by #6-Ragan. Niether car suffered serious damage. Logano practiced #11-Hamlin's car late in the session for some additional practice time while his crew changed the engine in his car.
(6-17-2011)
Practice rank for the non top-35 drivers:
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#30-David Stremme, 1st
#46-J.J. Yeley, 2nd
#38-Travis Kvapil 3rd
#87-Joe Nemechek, 7th
#7-Robby Gordon, 10th
#66-Michael McDowell, 11th
#81-Scott Riggs, 15thth
#71-Andy Lally, 29thth
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#92-Brian Keselowski, 38thth
#37-Tony Raines, 41st
#60-Mike Skinner, 45th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Final Practice
Michigan International Speedway
43rd ANNUAL HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, June 17, 2011 @ 04:57 PM Eastern
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Racing Chevy | 185.428 | 38.829 | 184.864 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 185.095 | 38.899 | 185.095 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Fellowship of Christian Athletes Ford | 184.867 | 38.947 | 184.202 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 184.516 | 39.021 | 180.829 | 31 | 41 |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 184.417 | 39.042 | 180.828 | 31 | 44 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 184.407 | 39.044 | 181.336 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 184.280 | 39.071 | 183.715 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross/3M Ford | 184.091 | 39.111 | 180.365 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 184.087 | 39.112 | 180.795 | 22 | 31 |
| 10 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Walgreens Dodge | 183.997 | 39.131 | 183.198 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 183.856 | 39.161 | 183.109 | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 183.814 | 39.170 | 180.701 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Toyota | 183.800 | 39.173 | 180.021 | 34 | 52 |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 183.795 | 39.174 | 179.067 | 1 | 45 |
| 15 | 81 | Scott Riggs(i) | Whitney's Collision.com Chevy | 183.748 | 39.184 | 183.346 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 183.716 | 39.191 | 180.267 | 24 | 37 |
| 17 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 183.688 | 39.197 | 181.056 | 27 | 31 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 183.482 | 39.241 | 180.330 | 31 | 37 |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevy | 183.468 | 39.244 | 180.757 | 1 | 33 |
| 20 | 11 | Hamlin / Logano | FedEx Office Toyota | 183.449 | 39.248 | 180.338 | 17 | 47 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Now Hiring Ford | 183.337 | 39.272 | 180.850 | 19 | 26 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 183.281 | 39.284 | 180.466 | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits/Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 183.239 | 39.293 | 179.028 | 32 | 46 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 183.132 | 39.316 | 180.792 | 1 | 40 |
| 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 183.076 | 39.328 | 180.618 | 30 | 36 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 183.066 | 39.330 | 180.812 | 35 | 39 |
| 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 182.959 | 39.353 | 180.089 | 1 | 36 |
| 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 182.931 | 39.359 | 179.844 | 44 | 48 |
| 29 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 182.727 | 39.403 | 177.297 | 5 | 25 |
| 30 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 182.579 | 39.435 | 180.487 | 18 | 31 |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 182.537 | 39.444 | 179.259 | 40 | 45 |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 182.533 | 39.445 | 179.715 | 31 | 43 |
| 33 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 182.394 | 39.475 | 181.160 | 26 | 28 |
| 34 | 39 | Ryan Newman | USArmy236Bdy/MooreNASCARHOF Chev | 182.371 | 39.480 | 180.179 | 28 | 38 |
| 35 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 182.292 | 39.497 | 180.473 | 1 | 36 |
| 36 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 182.103 | 39.538 | 179.835 | 1 | 35 |
| 37 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | bluCigs Ford | 181.809 | 39.602 | 177.423 | 1 | 18 |
| 38 | 92 | Brian Keselowski # | Melling Chevy | 181.749 | 39.615 | 180.735 | 7 | 7 |
| 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | RainEater/Advance Auto Parts Toyota | 181.708 | 39.624 | 179.336 | 29 | 37 |
| 40 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Cars 2 Chevy | 181.644 | 39.638 | 180.283 | 14 | 30 |
| 41 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 181.392 | 39.693 | 180.647 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Black Cat Fireworks Ford | 181.392 | 39.693 | 180.519 | 5 | 6 |
| 43 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral/GetAuctionAccess.com Chevy | 181.342 | 39.704 | 178.302 | 23 | 23 |
| 44 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 180.955 | 39.789 | 178.779 | 1 | 26 |
| 45 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 180.950 | 39.790 | 180.149 | 5 | 7 |
| 46 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 180.288 | 39.936 | 179.240 | 1 | 18 |
# Rookie of the Year Contender
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed | Overall Rank | ||
| 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | 11 | 20 | 181.746 | 26 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | 10 | 19 | 181.671 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | 38 | 181.595 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 34 | 43 | 181.418 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | 29 | 38 | 181.339 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 40 | 181.176 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | 10 | 180.806 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 22 | Kurt Busch | 22 | 31 | 180.756 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 25 | 34 | 180.740 | 27 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | 25 | 180.669 | 35 | ||
| 11 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | 24 | 33 | 180.607 | 16 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 1 | 10 | 180.513 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | 1 | 10 | 180.508 | 19 | ||
| 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | 1 | 10 | 180.468 | 28 | ||
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 40 | 49 | 180.267 | 13 | ||
| 16 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | 1 | 10 | 180.181 | 23 | ||
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 28 | 37 | 180.142 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 25 | 34 | 180.032 | 14 | ||
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13 | 22 | 179.932 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 1 | 10 | 179.561 | 32 | ||
Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart
1st Friday practice for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is over, after 80 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#6-Ragan 186.601
#43-Allmendinger 186.591
#29-Harvick 186.519
#00-Reutimann 186.461
#4-Kahne 186.249
slowest: #32-Bliss 179.614 & #92-Keselowski 178.838.
This session will set the qualifying order for Saturday's qualifying, with slowest out first and fastest out last, all cars, the field is not separated by top-35 in owners points anymore.
(6-17-2011)
Practice rank for the non top-35 drivers:
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#46-J.J. Yeley, 33rd
#30-David Stremme, 34th
#7-Robby Gordon, 35th
#81-Scott Riggs, 37th
#71-Andy Lally, 38th
#38-Travis Kvapil 39th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 40th
#60-Mike Skinner, 41st
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#37-Tony Raines, 43rd
#66-Michael McDowell, 44th
#92-Brian Keselowski, 46th
[PC] = [past champion and order, 1 is more recent champ]
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Practice 1
Michigan International Speedway
43rd ANNUAL HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, June 17, 2011 @ 01:56 PM Eastern
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 186.601 | 38.585 | 185.470 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 186.591 | 38.587 | 181.062 | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 186.519 | 38.602 | 183.195 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 186.461 | 38.614 | 181.073 | 19 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 186.249 | 38.658 | 181.145 | 20 | 20 |
| 6 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 185.878 | 38.735 | 182.557 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 185.778 | 38.756 | 181.195 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 185.706 | 38.771 | 181.628 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 185.701 | 38.772 | 181.393 | 20 | 20 |
| 10 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 185.519 | 38.810 | 184.458 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Cars 2 Chevy | 185.510 | 38.812 | 180.703 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 185.500 | 38.814 | 180.903 | 18 | 18 |
| 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 185.438 | 38.827 | 177.154 | 23 | 23 |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 185.424 | 38.830 | 179.976 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevy | 185.424 | 38.830 | 181.208 | 25 | 25 |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 185.319 | 38.852 | 181.094 | 5 | 14 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross/3M Ford | 185.252 | 38.866 | 182.623 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 185.199 | 38.877 | 184.163 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 185.152 | 38.887 | 181.197 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Toyota | 185.138 | 38.890 | 182.563 | 12 | 14 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Now Hiring Ford | 184.852 | 38.950 | 181.492 | 3 | 16 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 184.743 | 38.973 | 180.924 | 1 | 18 |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 184.724 | 38.977 | 179.075 | 3 | 28 |
| 24 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits/Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 184.663 | 38.990 | 180.108 | 11 | 11 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 184.403 | 39.045 | 180.419 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 184.388 | 39.048 | 179.716 | 17 | 17 |
| 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 184.374 | 39.051 | 180.823 | 22 | 24 |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 184.346 | 39.057 | 182.174 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 184.341 | 39.058 | 181.371 | 14 | 16 |
| 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 183.974 | 39.136 | 183.011 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | USArmy236Bday/MooreNASCARHOF Chv | 183.875 | 39.157 | 177.352 | 13 | 15 |
| 32 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 183.538 | 39.229 | 180.574 | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 183.421 | 39.254 | 181.330 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Racing Chevy | 182.839 | 39.379 | 182.252 | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Walgreens Dodge | 182.611 | 39.428 | 181.638 | 5 | 5 |
| 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | RainEater/Advance Auto Parts Toyota | 182.431 | 39.467 | 182.669 | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | 81 | Scott Riggs(i) | Whitney's Collision.com Chevy | 182.260 | 39.504 | 181.191 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Fellowship of Christian Athletes Ford | 181.584 | 39.651 | 179.933 | 24 | 24 |
| 39 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 181.584 | 39.651 | 177.138 | 18 | 19 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 181.580 | 39.652 | 181.580 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 181.571 | 39.654 | 179.967 | 12 | 12 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral/GetAuctionAccess.com Chevy | 181.146 | 39.747 | 180.156 | 20 | 20 |
| 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Black Cat Fireworks Ford | 180.741 | 39.836 | 179.617 | 1 | 8 |
| 44 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 180.207 | 39.954 | 178.035 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | bluCigs Ford | 179.614 | 40.086 | 181.748 | 4 | 27 |
| 46 | 92 | Brian Keselowski # | Melling Chevy | 178.838 | 40.260 | 176.633 | 8 | 8 |
# Rookie of the Year Contender
Required to qualify on time in RED
Required to qualify on time but has Past Champ provisional to use in BLUE
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed | Overall Rank | ||
| 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 14 | 179.906 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 16 | 25 | 178.962 | 23 | ||
| 3 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | 1 | 10 | 178.130 | 38 | ||
Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart
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