Happy Hour practice: for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over. Rain started just minutes after the session started. Only 8 drivers made it on track:
#24-Gordon 190.412
#5-Martin 190.412
#38-Kvapil 175.012
#11-Hamlin 158.344
#20-Logano 156.786
#66-McDowell 156.215
#2-Keselowski 153.649
#17-Kenseth 126.201
(4-15-2011)
One Chart, combined using speeds from NASCAR.com's Leaderboard and from NASCAR Media/PR/Statistics
NSCS Final Practice
Talladega Superspeedway
42nd Annual Aaron's 499
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, April 15, 2011 @ 03:56 PM Eastern
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 190.412 | 50.291 | 179.329 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 190.412 | 50.291 | 179.558 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's / TMone Ford | 175.102 | 54.688 | 166.706 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 158.344 | 60.476 | 158.344 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 156.786 | 61.077 | 156.786 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 156.215 | 61.300 | 156.215 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 153.649 | 62.324 | 153.649 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 126.201 | 75.879 | 126.201 | 1 | 1 |
# Rookie of the Year Contender
First Friday practice: for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is over after 55 minutes, the top 5, slowest and notes:
#14-Stewart 194.239
#39-Newman 194.235
#48-Johnson 193.713
#18-Busch 193.713
#43-Allmendinger 193.080
slowest: #71-Lally 174.490 & #37-Raines 173.027. no speed: #66-McDowell.
notes: There was a brief caution 15 minutes in because of some rain showers. The session was extended for 10 minutes becuase of the threat of rain in the area.
(4-15-2011)
Practice rank for the non top-35 drivers:
if things stay the same, these eight drivers would make the race:
#46-Bill Elliott, 32nd
#15-Michael Waltrip, 35th
#35-Steve Park, 37th
#97-Kevin Conway, 39th
#87-Joe Nemechek, 40th
#60-Mike Skinner, 41st
#36-Dave Blaney, 42nd
#38-Travis Kvapil, 43rd
these drivers would miss the race if the order stayed the same:
#71-Andy Lally, 44th
#37-Tony Raines, 45th
#66-Michael McDowell, 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
Talladega Superspeedway
42nd Annual Aaron's 499
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, April 15, 2011 @ 02:58 PM Eastern
| Rank | Car# | Driver | Team Sponsor Manu |
Best Speed |
Best Time |
Ave Speed |
Fast Lap |
Laps Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 194.239 | 49.300 | 180.055 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 194.235 | 49.301 | 165.798 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 193.713 | 49.434 | 184.238 | 21 | 32 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 193.713 | 49.434 | 179.329 | 22 | 26 |
| 5 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 193.080 | 49.596 | 166.093 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial Chevy | 193.076 | 49.597 | 167.488 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 192.692 | 49.696 | 185.213 | 21 | 22 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 192.684 | 49.698 | 184.104 | 21 | 23 |
| 9 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 192.544 | 49.734 | 183.102 | 16 | 17 |
| 10 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 192.544 | 49.734 | 179.470 | 14 | 15 |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 192.351 | 49.784 | 175.392 | 23 | 24 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 192.347 | 49.785 | 185.147 | 7 | 17 |
| 13 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil / AAA Dodge | 192.336 | 49.788 | 183.813 | 7 | 25 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock / Menards Chevy | 192.336 | 49.788 | 174.414 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 191.558 | 49.990 | 179.938 | 3 | 21 |
| 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 191.554 | 49.991 | 180.010 | 3 | 21 |
| 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 191.248 | 50.071 | 179.653 | 25 | 32 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 191.012 | 50.133 | 174.760 | 12 | 16 |
| 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 190.700 | 50.215 | 181.624 | 14 | 27 |
| 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 190.689 | 50.218 | 178.800 | 10 | 23 |
| 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Scotch Blue Ford | 190.677 | 50.221 | 183.079 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Toyota | 190.670 | 50.223 | 174.695 | 5 | 13 |
| 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 190.666 | 50.224 | 180.651 | 25 | 26 |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 190.662 | 50.225 | 178.616 | 5 | 18 |
| 25 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 190.616 | 50.237 | 182.522 | 5 | 17 |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 190.613 | 50.238 | 182.620 | 5 | 17 |
| 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Good Sam / Camping World Ford | 190.442 | 50.283 | 182.095 | 21 | 33 |
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 190.442 | 50.283 | 183.615 | 16 | 18 |
| 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 189.959 | 50.411 | 175.375 | 3 | 14 |
| 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 189.646 | 50.494 | 175.216 | 17 | 23 |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 189.646 | 50.494 | 182.159 | 13 | 17 |
| 32 | 46 | B. Elliot / JJ. Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 189.635 | 50.497 | 177.767 | 7 | 18 |
| 33 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services Ford | 188.211 | 50.879 | 161.594 | 8 | 18 |
| 34 | 7 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Fast Five / Speed Energy Dodge | 188.208 | 50.880 | 173.231 | 11 | 16 |
| 35 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's / Auburn National Championship Toyota | 177.166 | 54.051 | 165.888 | 6 | 10 |
| 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevy | 176.757 | 54.176 | 165.815 | 3 | 7 |
| 37 | 35 | Steve Park(i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 176.318 | 54.311 | 180.828 | 3 | 7 |
| 38 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 175.471 | 54.573 | 184.112 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | 97 | Kevin Conway(i) | ExtenZe Toyota | 175.330 | 54.617 | 158.021 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 175.048 | 54.705 | 166.076 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 174.994 | 54.722 | 179.001 | 4 | 4 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 174.978 | 54.727 | 166.405 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's / TMone Ford | 174.917 | 54.746 | 166.840 | 7 | 7 |
| 44 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 174.490 | 54.880 | 165.060 | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 173.027 | 55.344 | 165.914 | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
# 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 | |||
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 15 | 189.825 | |||
| 2 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 6 | 15 | 189.785 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 22 | 189.736 | |||
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | 13 | 22 | 189.694 | |||
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 23 | 188.732 | |||
| 6 | 27 | Paul Menard | 5 | 14 | 188.688 | |||
| 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | 13 | 22 | 188.607 | |||
| 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | 9 | 18 | 188.607 | |||
| 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | 2 | 11 | 188.591 | |||
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 11 | 188.492 | |||
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 22 | 188.167 | |||
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 21 | 188.126 | |||
| 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | 9 | 18 | 187.296 | |||
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | 4 | 13 | 187.294 | |||
| 15 | 34 | David Gilliland | 8 | 17 | 186.493 | |||
| 16 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | 6 | 15 | 186.449 | |||
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 2 | 11 | 186.185 | |||
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | 23 | 32 | 185.571 | |||
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 16 | 183.764 | |||
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 3 | 12 | 175.143 | |||
Car must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included in the above chart
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