Mar 05
Friday
2010 Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS First Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet (Mark Martin) - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Second on the speed chart, with a speed of 189.260 mph, was Kyle Busch, who was followed Kasey Kahne (189.202) third fastest, Ryan Newman (189.086) fourth, Juan Pablo Montoya (188.693) fifth, Denny Hamlin (188.392) sixth, Jimmie Johnson (188.315) seventh, Matt Kenseth (188.232) eighth, David Ragan (188.149) ninth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (188.117) rounds out the top-10 fastest.
The teams return to the track this evening for their 6:10-PM (EST) scheduled qualifying session, and then on Saturday, they will have two more sessions (11:00 AM – 12:15 PM & “Happy Hour” @ 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM) before they race on Sunday at 1:00 PM (EST).
2010 Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS First Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrickcars.com/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 29.27 | 189.409 | 7 | 9 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 29.293 | 189.26 | 20 | 22 | -0.023 | -0.023 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 29.302 | 189.202 | 24 | 24 | -0.032 | -0.009 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevrolet | 29.32 | 189.086 | 17 | 17 | -0.05 | -0.018 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 29.381 | 188.693 | 13 | 13 | -0.111 | -0.061 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 29.428 | 188.392 | 9 | 9 | -0.158 | -0.047 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 29.44 | 188.315 | 8 | 12 | -0.17 | -0.012 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Valvoline Ford | 29.453 | 188.232 | 19 | 19 | -0.183 | -0.013 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 29.466 | 188.149 | 27 | 27 | -0.196 | -0.013 |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 29.471 | 188.117 | 6 | 10 | -0.201 | -0.005 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | U.S. Census Ford | 29.472 | 188.111 | 24 | 24 | -0.202 | -0.001 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Lance/Tom's Toyota | 29.479 | 188.066 | 24 | 24 | -0.209 | -0.007 |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 29.48 | 188.06 | 10 | 10 | -0.21 | -0.001 |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 29.512 | 187.856 | 10 | 10 | -0.242 | -0.032 |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 29.515 | 187.837 | 15 | 15 | -0.245 | -0.003 |
| 16 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 29.517 | 187.824 | 9 | 9 | -0.247 | -0.002 |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 29.522 | 187.792 | 21 | 23 | -0.252 | -0.005 |
| 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 29.524 | 187.779 | 20 | 20 | -0.254 | -0.002 |
| 19 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Ford | 29.56 | 187.551 | 18 | 19 | -0.29 | -0.036 |
| 20 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy/Insignia Ford | 29.579 | 187.43 | 12 | 12 | -0.309 | -0.019 |
| 21 | *36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | 29.589 | 187.367 | 10 | 10 | -0.319 | -0.01 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot Chevrolet | 29.596 | 187.323 | 22 | 22 | -0.326 | -0.007 |
| 23 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 29.6 | 187.297 | 7 | 7 | -0.33 | -0.004 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 29.601 | 187.291 | 21 | 21 | -0.331 | -0.001 |
| 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 29.646 | 187.007 | 22 | 22 | -0.376 | -0.045 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 29.655 | 186.95 | 8 | 8 | -0.385 | -0.009 |
| 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 29.663 | 186.9 | 10 | 10 | -0.393 | -0.008 |
| 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 29.671 | 186.849 | 27 | 27 | -0.401 | -0.008 |
| 29 | *13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 29.697 | 186.686 | 11 | 11 | -0.427 | -0.026 |
| 30 | *82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 29.708 | 186.616 | 23 | 23 | -0.438 | -0.011 |
| 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 29.759 | 186.297 | 20 | 21 | -0.489 | -0.051 |
| 32 | *66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 29.763 | 186.272 | 8 | 8 | -0.493 | -0.004 |
| 33 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet Chevrolet | 29.775 | 186.196 | 9 | 9 | -0.505 | -0.012 |
| 34 | *55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 29.777 | 186.184 | 10 | 10 | -0.507 | -0.002 |
| 35 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Chevrolet | 29.788 | 186.115 | 18 | 18 | -0.518 | -0.011 |
| 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 29.81 | 185.978 | 28 | 28 | -0.54 | -0.022 |
| 37 | *21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 29.919 | 185.3 | 8 | 8 | -0.649 | -0.109 |
| 38 | *46 | Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 30.02 | 184.677 | 16 | 16 | -0.75 | -0.101 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Charter Air Transport/Taco Bell Ford | 30.023 | 184.658 | 11 | 11 | -0.753 | -0.003 |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville/Blake Shelton Toyota | 30.081 | 184.302 | 20 | 22 | -0.811 | -0.058 |
| 41 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Mopar/FLO TV Dodge Dodge | 30.103 | 184.168 | 33 | 33 | -0.833 | -0.022 |
| 42 | *09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 30.147 | 183.899 | 11 | 11 | -0.877 | -0.044 |
| 43 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 30.171 | 183.753 | 19 | 19 | -0.901 | -0.024 |
| 44 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 30.677 | 180.722 | 22 | 22 | -1.407 | -0.506 |
| 45 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 30.73 | 180.41 | 19 | 20 | -1.46 | -0.053 |
| 46 | *90 | Casey Mears | Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.816 | 179.907 | 3 | 3 | -1.546 | -0.086 |
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