Friday
2011 NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Third Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
Second fastest was Paul Menard with a lap speed of 181.714 mph, and was followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (181.543) who was third fastest, Brad Keselowski (180.276) fourth fastest and Joey Logano (180.162) was the fifth fastest.
Rounding out the top-ten fastest in practice were Kyle Busch (179.378) who was sixth fastest, Trevor Bayne (179.235) seventh, Sam Hornish Jr. (178.613) eighth, Aric Almirola (178.324) ninth and Kasey Kahne (178.283) was tenth fastest.
The teams will have their “Happy Hour” session from 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM (EST) before their qualifying session, which is scheduled to get underway at 5:05 PM (EST).
The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 is schedule to begin a little after 8:30 PM (EST) this evening.
2011 NNS OReilly Auto Parts 300 Third Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 29.535 | 182.834 | 1 | 2 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Menards/Rheem Chevrolet | 29.717 | 181.714 | 1 | 15 | -0.182 | -0.182 |
| 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Easy Feet Ford | 29.745 | 181.543 | 1 | 21 | -0.21 | -0.028 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.954 | 180.276 | 2 | 28 | -0.419 | -0.209 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/NASCAR 2011 Game Toyota | 29.973 | 180.162 | 1 | 41 | -0.438 | -0.019 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.104 | 179.378 | 2 | 31 | -0.569 | -0.131 |
| 7 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | RickyvsTrevor.com Ford | 30.128 | 179.235 | 1 | 26 | -0.593 | -0.024 |
| 8 | *12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Dodge | 30.233 | 178.613 | 2 | 29 | -0.698 | -0.105 |
| 9 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 30.282 | 178.324 | 2 | 26 | -0.747 | -0.049 |
| 10 | 38 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Great Clips Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | 1 | 37 | -0.754 | -0.007 |
| 11 | 99 | David Reutimann(i) | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 30.389 | 177.696 | 1 | 24 | -0.854 | -0.1 |
| 12 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevrolet | 30.418 | 177.526 | 11 | 21 | -0.883 | -0.029 |
| 13 | 7 | Josh Wise | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 30.436 | 177.421 | 1 | 21 | -0.901 | -0.018 |
| 14 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevrolet | 30.485 | 177.136 | 4 | 38 | -0.95 | -0.049 |
| 15 | 30 | Jason Leffler | Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet | 30.541 | 176.811 | 1 | 19 | -1.006 | -0.056 |
| 16 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.637 | 176.257 | 3 | 30 | -1.102 | -0.096 |
| 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 30.759 | 175.558 | 1 | 19 | -1.224 | -0.122 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 30.806 | 175.291 | 2 | 17 | -1.271 | -0.047 |
| 19 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Cattlemen's Chevrolet | 30.826 | 175.177 | 4 | 25 | -1.291 | -0.02 |
| 20 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevrolet | 30.849 | 175.046 | 17 | 17 | -1.314 | -0.023 |
| 21 | 81 | Blake Koch # | daystar.com Dodge | 30.883 | 174.853 | 3 | 12 | -1.348 | -0.034 |
| 22 | 62 | Michael Annett | Northland Motor Oils Toyota | 30.93 | 174.588 | 2 | 15 | -1.395 | -0.047 |
| 23 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.076 | 173.768 | 9 | 20 | -1.541 | -0.146 |
| 24 | 9 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol Toyota | 31.076 | 173.768 | 1 | 15 | -1.541 | 0 |
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | racedaysponsor.com Chevrolet | 31.184 | 173.166 | 3 | 6 | -1.649 | -0.108 |
| 26 | *05 | David Starr | Texas Farm and Ranches/31-W Chevrolet | 31.187 | 173.149 | 1 | 8 | -1.652 | -0.003 |
| 27 | 39 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Heil Trailers Ford | 31.361 | 172.188 | 4 | 18 | -1.826 | -0.174 |
| 28 | *70 | Shelby Howard | Race Fuel Energy Drink Chevrolet | 31.385 | 172.057 | 3 | 14 | -1.85 | -0.024 |
| 29 | 1 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevrolet | 31.466 | 171.614 | 11 | 18 | -1.931 | -0.081 |
| 30 | *55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevrolet | 31.536 | 171.233 | 2 | 2 | -2.001 | -0.07 |
| 31 | *52 | Tim Schendel | TexasCountrytv.com/Fire and Ice Chevrolet | 31.682 | 170.444 | 5 | 5 | -2.147 | -0.146 |
| 32 | *44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.795 | 169.838 | 4 | 4 | -2.26 | -0.113 |
| 33 | *41 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | Lilly Trucking Ford | 31.861 | 169.486 | 5 | 6 | -2.326 | -0.066 |
| 34 | *24 | Kevin Lepage | Team Rensi Motorsports Ford | 31.868 | 169.449 | 5 | 5 | -2.333 | -0.007 |
| 35 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Pouch Tech Chevrolet | 31.982 | 168.845 | 7 | 7 | -2.447 | -0.114 |
| 36 | *74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevrolet | 32.194 | 167.733 | 6 | 6 | -2.659 | -0.212 |
| 37 | *68 | Matt Carter | Fleur-De-Lis Motorsports Chevrolet | 32.386 | 166.739 | 4 | 8 | -2.851 | -0.192 |
| 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing with Jesus/Imperial Bedding Chevrolet | 32.467 | 166.323 | 4 | 10 | -2.932 | -0.081 |
| 39 | *75 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 32.543 | 165.934 | 5 | 5 | -3.008 | -0.076 |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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