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Happy Hour practice for the Kobalt Tools 500k Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, after 120 scheduled minutes, the top 5, slowest and some notes:
#27-Menard 141.121
#99-Edwards 140.724
#78-Smith 140.362
#83-Vickers 139.974
#18-Busch 139.855
[35 cars are faster then the track record]
slowest: #36-GBodine 135.349 & #38-Yeley 135.603
notes: #71-Lally smacked the turn 4 wall, the team pulled out the backup car, but didn't make any laps on the car.
#1-McMurray had a fuel system issue the team changed a few things and went back on the track.
The track record qulaying speed is 137.279mph, set by #99-Carl Edwards this past February on the old asphalt and configuration.
Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 1:40pm/et on SPEED.(11-11-2011)
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Final Practice
Phoenix International Raceway
24th Annual Kobalt Tools 500
Fri, November 11, 2011 @ 07:37 PM Eastern
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards Chevy | 141.121 | 25.510 | 135.924 | 35 | 37 |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 140.724 | 25.582 | 137.190 | 33 | 37 |
| 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 140.362 | 25.648 | 135.691 | 60 | 61 |
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 139.974 | 25.719 | 136.553 | 55 | 56 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 139.855 | 25.741 | 135.217 | 66 | 85 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 139.421 | 25.821 | 134.986 | 35 | 59 |
| 7 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 139.190 | 25.864 | 135.254 | 70 | 70 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 139.157 | 25.870 | 135.139 | 67 | 68 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | USO / Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 139.082 | 25.884 | 135.169 | 30 | 30 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 139.055 | 25.889 | 135.620 | 1 | 67 |
| 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 139.028 | 25.894 | 135.162 | 56 | 59 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 139.023 | 25.895 | 135.479 | 12 | 60 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 138.969 | 25.905 | 135.633 | 6 | 46 |
| 14 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 138.953 | 25.908 | 137.958 | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 138.905 | 25.917 | 138.485 | 7 | 9 |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 138.878 | 25.922 | 134.721 | 41 | 43 |
| 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | Aloft Hotels Ford | 138.755 | 25.945 | 135.398 | 25 | 28 |
| 18 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Red Bull Racing Toyota | 138.589 | 25.976 | 137.268 | 19 | 23 |
| 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 138.504 | 25.992 | 136.188 | 3 | 50 |
| 20 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 138.323 | 26.026 | 137.555 | 16 | 19 |
| 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 138.254 | 26.039 | 135.053 | 38 | 38 |
| 22 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 138.222 | 26.045 | 137.054 | 14 | 17 |
| 23 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 138.106 | 26.067 | 134.883 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Retro Diet Mt. Dew / National Guard Chevy | 137.973 | 26.092 | 134.325 | 37 | 41 |
| 25 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Aloft Hotels Ford | 137.794 | 26.126 | 136.507 | 10 | 23 |
| 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Pellet & Stoves Toyota | 137.778 | 26.129 | 136.388 | 15 | 21 |
| 27 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 137.752 | 26.134 | 135.179 | 63 | 67 |
| 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Global Mining Chevy | 137.736 | 26.137 | 135.369 | 59 | 83 |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 137.673 | 26.149 | 135.158 | 34 | 36 |
| 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Veterans Day Chevy | 137.630 | 26.157 | 135.443 | 30 | 63 |
| 31 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 137.499 | 26.182 | 135.222 | 75 | 94 |
| 32 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 137.473 | 26.187 | 135.218 | 49 | 87 |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiar's Ford | 137.468 | 26.188 | 135.336 | 18 | 84 |
| 34 | 37 | Mike Skinner | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 137.410 | 26.199 | 136.749 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 137.368 | 26.207 | 135.738 | 35 | 66 |
| 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 137.179 | 26.243 | 135.614 | 61 | 91 |
| 37 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Toyota | 137.143 | 26.250 | 135.347 | 17 | 25 |
| 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 137.138 | 26.251 | 135.341 | 50 | 78 |
| 39 | 71 | Andy Lally | TRG Motorsports Ford | 137.065 | 26.265 | 134.223 | 14 | 17 |
| 40 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 137.038 | 26.270 | 134.663 | 20 | 74 |
| 41 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 136.981 | 26.281 | 135.153 | 27 | 79 |
| 42 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | WIX Filters Ford | 136.825 | 26.311 | 135.033 | 60 | 99 |
| 43 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Vampt Ford | 136.768 | 26.322 | 132.789 | 38 | 38 |
| 44 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior / Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 136.013 | 26.468 | 133.728 | 32 | 80 |
| 45 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Veterans United Home Loans Ford | 135.603 | 26.548 | 133.378 | 42 | 46 |
| 46 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 135.349 | 26.598 | 132.185 | 35 | 38 |
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
(i) Ineligible for points in this series
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed | Overall Rank | ||
| 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | 30 | 39 | 136.644 | 31 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 49 | 58 | 136.429 | 38 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 73 | 82 | 136.325 | 36 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 49 | 58 | 136.166 | 33 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | 41 | 50 | 136.165 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 29 | 38 | 136.145 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 68 | 77 | 136.035 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | 34 | 43 | 136.000 | 35 | ||
| 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | 43 | 52 | 135.938 | 40 | ||
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 39 | 48 | 135.896 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | 16 | 25 | 135.767 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | 8 | 17 | 135.758 | 42 | ||
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 45 | 54 | 135.720 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Mark Martin | 42 | 51 | 135.627 | 27 | ||
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 42 | 51 | 135.560 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 22 | Kurt Busch | 63 | 72 | 135.544 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 46 | 55 | 135.298 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | 1 | 10 | 135.169 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | 1 | 10 | 135.017 | 41 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 2 | 11 | 134.892 | 11 | ||
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 16 | 134.708 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | 3 | 12 | 132.495 | 44 | ||
Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart
First Friday practice for the Kobalt Tools 500k Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, after 120 scheduled minutes, the top 5, slowest and some notes:
#31-Burton 140.067
#17-Kenseth 139.925
#6-Ragan 139.616
#27-Menard 139.605
#39-Newman 139.540
[24 cars were faster then the track record]
slowest: #36-GBodine 134.378 and #38-Yeley 134.590
Notes: #18-Busch had an engine go bad when he started the car. Busch got out late in practice with the new engine. This practice session will set the qualifying order, slowest going out first and fastest going out last.
The track record qulaying speed is 137.279mph, set by #99-Carl Edwards this past February on the old asphalt and configuration.
Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 1:40pm/et on SPEED.(11-11-2011)
Practice rank for the non top-35 drivers:
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#55-Travis Kvapil, 20th fasetst overall
#87-Joe Nemechek, 21st
#37-Mike Skinner, 25th
#7-Robby Gordon, 27th
#30-David Stremme, 28th
#84-Cole Whitt, 30th
#66-Michael McDowell, 31st
#46-Scott Speed, 35th
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#35-Dave Blaney, 41st
#23-Scott Riggs, 42nd
#71-Andy Lally, 44th
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Practice 1
Phoenix International Raceway
24th Annual Kobalt Tools 500
Fri, November 11, 2011 @ 03:37 PM Eastern
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Global Mining Chevy | 140.067 | 25.702 | 135.222 | 29 | 30 |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 139.925 | 25.728 | 135.550 | 35 | 39 |
| 3 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 139.616 | 25.785 | 135.033 | 39 | 42 |
| 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards Chevy | 139.605 | 25.787 | 135.112 | 51 | 52 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Veterans Day Chevy | 139.540 | 25.799 | 134.758 | 32 | 37 |
| 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 139.384 | 25.828 | 133.954 | 38 | 39 |
| 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | WIX Filters Ford | 139.346 | 25.835 | 135.355 | 41 | 43 |
| 8 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 139.292 | 25.845 | 135.557 | 44 | 46 |
| 9 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 139.254 | 25.852 | 134.271 | 47 | 48 |
| 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 139.109 | 25.879 | 134.622 | 45 | 46 |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 138.969 | 25.905 | 134.605 | 53 | 54 |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 138.894 | 25.919 | 134.690 | 29 | 30 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 138.595 | 25.975 | 135.444 | 25 | 29 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 138.557 | 25.982 | 134.730 | 39 | 40 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 138.366 | 26.018 | 134.751 | 34 | 36 |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiar's Ford | 138.313 | 26.028 | 134.765 | 49 | 50 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 138.084 | 26.071 | 134.719 | 50 | 53 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 137.825 | 26.120 | 134.371 | 37 | 39 |
| 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 137.773 | 26.130 | 134.383 | 56 | 57 |
| 20 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Aloft Hotels Ford | 137.688 | 26.146 | 134.774 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Pellet & Stoves Toyota | 137.620 | 26.159 | 134.856 | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Budweiser Chevy | 137.599 | 26.163 | 133.018 | 27 | 27 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Wounded Warrior / Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 137.599 | 26.163 | 135.541 | 26 | 31 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 137.279 | 26.224 | 135.056 | 56 | 56 |
| 25 | 37 | Mike Skinner | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 137.253 | 26.229 | 132.478 | 15 | 15 |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 137.164 | 26.246 | 134.443 | 30 | 30 |
| 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 137.038 | 26.270 | 130.391 | 23 | 24 |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 136.945 | 26.288 | 134.002 | 15 | 18 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Retro Diet Mt. Dew / National Guard Chevy | 136.934 | 26.290 | 134.104 | 39 | 39 |
| 30 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Red Bull Racing Toyota | 136.887 | 26.299 | 132.919 | 35 | 36 |
| 31 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 136.872 | 26.302 | 134.690 | 17 | 19 |
| 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 136.664 | 26.342 | 132.700 | 26 | 27 |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 136.602 | 26.354 | 133.887 | 18 | 59 |
| 34 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 136.576 | 26.359 | 134.665 | 39 | 61 |
| 35 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 136.245 | 26.423 | 134.431 | 6 | 13 |
| 36 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | USO / Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 136.245 | 26.423 | 134.684 | 31 | 39 |
| 37 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Veterans United Home Loans Ford | 136.034 | 26.464 | 132.477 | 32 | 34 |
| 38 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 135.834 | 26.503 | 134.305 | 36 | 59 |
| 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 135.389 | 26.590 | 133.659 | 24 | 41 |
| 40 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 135.277 | 26.612 | 133.926 | 18 | 23 |
| 41 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 135.257 | 26.616 | 133.273 | 23 | 37 |
| 42 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Toyota | 134.882 | 26.690 | 133.376 | 8 | 9 |
| 43 | 34 | David Gilliland | Aloft Hotels Ford | 134.725 | 26.721 | 133.555 | 13 | 18 |
| 44 | 71 | Andy Lally | TRG Motorsports Ford | 134.635 | 26.739 | 131.165 | 37 | 41 |
| 45 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Vampt Ford | 134.590 | 26.748 | 130.796 | 31 | 32 |
| 46 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 134.378 | 26.790 | 131.961 | 34 | 39 |
# Rookie of the Year Contender
(i) Ineligible for points in this series
Required to qualify on time in RED
| Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Car# | Driver | From Lap | To Lap | Avg Speed | Overall Rank | ||
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 30 | 39 | 135.611 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 47 | 56 | 135.436 | 34 | ||
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 40 | 49 | 134.478 | 38 | ||
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 44 | 53 | 134.271 | 33 | ||
| 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 22 | 31 | 134.142 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 22 | Kurt Busch | 31 | 40 | 134.115 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | 1 | 10 | 133.737 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | 2 | 11 | 133.272 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | 1 | 10 | 132.786 | 12 | ||
Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart
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