Nov 04, 2011
Friday
2011 NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts Final Practice Session Speeds
Timing & Scoring
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Jason Leffler looks over the No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet in the garage area - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images
Following Leffler on the speed charts with a lap speed of 183.455 mph, was Aric Almirola, and they were followed by Clint Bowyer (183.063 mph) who was third fastest, Trevor Bayne (182.661) fourth and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (182.531) was the fifth fastest.
Going full-time in the NNS in 2012, Danica Patrick (182.125 mph) was sixth fastest, while Brad Keselowski (181.953) seventh, Carl Edwards (181.800) eighth, Sam Hornish Jr. (181.629) ninth and Kyle Busch (181.574) rounding out the top-ten fastest in “Happy Hour.”
The teams will return later this evening for their 6:35 PM (ET) scheduled qualifying session to determine the starting lineup for Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (which is set to get underway around 1:15 PM – ET) and ESPN will begin their (pre-race) television coverage at 12:00 PM (ET).
2011 NNS OReilly Auto Parts Challenge Final Practice Session Speeds
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevrolet | 29.413 | 183.592 | 25 | 25 | ---.--- | ---.--- |
| 2 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet | 29.435 | 183.455 | 22 | 22 | -0.022 | -0.022 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer(i) | Rheem Heating, Cooling Chevrolet | 29.498 | 183.063 | 22 | 22 | -0.085 | -0.063 |
| 4 | *16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 29.563 | 182.661 | 2 | 26 | -0.15 | -0.065 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Sam's Club/Cargill Ford | 29.584 | 182.531 | 1 | 28 | -0.171 | -0.021 |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 29.65 | 182.125 | 30 | 30 | -0.237 | -0.066 |
| 7 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.678 | 181.953 | 7 | 26 | -0.265 | -0.028 |
| 8 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 29.703 | 181.8 | 4 | 23 | -0.29 | -0.025 |
| 9 | *12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | AVIS Dodge | 29.731 | 181.629 | 2 | 27 | -0.318 | -0.028 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 29.74 | 181.574 | 7 | 34 | -0.327 | -0.009 |
| 11 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevrolet | 29.792 | 181.257 | 7 | 23 | -0.379 | -0.052 |
| 12 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 29.865 | 180.814 | 24 | 24 | -0.452 | -0.073 |
| 13 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.872 | 180.771 | 23 | 23 | -0.459 | -0.007 |
| 14 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy Chevrolet | 29.886 | 180.687 | 16 | 16 | -0.473 | -0.014 |
| 15 | *82 | Reed Sorenson | Foametix/Bullet Liner Dodge | 29.898 | 180.614 | 4 | 16 | -0.485 | -0.012 |
| 16 | *27 | JJ Yeley(i) | CertainTeed Ford | 29.921 | 180.475 | 14 | 15 | -0.508 | -0.023 |
| 17 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | ABF Chevrolet | 29.982 | 180.108 | 19 | 19 | -0.569 | -0.061 |
| 18 | *08 | David Ragan(i) | Texas Tech University Ford | 30.015 | 179.91 | 20 | 21 | -0.602 | -0.033 |
| 19 | 32 | Brian Vickers(i) | Dollar General Chevrolet | 30.025 | 179.85 | 5 | 19 | -0.612 | -0.01 |
| 20 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 30.075 | 179.551 | 1 | 28 | -0.662 | -0.05 |
| 21 | *20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/call of Duty MW3 Toyota | 30.083 | 179.503 | 7 | 30 | -0.67 | -0.008 |
| 22 | 70 | David Stremme(i) | Foretravel Chevrolet | 30.203 | 178.79 | 2 | 17 | -0.79 | -0.12 |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Toyota | 30.227 | 178.648 | 15 | 18 | -0.814 | -0.024 |
| 24 | *03 | Scott Riggs | McKinney Pipe & Steel Chevrolet | 30.241 | 178.566 | 16 | 16 | -0.828 | -0.014 |
| 25 | 62 | Michael Annett | Loan Star Title Loans Toyota | 30.304 | 178.194 | 13 | 14 | -0.891 | -0.063 |
| 26 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevrolet | 30.326 | 178.065 | 4 | 21 | -0.913 | -0.022 |
| 27 | 9 | Kenny Wallace | G-Oil Toyota | 30.383 | 177.731 | 2 | 34 | -0.97 | -0.057 |
| 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Band-Aire Heating and Cooling Chevrolet | 30.462 | 177.27 | 2 | 23 | -1.049 | -0.079 |
| 29 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Takis/Tia Rosa/Barcel Chevrolet | 30.467 | 177.241 | 16 | 17 | -1.054 | -0.005 |
| 30 | *46 | Chase Miller | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet | 30.539 | 176.823 | 2 | 14 | -1.126 | -0.072 |
| 31 | 52 | Jamie Dick(i) | Viva Auto Group Chevrolet | 30.587 | 176.546 | 5 | 25 | -1.174 | -0.048 |
| 32 | *04 | Tim Andrews | Fenton Motors Ford | 30.606 | 176.436 | 3 | 7 | -1.193 | -0.019 |
| 33 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Poynt.com Ford | 30.679 | 176.016 | 1 | 20 | -1.266 | -0.073 |
| 34 | 39 | Joey Gase | Fenton Motors Ford | 30.727 | 175.741 | 14 | 20 | -1.314 | -0.048 |
| 35 | 1 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevrolet | 30.826 | 175.177 | 10 | 14 | -1.413 | -0.099 |
| 36 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevrolet | 30.931 | 174.582 | 13 | 34 | -1.518 | -0.105 |
| 37 | *49 | Mark Green | Arcedale Vending Chevrolet | 30.975 | 174.334 | 5 | 6 | -1.562 | -0.044 |
| 38 | *44 | Jeff Green | Tri-Star Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.082 | 173.734 | 1 | 1 | -1.669 | -0.107 |
| 39 | *75 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 31.163 | 173.282 | 3 | 5 | -1.75 | -0.081 |
| 40 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevrolet | 31.322 | 172.403 | 12 | 12 | -1.909 | -0.159 |
| 41 | *50 | TJ Bell(i) | Liberty Tire Recycl/Pinnacle Rubber Chevrolet | 31.351 | 172.243 | 1 | 1 | -1.938 | -0.029 |
| 42 | *41 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 31.381 | 172.079 | 7 | 10 | -1.968 | -0.03 |
| 43 | *48 | Dennis Setzer | Acredale Vending Chevrolet | 31.643 | 170.654 | 1 | 9 | -2.23 | -0.262 |
| 44 | *71 | Matt Carter | Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 31.715 | 170.266 | 7 | 9 | -2.302 | -0.072 |
| 45 | 28 | Derrike Cope | MAXelence Chevrolet | 32.407 | 166.631 | 1 | 7 | -2.994 | -0.692 |
| 46 | 40 | Josh Wise | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet | 33.348 | 161.929 | 4 | 4 | -3.935 | -0.941 |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
* Required to Qualify on Time
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