Nov 20, 2010
Saturday
2010 NSCS Ford 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
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2010 NSCS Jeff Burton - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Pole sitter, Kasey Kahne, with a speed of 169.337 mph, was second fastest, and was followed by Martin Truex Jr. (169.306) who was third fastest, Denny Hamlin (169.284) fourth fastest and Jamie McMurray (169.194) was fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest in “Happy Hour” were: Carl Edwards (169.173) sixth fastest, Jeff Gordon (169.131) seventh, David Ragan (169.115) eighth, Greg Biffle (169.046) ninth and Aric Almirola (169.041) was tenth fastest.
How the top-3 contenders for the championship did: The current series points leader, Denny Hamlin (starting 37th) was fourth fastest with a speed of 169.284 mph; second in the points, Jimmie Johnson (starting 6th) was 22nd fastest with a speed of 168.550 mph, and third in the points, Kevin Harvick (starting 28th) was 29th fastest with a speed of 168.072 mph.
The start of the final race of the season, the Ford 400, is scheduled to get underway a little after 1:00 PM (EST) Sunday.
2010 NSCS Ford 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 31.85 | 169.545 | 1 | 61 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 31.889 | 169.337 | 27 | 44 | -0.039 | -0.039 |
| 3 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 31.895 | 169.306 | 1 | 56 | -0.045 | -0.006 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 31.899 | 169.284 | 1 | 54 | -0.049 | -0.004 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 31.916 | 169.194 | 1 | 50 | -0.066 | -0.017 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 31.92 | 169.173 | 1 | 26 | -0.07 | -0.004 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Dupont Chevrolet | 31.928 | 169.131 | 1 | 30 | -0.078 | -0.008 |
| 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 31.931 | 169.115 | 31 | 49 | -0.081 | -0.003 |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 31.944 | 169.046 | 1 | 39 | -0.094 | -0.013 |
| 10 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 31.945 | 169.041 | 2 | 52 | -0.095 | -0.001 |
| 11 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 31.947 | 169.03 | 1 | 35 | -0.097 | -0.002 |
| 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 31.958 | 168.972 | 1 | 49 | -0.108 | -0.011 |
| 13 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 31.969 | 168.914 | 1 | 57 | -0.119 | -0.011 |
| 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 31.975 | 168.882 | 1 | 44 | -0.125 | -0.006 |
| 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 31.985 | 168.829 | 1 | 35 | -0.135 | -0.01 |
| 16 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 31.989 | 168.808 | 1 | 35 | -0.139 | -0.004 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 31.991 | 168.797 | 1 | 51 | -0.141 | -0.002 |
| 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 31.999 | 168.755 | 2 | 47 | -0.149 | -0.008 |
| 19 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 32.025 | 168.618 | 1 | 58 | -0.175 | -0.026 |
| 20 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 32.027 | 168.608 | 1 | 56 | -0.177 | -0.002 |
| 21 | 98 | Paul Menard | Mastercraft / Menards Ford | 32.032 | 168.581 | 1 | 37 | -0.182 | -0.005 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 32.038 | 168.55 | 29 | 47 | -0.188 | -0.006 |
| 23 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 32.039 | 168.545 | 22 | 37 | -0.189 | -0.001 |
| 24 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 32.041 | 168.534 | 1 | 31 | -0.191 | -0.002 |
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S.Army Chevrolet | 32.058 | 168.445 | 7 | 36 | -0.208 | -0.017 |
| 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 32.074 | 168.361 | 17 | 43 | -0.224 | -0.016 |
| 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 32.088 | 168.287 | 44 | 52 | -0.238 | -0.014 |
| 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 32.097 | 168.24 | 1 | 42 | -0.247 | -0.009 |
| 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 32.129 | 168.072 | 2 | 44 | -0.279 | -0.032 |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 32.13 | 168.067 | 28 | 41 | -0.28 | -0.001 |
| 31 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 32.133 | 168.052 | 1 | 22 | -0.283 | -0.003 |
| 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 32.139 | 168.02 | 1 | 44 | -0.289 | -0.006 |
| 33 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 32.207 | 167.665 | 1 | 8 | -0.357 | -0.068 |
| 34 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet | 32.242 | 167.483 | 32 | 55 | -0.392 | -0.035 |
| 35 | 71 | Andy Lally | Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevrolet | 32.37 | 166.821 | 21 | 22 | -0.52 | -0.128 |
| 36 | 36 | J J Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 32.405 | 166.641 | 2 | 20 | -0.555 | -0.035 |
| 37 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 32.488 | 166.215 | 2 | 30 | -0.638 | -0.083 |
| 38 | 9 | Bobby Labonte | C & J Energy Chevrolet | 32.527 | 166.016 | 22 | 38 | -0.677 | -0.039 |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Young Eagles / HeatRedefined.com Toyota | 32.584 | 165.726 | 3 | 5 | -0.734 | -0.057 |
| 40 | 38 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 32.678 | 165.249 | 2 | 29 | -0.828 | -0.094 |
| 41 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Empire Steel Buildings Toyota | 32.903 | 164.119 | 8 | 24 | -1.053 | -0.225 |
| 42 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | ExtenZe Toyota | 32.952 | 163.875 | 11 | 30 | -1.102 | -0.049 |
# Denotes Rookie
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