how fast/slow were the drivers who are not in the top-35 of owners points and must qualify by speed to make the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway , where they practiced in the first practice:
the eight drivers who would make the race if things stayed the same:
#21-Bayne, 4th fastest
#30-Stremme, 19th
#98-McDowell, 22nd
#26-Wise, 30th
#33-Whitt, 33rd
#95-Speed, 34th
#49-Leffler, 37th
#37-Yeley, 39th
the four drivers who would miss the race if things stayed the same:
#19-Bliss, 40th
#91-Sorenson, 41st
#87-Nemechek, 43rd
#23-Riggs, 47th, slowest
(9-14-2012)
